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Arsonists suspected of starting devastating fire which tore through historic cinema
The 1930s Art Deco Royalty Cinema in Birmingham has been destroyed by fire
Labour Group on Hounslow Council joins Richmond in backing People’s Vote on the final Brexit deal
The Labour Group on Hounslow Council has voted to support a motion calling for a People’s Vote on the final Brexit deal on the eve of the Labour Party conference. The 50-strong ruling Labour Group joins neighbouring Richmond upon Thames Council in formally supporting the People’s Vote campaign. It will write to both Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn urging them to support a referendum on the final Brexit deal or no deal. The group – among of the largest of...
Three people taken to hospital after car driven into crowd outside Islamic Centre in London
Police say words and comments 'of an Islamophobic nature' were made by the occupants of the car in Cricklewood, north west London
Man, 25, stabbed to death near north London tube station
The victim, who has not been named, was found stabbed in Corinne Road, near Tufnell Park tube station
Social housing pledge a “non-announcement”
Theresa May's social housing pledge has been dubbed a non-announcement by the former Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis. The government's £2 billion pledge was ridiculed on Twitter this morning after it got a warm reception from the mainstream media. Despite giving just a tenth of what Scotland is spending on social housing pro rata the PM still declared that the government's scheme is a big step removing the "stigma" of social housing. May, along with most other news outlets, failed to mention...
Kinder chocolate online ads banned for targeting children
The Children’s Food Campaign group, known as Sustain, complained to the Advertising Standards Aithority (ASA) about the ads
Air pollution ‘may increase the risk of developing dementia’
Researchers found that people living in the most polluted parts of London had a 40 per cent higher risk of getting the degenerative brain disease within seven years
Migration Advisory Committee favours “no preference” for EU workers
By Vanessa Ganguin, founder of London immigration firm Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law EU citizens should not be given preferential access when applying for UK visas, according to the long-awaited Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) report on the future of EEA migration. The EEA migration in the UK: Final report was commissioned by the former Home Secretary Amber Rudd in July 2017. Its remit was to provide evidence to inform the creation of a new migration system for the UK following Brexit, which will...
EU workers contribute £2,300 more in taxes than the average Brit
Migrant workers from the European Union contribute £2,300 more in taxes than the average Brit, a government commissioned study has revealed. New research carried out by the Migration Advisory Committee on behalf of the Home Office found EU migrant workers pay in £78,000 more than they take out in public services and benefits over their lifetime. Immigration was a key part of the campaign to leave the bloc, with many dubious claims made over the impact it has had on the...