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A former Tory council leader who was jailed after sexually and indecently assaulting teenagers has died
George Lord, leader of Worcestershire County Council until 2010, resigned after allegations were made about inappropriate behaviour towards staff
A suspected burglar was stabbed to death and a 78-year-old who lived in the property was arrested
Murder squad detectives have taped off several streets close to where a 78-year-old man was arrested after he apparently challenged a burglar in his home. Several uniformed officers were at the scene in Hither Green in south east London this morning (Weds) but declined to say which home was involved. The 50-yard cordon covers several streets nearby in an area described by residents as "very quiet". Forensics experts were also sweeping the scene for clues this morning, with several officers...
Scientists dispel smoking myth: quitting smoking actually helps lose weight
Finding dispel myth cigarettes are a slimming aid
We had the right to enjoy our private religious celebration with Jeremy Corbyn without fear of being recorded
What it feels like when your religious celebration is secretly recorded. By Clouds Haberberg I came to the Jewdas Seder last night as a completely new face. I’ve been aware of them for a few years now, but it wasn’t until now that I’d gotten around to attending an event. Even though I’d heard good things, I didn’t really know what to expect, going in – and I certainly wasn’t expecting to see Jeremy Corbyn standing there the moment...
Poutlaw: Police release bizarre e-fit of suspect with wide-mouth resembling kids’ TV favourite Zippy
The conman is said to have "distracted" a homeowner while an accomplice ransacked the property
Forty senior academics write to condemn anti-Corbyn bias in media coverage of the antisemitism debate
More than forty senior academics have written to the Guardian to condemn what they see as an anti-Corbyn bias in media coverage of the antisemitism debate. The letter condemns journalism that "so blatantly lacks context, perspective and a meaningful range of voices in its determination to condemn Jeremy Corbyn", saying the media has weaponized antisemitism against Corbyn ahead of important elections. Signed by a range of influential academics from many London institutions, it comes as political parties gear up for the local...
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of preparing acts of terror in home town of 7/7 London bombings ringleader.
Two men from Dewsbury, aged 52 and 21 have been arrested
Jacob Rees-Mogg joins LBC
Tory Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg is joining LBC to host a live phone-in as part of the new spring schedule. The prominent politician will take calls every other week for a 30-minute phone-in during Nick Ferrari at Breakfast. He joins Nigel Farage and Theresa May's PR man Tom Swarbrick on the books at the broadcaster, with "no topics off limit" according to an official statement. Rees-Mogg said: “I am greatly looking forward to conversing with LBC’s listeners every fortnight. "In the programmes I have...
Commenters on Guido “create their own language” to dodge algorithms and post antisemitism slurs
Commenters on Guido Fawkes have been accused of being so racist they create their own language to be antisemitic and get past the algorithms. Last night after right wing blog Guido Fawkes published a secret recording of a private Passover seder ceremony that Jeremy Corbyn attended to attack all those present for supporting the Labour leader, eagle eyed people started questioning some of the comments on the blog. While the Jewdas organisation that the blog describes as "radical" has a history of...