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Jeremy Vine caller breaks down saying “we’re being ruined by Brexit”
A woman broke down on live television yesterday after describing the emotional impact that Brexit has had on her life. Appearing on the Jeremy Vine show the caller said her family is going to suffer because of Britain's exit from the European Union, which she says has "ruined the country". "We're going to struggle to put food on our table because a few of you don't like foreigners", she added, saying her husband’s construction business was now in trouble because of a...
Former boyfriend jailed for murder after stabbing ex-girlfriend more than 20 times
Gediminas Jasinskas, 30, was sentenced today at Norwich Crown Court
Firefighters at the scene of a blaze at empty NHS hospital
Around 60 firefighters have been tackling the blaze which adjoins to Bedford hospital
The FTSE has lost more value in last 12 months than the UK has paid into the EU in decades
Economic worries, Brexit uncertainty and the trade war between the US and China saw the FTSE 100 tumble by 12.5 per cent during 2018, wiping out more than £240 billion off shareholder value. The blue-chip index of top UK shares ended the year at 6,728 points, down from 7,687 on the last trading day of 2017. The sell-off has inflicted significant losses on pension funds, major fund managers and small investors alike. Shares in major house builders fell sharply amid...
Broken Britain: Nine rough sleeper’s tents on one of London’s richest streets as weather freezes
The average price of a flat in William IV Street is over £1.3million
Grayling looks to EU to dig him out as ferry fiasco continues
A dredger from the Netherlands was put to work in Ramsgate yesterday as preparations for the ferry company with no ferries were put in place. The Dutch dredger was spotted clearing rubbish, weeds and excess mud at the Kent site to prepare for potential extra freight trade crossings. Seaborne Freight is seeking to reopen Ramsgate-Ostend service, although it is yet to operate a scheduled ferry service. In fact, the firm is so small it qualifies as a small enterprise so...
Chris Grayling’s no deal Brexit ferry company with no ships copied T&C’s off a takeaway delivery
It is the responsibility of the customer to thoroughly check the supplied goods before agreeing to pay for any meal/order,” was one of the now deleted terms.
Man in court after brutal attack on woman in Clapham on New Year’s Day
Andrew Akingbaje, 23, of Brixton, has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm over the attack in Clapham.
Cops probing fatal stabbing of bouncer outside VIP Park Lane party charge man with firearms offences
Tudor Simionov, 33, was stabbed to death in the early hours of New Year's Day on posh Park Lane in central London