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Conservative politicians in Scotland have faced a backlash today after a Foodbank publicity stunt backfired. MPs including Ross Thomson, John Lamount, Kirstene Hair and Luke Graham appeared to use scripted copy to boast about donations they made to an annual food collection organised by supermarkets in conjunction with Trussell Trust. Stephen Paton, online content editor at The National, tweeted: "If you want to give the impression you've spontaneously donated to a food bank, probably best not to mostly copy and...

The Big Issue has partnered with iZettle to introduce contactless payments with vendors in London, Bath, Birmingham, Bristol and Nottingham. A select number will offer both card and cash payments before the technology is rolled out nationwide. The pilot is the first of its kind, although some vendors had taken it upon themselves to offer card payments in order to boost sales. Research by commerce platform iZettle found more than 70 per cent of payments in the UK are now cashless....

Stephen Fry has waded into the Brexit debate comparing elements of the Leave campaign to Nazi propaganda in a video that separates "facts from fear". The renowned comedian and activist has produced the 11-minute film as Theresa May takes her deal with Brussels to the country in a bid to sell the terms on which the UK will leave the union. Campaigners on both sides of the debate have been critical of the deal that has been tabled, with a common...

The 17-year-old forced a fellow teen to engage in sex acts on two separate days earlier this year.

Lynn Hayter caused a stir when she appeared on Newsnight dressed in a dog collar, supporting Theresa May's Brexit plans.

The protest has been planned outside Almondbury community school in Huddersfield, West Yorks.

Adam Provan, 39, said he wanted to take the 16-year-old out for a cinema date after telling her he was 22

Ahead of a vote on Theresa May’s deal with the EU which has been attacked by all sides of parliament, the EU has confirmed that at this stage the only option MPs have is the deal on offer, Brexit with no deal or no Brexit. Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker held a joint press conference at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires. Addressing the world’s press, Donald Tusk insisted that the EU member states were “prepared for any scenario.” “A...

Matt Hancock has come under fire for praising a private app in a newspaper article. The Labour Party want the Health Sec to face an “urgent investigation” after he seemed to endorse, Babylon, a GP app. The piece appeared in the Evening Standard, edited by George Osborne, where he praised the app, even telling the paper he had it on his own mobile device, reports the Huffington Post. The article was printed "in association with" Babylon, which matches patients to...