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A new report published today by Cambridge Econometrics on behalf of the Mayor of London has revealed that a hard Brexit would increase inequality between London and the rest of the UK. It says that the effects of leaving the Single Market and the Customs Union would be “noticeably more severe for the rest of the UK than for London, which implies that the rest of the UK will be much worse off than London following Brexit.” Commenting, Ben Bradshaw...

Waitrose has pulled tins of coffee from the shelves - because the packaging depicted images of slavery. The shocking illustrations appeared on the sides of tins sold by Italian coffee company Saquella 1856, and were spotted by Patriic Gayle, 56, as he browsed the aisles. Patriic was horrified when he looked closer, and approached staff in the branch of the supermarket in the Brunswick Centre, Bloomsbury, Camden, to lodge a complaint. His pal Annette Saunders was also appalled and the...

Nigel Farage has called for a second referendum on EU membership following a huge public backlash since the referendum. The former UKIP leader, who was a key architect of the first referendum, made the extraordinary admission in an interview on the Wright Stuff show. He said: "My mind is actually changing on this. "What is for certain is that the Cleggs and the Blairs will never ever give up. "They will go on whinging and whining and moaning all the...

Brian May has slammed Theresa May saying she is "driven by vanity and thirst for power". In a "battle of the Mays" the Queen guitarist accused the Prime Minister of being vain before taking aim at the UK's decision to leave the European Union, which he described as “the dumbest thing Britain has ever done in my lifetime”. Speaking to German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, the legendary musician called Brexit a “tragedy” and “disaster". He said: "She (Theresa May) is, like Cameron before...

British beaches have been left looking like a 'plastic war zone' after the worst wave of pollution in four years was washed up in the wake of Storm Eleanor. The Cornish coast has been covered with plastic debris, broken fishing nets , pieces of Lego and everything from plastic straws and bottles to shredded bags and polystyrene. Piles of plastic debris and nurdles are seen littering the sand of Tregantle Beach in Cornwall, January 9 2018. The south west coast...

Bath could become the first city in the UK to introduce a tourist tax, in line with a model common in European cities. Tourists have flocked to the Georgian spa city for centuries in order to visit the Roman baths and famous abbey - but plans have been drawn up to charge visitors an extra £1 per night, which would be put back into the community. The plans, proposed by Bath and North East Somerset Council, will be put to...

A pneumonia patient was transferred to hospital in the back of a smoke-filled taxi, TLE can exclusively reveal today as the NHS crisis continues to grip the nation. Adam Turner, from Middlesbrough, dialled 111 after waking up short of breath and gasping for air. After explaining his symptoms – that he'd just finished a seven-day course of antibiotics for a severe chest infection and that he has asthma - he was told he needed urgent help but that an ambulance...

The remains of primitive moths dating back to the time of the dinosaurs 200 million years ago have been dug up in northern Germany. Experts say they are the earliest fossilised evidence of the insects, and shed fresh light on their evolution - and also that of their butterfly relatives. About 70 wing scales and fragments - some beautifully preserved - were discovered in a drilled core of rocks dating back to the Triassic-Jurassic boundary. It makes them 10 million...

Tim Farron has admitted that he lied to the public during the 2017 general election campaign, when he was asked if he believed gay sex was sinful. His answer to the question was “we are all sinners” to avoid his real feelings on the issue. Now Mr Farron has admitted to a Christian radio station that he felt pressured into dodging the question He told the radio show: "The bottom line is of course I did. And there are things...