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Shaming the poor? Council changes council house roofs to green
People renting the houses say they are being unfairly shamed and identified as living in council-owned homes
Over 170 residents evacuated from London high rise tower block on Grenfell Tower anniversary
Eight fire engines and 58 firefighters were called to the 20 storey block in Lewisham, south east London
Global warming crisis: sea levels rising much faster than was feared
The amount of Antarctica's ice melting into the oceans tripled between 2012 and 2017 compared to the previous two decades
Children who have strict parents learn to avoid eye contact
They pay less attention to emotional facial expressions when they interact with others for fear of being told off and punished - meaning they miss vital social clues.
Study finds drugs such as LSD and Ecstasy rewire the brain
Experiments on rats and flies show they actually rewire the brain, offering hope of better treatments for depression, addiction and PTSD
Members of banned far right group National Action ‘attended terrorist style training camps’
Alleged members accused of plotting to kill a Labour MP were featured in propaganda videos learning punching techniques, judo and choke holds, the Old Bailey was told
Time’s up for mining & oil firms as UK endorses strong anti-corruption rules
Global Witness welcomes today’s announcement by the UK Government of the findings from its review of a vital anti-corruption law for oil and mining companies. The Government strongly endorsed the law, which requires extractive companies to publish details of the billions of dollars they pay to governments across the world in exchange for oil and minerals. The Government concluded that the law had been a success in bringing greater transparency to the sector with no unnecessary costs to business, and...
Watch – ‘Wake up Punchy!’ Trump responds to Robert De Niro
De Niro, who has previously said he would like to punch the president, received a standing ovation for his verbal attack at the Tony Awards. But in a tweet, Mr Trump described the actor as "a very Low IQ individual". "I watched him... and truly believe he may be 'punch-drunk'," he said. Watch Video Here https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/world-news/watch-robert-de-niros-censored-blast-at-donald-trump-gets-standing-ovation/11/06/
Brexit woes: Car firms face “extinction” post-Brexit claims CBI chief
If the UK presses on with plans to leave the customs union, post-Brexit, large swathes of the car industry will face extinction, claims the president of the CBI. This news follows Jaguar Land Rover's recent statement that it is to move all production of its Discovery from the UK to Slovakia in a move that could lead to hundreds of job losses. The chief of the CBI, Paul Dreschler told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme there was “zero evidence” that...