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Brexit will stop UK returning asylum seekers to Europe
“Currently if people come here and claim asylum and it is found they claimed asylum in another EU country they can be returned to that EU country. If we are out of the Dublin Agreement we would be out of that.”
Britain’s gammon overreacts to Greggs Vegan Sausage Roll
We're just two days into the year - also 'Veganuary' as animal product avoiders like to call this month - and Greggs bakers have caused a social media storm. By announcing a vegan sausage roll. In perhaps the news of the year for plant-eaters, and anyone else concerned by the World Health Organisation's recent warnings about processed red meats, Greggs are rolling out the vegan treat with pastry made with vegetable oils and a “bespoke Quorn filling” in 950 high street...
‘More than one in four of the six million victims of the Holocaust were murdered in just three months’
At its height, at least 15,000 people a day - probably more - were being killed in three notorious Polish death camps, suggests the study
Seagrasses hold the key to saving the world’s best beaches from destruction
They reduce the need for dumping thousands of tonnes of dredged sand on eroded coastlines which is expensive - and wipes out organisms living between the grains.
Murder Squad cops probing fatal stabbing of bouncer outside Mayfair post party venue make arrest
Tudor Simionov, 33, suffered fatal knife wounds in the early hours of New Year's Day on Park Lane, central London
Number of British citizens applying for Irish passports rose 22% in 2018
The number of British citizens applying for Irish passports rose 22% in 2018 meaning the rate of applications has more than doubled since the UK voted to leave the EU in 2016. Almost 100,000 eligible Brits applied, up from 81,000 last year and 46,000 in 2015. Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney said the number of applicants from Northern Ireland and Britain had risen since the Brexit vote. Over 822,000 Irish passports were issued in the past 12 months, up around 43,000...
Ex-PM Cameron barred from Parliament
Ex-Pm David Cameron is not allowed in Parliament after he forget to renew his pass. There are 416 names on the most recent list of ex-MPs who have parliamentary passes giving them special access Parliament, including cheap drinks in the infamous Strangers Bar. The list is similar to the previous version but with one notable name missing - David Cameron is no longer on it. He was on the June list but not the October version. Former MPs are entitled...
Baby girl born with twin inside her stomach has sibling removed with pioneering surgery
The newborn was born with her 1lb 1oz sibling inside her after fetus in the fetu developed during the pregnancy
Rail firms have paid over £1 billion to shareholders in the time that fares have increased by 36%
New analysis has revealed that the same private rail companies that are putting fares up by 3.1 per cent today have paid out over £1 billion in dividends to shareholders in the last six years. The TUC finding show that there has been significant payouts by private firms running British rail networks, despite punctuality hitting a 13-year low. Rail fares have increased by 36 per cent since 2010 as train companies rake in huge profits to pay inflated dividends. At the...