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Hunt for bus pervert who has attacked at least four women in London
Four women, the youngest aged just 19, have been sexually assaulted by the same man in the space of six weeks in north London
Brexit: Today “PM failed to give guarantees over protecting jobs and rights at work”
Today Theresa May had a series of meeting with union leaders regarding Brexit. Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unite , TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady, Dave Prentis of Unison and Tim Roache of the GMB, held separate meetings with the PM and senior figures in the Goverment. Yesterday Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unit stressed a no-deal Brexit would be "disastrous". After his meeting today (Thursday) with Prime Minister Theresa May to discuss Brexit, GMB General Secretary Tim Roache said:...
Gran becomes third person to die in crash involving police vehicles in just 12 hours
The woman was struck by the car on Coventry Road, in Bedworth, Warks., at around midday on Wednesday in what is the third death involving police cars in three days
Marine reptile that looked like duck-billed platypus swam in shallow seas 250 million years ago
It was a poor swimmer, had bad eye sight and relied on touch from its cartilaginous bill to find its prey in murky shallows
Death of the high street? 70,000 jobs lost in retail sector in 2018
The drastic slump on the high street shows no signs of improving after a report indicated that 70,000 retail jobs were cut in 2018. Customers are increasingly shopping on-line leading to huge falls in profits for many household name retailers. The British Retail Consortium (BRC), who conducted the study, said that even the Christmas season failed to halt the decline of customers avoiding the high street. The BRC's report said there was a 2.2% decline in retail employment over the...
Police probing shooting of 16-year-old hold teen on suspicion of attempted murder
Police say the lad was gunned down in the West Norwood area of south London late on Tuesday night
Sex offenders housed in high-street budget hotels
A damning report has discovered that sex offenders are being housed in well know budget hotels, sometimes without the knowledge of the guests or owners. The prison and probation watchdogs said that not enough was being done to protect the wider public from sex offenders. Probation officers were not conducting sufficient safeguarding checks – including those done to protect children, inspectors found. The chief inspector of probation, Dame Glenys Stacey, said: “Sexual offence convictions are increasingly common, yet despite evidence...
Cyber crook accused of stealing £8.7 million of Bitcoins from 85 internet wallets has been arrested
International manhunt was launched after victims in the west German state of Hesse said money had been stolen from their cryptocurrency wallets in early 2018
Kent schools warned to expect closures, “lockdowns” & food shortages in wake of no-deal Brexit
Kent County Council has advised teachers and pupils on what to expect if Britain crashes out of the EU in March, which it expects will cause huge customs-related traffic jams - which are likely to negatively affect air quality. The advice includes "possible lockdowns", disrupted exams, and more "unaccompanied asylum seeking children" arriving in the area. Under a section headed "Potential challenges to schools and communities" schools are advised to "consider planning for possible lockdown if air quality deteriorates". The...