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November 10th marks the day women will effectively stop earning for the rest of the year relative to men. Equal Pay Day 2018 was calculated by women’s group the Fawcett Society and marks the day when the average male’s pay outstrips that of women in comparative jobs. The date has been the same for the past 2 years highlights the startlingly fact the gender pay gap is not closing. Maike Currie, investment director for Fidelity International below, said: “The Equal...

Boris Johnson’s brother Jo Johnson has resigned from Theresa May’s government, insisting that the public should have a final say vote on the actual deal the government is cobbling together as Britain was "on the brink of the greatest crisis" since World War Two and what is actually on offer isn't "anything like what was promised". Quitting as Transport Minister he warned that his government’s course on Brexit would leave the UK "economically weakened with no say in the EU rules...

Jeremy Corbyn received a heartwarming standing ovation from a packed out House of Commons today. The Leader of the Opposition joined aspiring politicians for the UK Youth Parliament’s debate in Westminster, and was warmly received after being introduced by the Speaker of the House John Bercow. Captioning Corbyn as a man who "says what he means, and he means what he says" Bercow noted how Corbyn has passionately campaigned for young people. The Labour leader delivered a huge election upset in 2017 after...

This Monday November 12, the eighth year of Wrap Up kicks off at locations across the capital - as well as other British cities - see below. The scheme is to combat the suffering of rough sleepers, homeless people and refugees as temperatures plummet, with over one homeless person dying each day on average over the past year. In 2017, generous Londoners donated over 20,000 coats via collections at tube stations, schools, places of worship and over 100 companies, which were...

An Iceland Christmas advert banned by regulators for breaching political advertising rules has today been released online. The ad tells the story of deforestation caused by palm oil production through an animated short film about an orangutan. It was made in a deal that the supermarket chain struck with campaign group Greenpeace. Iceland announced earlier this year that it would become the first supermarket to remove palm oil from all its own brand products. Managing director Richard Walker said: "Throughout 2018 we...

The DUP have said they would reject the PM Brexit deal after they reacted badly to May's letter which covered her Brexit plan. The letter, which was leaked to The Times, suggested that the border would begin in the Irish sea, leaving Northern Ireland in limbo. The DUP believe that Number ten is giving into the EU demands making them agree to a 'backstop' which could see N.Ireland having a different deal to UK. In the letter, seen by The Times,...

A projectile smashed through a parked car window and struck him after being fired at close-range near Dover, Kent.

They were made by one of the first reptiles that ever lived and it had a strange "line-dancing gait"

"We’re seeing soaring levels of need at food banks - the time to act is now"