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Tory councillor branded racist after tweeting he “bought two of the staff” at slavery museum
A Tory councillor is facing calls to resign after tweeting he 'bought two of the staff' at a slavery museum - and said abortion clinics in Liverpool were a form of 'crime prevention.' Controversial Bob Frost, a Conservative councillor for North Deal, Kent, was lambasted for his series of unsavoury tweets, and branded racist by his local rival. Cllr Frost has been accused of racism and insensitivity for making disparaging remarks over the weekend - while the Labour Party Conference...
Eels microchipped to track mysterious movements of a species on the brink
The slippery customers are getting tagged so researchers can see what the critically endangered eels get up to when nobody's watching
Half the world’s killer whales ‘could be wiped out by chemical first banned 40 years ago’
Scientists say orcas are particularly threatened in heavily contaminated areas such as the waters near Brazil, the Strait of Gibraltar and around the UK
Police hunting for serial London sex attacker following reports of nine sexual assaults on lone women
Officers believe the "shocking" attacks are linked and are looking for a man who preys on lone women in the late to early hours of the morning.
Archaeologists have discovered what they believe to be the oldest prosthetic limb
The anatomically correct hand was found by metal detectorists in a field last year and was initially thought to be from the Middle Ages, but radio-carbon dating results have placed the prosthetic at about 1500-1400BC.
Calls of humpback whales remain same for decades…while their songs change year to year
The discovery sheds fresh light on the mysterious vocalisations that are among the eeriest sounds in the ocean
Plants in the Arctic ‘growing taller due to climate change’
A group of Arctic experts led by Edinburgh University discovered that the effects of climate change are behind an increase in plant height across the tundra over the past 30 years
Corbyn tells May: If you can’t negotiate a Brexit deal “make way for a party that can”
The Labour Party Conference erupted into cheers after Jeremy Corbyn told Theresa May that if she can’t negotiate a Brexit deal she must “make way for a party that can”. Brexit has been a focal part of this year’s conference with both Corbyn and Deputy Leader Tom Watson leaving all options are on the table ahead of the meeting in Liverpool. Corbyn said a No-deal Brexit would be a “national disaster” in his headline speech today, adding that if the...
Corbyn demands election if MPs vote down Chequers plan
Jeremy Corbyn made his conference speech and piled even more pressure on Theresa May and her Brexit deal. The Labour Leader said that the PM should call a general election if she could not get her plan through parliament. Corbyn said leaving the EU without a deal would be “a national disaster” and that “if parliament votes down a Tory deal or the government fails to reach any deal at all we would press for a general election”. The Labour...