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The Labour Party have mocked the Tories with a hilarious parody video just hours ahead of Philip Hammond's budget speech. Chancellor Hammond is expected to bring an end to austerity when he reveals the budget today, although the pledge will depend on whether Theresa May can negotiate a deal with Brussels. A no deal may prolong austerity, Hammond has said, which will come as a blow to millions who have suffered from government cut-backs over the last decade of Tory...

The Piccadilly and Central Lines have emerged as the worst tube lines for pickpocketing accordingly to official figures showing that tube passengers in London suffer more than 5,000 thefts a year. The figures, obtained from the British Transport Police under the Freedom of Information Act, show that in total, 5,153 thefts were committed on the London Underground between 1st August 2017 and 31st July 2018. This is over a third higher than when the same study was conducted two years...

The Sunday Times dropped a poll on the People's Vote to an inside page after the result didn't go the way they hoped. A survey of 12,939 readers revealed 70 per cent want a second referendum on EU membership. Rupert Murdoch, who owns the newspaper, was an ardent supporter of Brexit, a viewpoint which has been widely reflected in the media publications he runs. In the run-up to the referendum Anthony Hilton wrote in the Evening Standard that: "I once...

Jaw-dropping video footage has captured the moment a gang of youths throw fireworks at each other in Hoxton, North East London

US President Donald Trump has given his backing to Jair Bolsonaro after the far-right politician won a sweeping victory in Brazil's presidential election. The former army captain won 55.2 per cent of the vote against 44.8 per cent for Fernando Haddad of the left-wing Workers' Party. His pledge to fight crime and corruption following a string of scandals have won him mass support, but tough rhetoric that included shooting more criminals and stacking the Supreme Court in his favour have been widely condemned...

The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, is to announce a new 50p coin to signal Britain leaving the EU. The commemorative coin will be put into circulation on the day of departure from the European project, reports The Sun The coin would be available from March 29 - the day the UK leaves the EU - and will carry the inscription "Friendship With All Nations". A new 50p coin was launched when the UK joined the European Economic Community in 1973 and...

Boris Johnson has had his bid for Number 10 backed by a hedge fund manager who makes money from political volatility, according to recent reports. Billionaire Crispin Odey has told the former Foreign Secretary that he will have his backing to topple Theresa May. Talking to the Mail on Sunday, he said: “I think Boris would be excellent once he became leader. “We all know his weaknesses. But his strengths derive from those weaknesses. He makes quick decisions.” Mr Odey...

Locals captured Dartmoor blanketed and say it is the earliest to settle for several years

Humans could learn from hibernating animals to enter into a similar state for spaceflight and treating serious illnesses back on Earth