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Mass Murderer responsible for grisly killing spree to start race war died in hospital of natural causes. The notorious mass murderer credited with ending the Sixties in a bloodbath in order to start a race war died late on Sunday night, November 19, 2017. America’s most infamous prisoner had spent 47 years in prison, where other members of the “Manson Gang” still serve their lengthy sentences. Manson and six members of his cult were jailed in 1971 after a brutal...

Over reliance on repeat prescriptions is costing the NHS almost £8 BILLION a year - its biggest cost after staff and almost half its total spend on medicine. A new report produced by the University of Bradford’s Dr Duncan Petty has revealed that almost half of the population are reliant on repeat prescriptions, with 231 million more expected to be dispensed each year by 2039. Diabetes is the most common and costly repeat prescription for the NHS with over £82...

An Afghan Police lieutenant has been called a hero after he prevented mass casualties by bear hugging a suicide bomber. Lt. Sayed Basam Pacha died after he heroically threw his arms around a terrorist in the country's capital Kabul. Although he was unable to stop the suicide jacket exploding he did prevent the death toll from mounting. Fourteen people, including Lieutenant Pacha and seven other police officers as well as six civilians, were killed; 18 others were wounded, seven police and 11 civilians....

Frying food bad for your diet and lungs Having a fry up really is not only bad for your diet but also bad for your lungs because you breathe in tiny droplets of hot fat, a study found. As food is fried, water droplets "explode" not only spitting hot fat onto your skin but into the air forming dangerous indoor pollution. And chicken, other meat pumped with water or Chinese stir frys are the worst offenders. Scientists at Texas Tech...

Philip Hammond claimed there are "no unemployed people" on this morning's Andrew Marr Show. The Chancellor made a TV appearance ahead of the Budget on Wednesday, which has been dubbed a make-or-break moment for the embattled front bencher. Hammond made the statement as he painted a rosy picture of an economy bouncing back from the long downturn, despite new global figures showing that the UK is now bottom of the growth league among major economies in Europe and North America. He asked "where are...

Scottish Labour have announced their new leader -Richard Leonard – a big victory for the left of the party, which will be seen as Jeremy Corbyn shoring up his hold on the party. The candidate of the left immediately called for unity after a hotly fought and bitter Scottish Labour leadership campaign. Centrist Labour figures such as Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham had given their support to rival candidate Scottish Labour leadership Anas Sarwar, as had most of Scottish Labour’s MSPs...

  Reports have emerged that US Navy pilots appearing to draw a giant contrail cock in the skies above their Whidbey Island base North of Seattle. The talented top guns' artistry was spotted near the town of Omak, in north-central Washington. https://twitter.com/anahi_torres_/status/931266469869977600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedrive.com%2Fthe-war-zone%2F16181%2Fapparently-navy-pilots-from-nas-whidbey-island-drew-this-massive-penis-in-the-sky https://twitter.com/adamrg/status/931388092149153792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2017%2Fnov%2F18%2Fpenis-in-the-sky-us-navy-pilots-grounded-over-obscene-drawing A humourless US Navy spokesman commented: "The Navy holds its aircrew to the highest standards and we find this absolutely unacceptable, of zero training value and we are holding the crew accountable."   RELATED: https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/must-reads/weird-news/ufo-clouds-leave-holidaymakers-bewildered-popular-seaside-resort/26/10/ https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/must-reads/weird-news/secret-ufo-files-released-cia/20/01/ https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/must-reads/weird-news/ufos-getting-ready-invade-devon/13/01/ https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/satire/donald-trump-never-sounded-brilliant/16/11/

The Labour Party has removed a candidate for a safe council seat in next year's Bradford Council elections after an outcry over antisemitic posts on social media. Nasreen Khan was a former Respect party activist who had joined the Labour Party and was on the shortlist for a Labour council seat despite a series of comments she made in 2012 on a video posted on Facebook called "The Palestine you need to know." The prospective councillor posted: “It’s such a shame...

Several are feared dead after a plane and helicopter fell from the sky after crashing mid-air near a country estate. Emergency services were called to the scene after the aircraft came plummeted into the Waddesdon Manor National Trust site just after midday today. Both aircraft came from the pilot training centre Wycombe Air Park some 20miles away from the estate at High Wycombe, Bucks. An air ambulance has landed near where plumes of smoke have been seen rising from the...