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Britain’s last surviving Dambuster slams “mindless” vandals who defaced Bomber Command memorial
This is the fourth time in six years the statues have been defaced
David Cameron assured EU leaders there was “no risk of a referendum” ahead of General Election
David Cameron assured Donald Tusk that there was "no risk of a referendum" after promising to hold a vote on Britain's membership of the European Union in his 2015 General Election manifesto. The former Conservative leader believed he wouldn't need to hold a vote because he expected to fall short of an overall majority and that the Liberal Democrats would block any such move as part of a coalition. In an interview as part of a BBC documentary, Tusk said: "I asked...
City chief “recovering well” after being knifed and left for dead by suspected car thief
Eric Salama, 57, chief executive of the Kantar market research group, was stabbed by a suspected car thief armed with an "enormous" knife in the leafy west London suburb on Sunday morning
This is what Labour’s amendment says and how it gives parliament and the public a way through on Brexit
"It is time for Labour's alternative plan to take centre stage, while keeping all options on the table, including the option of a public vote."
Greenland’s ice melting much faster with seas set to claim coastal cities, scientists warn
The ice is melting quicker than scientists previously thought - and they say it will likely lead to faster sea level rises, due to the continued, accelerating warming of the Earth's atmosphere
Mike Veale, police chief who headed Ted Heath investigation resigns from Cleveland force
Cleveland Police Chief Constable Mike Veale has resigned after less than a year in the job. Veale was appointed last year by Labour Police and Crime Commissioner Barry Coppinger despite controversy over the inquiry he headed into historic child sex abuse allegations against former Tory PM Sir Edward Heath conducted by Wiltshire Police Force. Mike Veale is facing an investigation into "serious" allegations by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Cleveland’s police and Crime Commissioner said the police chief...
Dementia could now be detected 16 years before symptoms are noticed
Researchers found a protein in the blood that can "very accurately" predict degenerative brain disease well before signs of memory loss and confusion begin.
Number of homeless people visiting A & E has tripled under Tory-led Governments
The BMA (British Medical Association) has found that homeless people needed urgent medical attention has grown substantially since 2011. After analysing data the BMA discovered that in 2011 11,305 people classed as having no fixed abode went to A & E. Last year the number for close to 32,000, almost tripling the earlier figure. Since 2010 homelessness has doubled, raising concerns that those the most in need are struggling to cope and are increasingly suffering from illness and injuries....
Prehistoric shark that swam up rivers where T-Rex was drinking has been discovered in US
Teeth from the Galagadon shark were discovered in the same piece of rock as the best preserved T-Rex skeleton from North Dakota.