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Conservative councillors unhappy after Edinburgh 2050 word cloud returns “Tory Free” as vision for future
Conservative councillors were left dumbfounded after a word cloud created for the Edinburgh 2050 campaign returned “Tory Free” as one of the people’s hopes for the future. The 2050 vision campaign was launched two years ago as an initiative to help shape the future of the Scottish capital by inviting residents to share their hopes for the future. But local Tory councillors were displeased when “Tory free” came up as one of the city’s primary aspirations. The Conservative group on...
New revamp for London firefighters – and their dogs
"We needed a kit that could support and protect crews in a range of incidents whether fighting fires, freeing people trapped in crashed cars or complex rescues from collapsed buildings.
Election expenses trial Tory MP says he ‘acted on senior party aides’ advice’
Craig Mackinlay, 52, and his two assistants are said to have spent more than double the legal limit to see off the former UKIP leader's bid to win the South Thanet seat in Kent
Detectives hunting East London sex fiend who molested 9 women in 5 weeks release images of suspect
Detectives warned women walking home alone after work to be on their guard after the victims were attacked in the Docklands area of east London - all in the early evening
George Osborne admits “government mistakes led to Brexit”
George Osborne has admitted government mistakes led to Brexit, saying they were wrong to “play into the debate that everything that Brussels did was a challenge and a battle and was wrong”. Talking to the BBC’s Newsnight the former Chancellor said he has a series of "regrets" about his time in office, saying Remain supporters had explained the benefits of EU membership "too late". He said the Tories had got things wrong on immigration policy which "opened up the door...
Families flee London apartment block infested with Britain’s most poisonous spiders
Terrified residents said communal areas are crawling with the poisonous spiders that can be seen dangling their legs out from cracks in the walls and hiding under the stairs.
Suspected Florida MAGAbomber dreamed of becoming WWE wrestler & obsessed about women
Cesar Altier Sayoc faces 48 years in prison after being accused of sending 14 pipe bombs to well-known Democrats including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Council housed boy, 17, in a tent who then became emaciated & detained in psychiatric hospital
A vulnerable 17-year-old who was housed in a tent by a council became emaciated and was detained in a psychiatric hospital, the local government watchdog has said. The shocking story will leave many aghast at how the council dealt with this young man, who can't be named for legal reasons. In 2016 the teenager spent five weeks in a tent, four weeks in a static caravan and several nights sleeping rough after approaching Cornwall council for help. The council shockingly...
Budget “more trick than treat” as Amazon let off & potholes get more cash than pupils
I don't know how the Government have the cheek to say austerity is over then deliver this budget with a straight face says GMB Union Chancellor Philip Hammond’s budget has been ‘more trick than treat’ after Amazon were given a free pass until 2020 at least and school children were handed a pittance. The Chancellor announced a new digital services tax which gives the likes of Amazon a free pass until at least 2020. Meanwhile the UK’s desperately under-funded education system was...