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Theresa May insists joint military strikes on Syria “not about regime change”
Prime Minister Theresa May followed the US President's announcement of joint military action against Assad, insisting the strikes would be "targetted" and "limited" to degrade the Syrian forces' chemical weapons capabilities. As air raid sirens and explosions were heard in the Syrian capital, Theresa May said that Russian denials of Syrian responsibility for last weekend's chemical weapons outrage and blocking of a UN Security Council resolution had left the US, UK and France with no choice. The timing of...
Donald Trump announces coordinated military strike on Syria by US, UK and France
Warplanes being maintained and flown at RAF Lakenheath & RAF Coningsby
Mum left in tears of joy as campaigners stop her being evicted by wealthy landlord
This is the moment a single mum burst into tears of joy as campaigners blocked her being evicted by her landlord - a wealthy former football director. Sally Andrews was due to be kicked out by staff from Ernest Arathoon’s property management company. Mr Arathoon is a shareholder and former director at Bristol City who now lives in Florida. Sally was due to be evicted by a court-appointed bailiff at noon on Thursday from her home in Hartcliffe, Bristol. But...
Peregrine falcons’ missile-like dive could help design ultimate drone killer
Risky behaviour mystified scientists for years because it puts the world's fastest animal at extraordinary risk
Watch: Waitress makes meals for the homeless & has dished up 75,000 in six years
A kindhearted waitress whips up fresh meals for the homeless in her community and says she has dished out 75,000 DINNERS from her own kitchen. Granny Gloria Lewis, 54, spends her weekends making 225 fresh dinners and 180 breakfasts from her two-stove, four-fridge kitchen after years of living on the brink of homelessness in her low-income job. Gloria, who moved to the US from Barbados in 1987, spends $700 on groceries every weekend to make dozens of home-cooked meals for...
Soaring popularity of 1970’s favourite fondue could be due to BREXIT, Oxford academic claims
A fondue revival which has seen sales of the 1970’s dinner party favourite soar could be down to BREXIT, an Oxford professor claims. Sales of fondue kits have tripled in two years at John Lewis stores, and an academic believes it could be down to Remainers longing to bond with the rest of Europe. The Swiss-style sets usually comprise of a long fork and a saucepan for melting cheese. Professor Charles Spence, head of Oxford University's Crossmodal Research Laboratory, said...
Campaign to change name of road named Bell End gets nobbled by rival campaign to keep it up!
A counter petition was set up to save the rude-sounding road in Rowley Regis, West Midlands
Russian whistleblower ‘seemed stressed and nervous on secret getaway with model’
She told an inquest that Alexander Perepilichnyy, 44, was shaking and drinking a lot and seemed "somewhere else"
Major international brands connected to one of the largest cases of illegal rainforest clearance ever
A new report released today has exposed one of the largest cases in recent years of ongoing, illegal clearance of tropical rainforests in Borneo, with several international brands implicated. Currently, 10,000 hectares of peat forest have been cleared illegally for future palm oil plantations, despite Indonesian regulations and company commitments against further peat development and deforestation. Two palm oil plantation companies are responsible for the clearance, and both are controlled by or associated with business tycoon Mr. Anthoni Salim. Mr....