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Moment firefighters cut free 11 ‘illegal immigrants’ who were SUPERGLUED into the back of a lorry by traffickers
This is the moment firefighters cut free 11 'illegal immigrants' who were SUPERGLUED into the back of a lorry by traffickers. The ten Iraqis - including six children - and one Afghan national were discovered when the lorry pulled into a lay-by and people in a nearby cafe heard "shouting". Police arrived but were forced to call the fire service for help to open the lorry from Europe because the locks had been glued shut, onlookers said. Fire crews cuttung...
Donald Trump just edged closer than ever to impeachment with one tweet
In an astonishingly stupid tweet - even for Donald Trump - the US president tweeted today that he "had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI." https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/937007006526959618 It wasn't long before people started pointing out that Trump's tweet technically meant that the President just confessed to obstruction of justice. Soon after firing his national security adviser Michael Flynn, the President had told James Comey, then the head of the FBI to back off...
Entire Social Mobility Commission board resigns as ‘little hope of a fairer Britain’
Breaking News: All four members of the board of the government's Social Mobility Commission have stood down in protest at the lack of progress towards a "fairer Britain". All four board members of the government’s Social Mobility Commission have resigned Chair Alan Milburn said Theresa May’s government had betrayed Brexit voters. The Ex Labour Minister said there is “little hope” that the “necessary” progress would be made. The government are paying no attention to social mobility as Brexit their only...
The currency bubble that burns energy: Bitcoin guzzles more electricity than 159 of the world’s countries
Here is an obscene fact for you: Bitcoin uses more electricity than 159 of the planet's countries. The cryptocurrency worth under $1 in 2011 hit a new record this week, making headlines as it soared above $11,000 on Wednesday morning, after which its value has been going up and down like a rollercoaster. But the other record that Bitcoin is breaking is as the world's most obscenely energy-guzzling currency. Bitcoin is the world's first payment network that's completely decentralized,...
Jeremy Corbyn to Morgan Stanley bank: “You’re right, we are a threat – to a damaging and failed system that’s rigged for the few.”
With the dust yet to settle on the 2017 General Election the banks are already running scared at the prospect of Jeremy Corbyn becoming the next Prime Minister. Following comments from a Goldman Sachs banker that Britain would be like "Cuba without the sunshine" under the Labour leader a strategist at Morgan Stanley has claimed Corbyn is a "bigger risk than Brexit" to Britain's slowing economy. The comments were made in the bank's annual outlook for the European stock markets, which...
Tory MP who left wife for another MP faces bullying investigation over “angry outbursts”
A Conservative MP who left his wife for another MP is facing a bullying investigation after a former office manager made a formal complaint about his “angry outbursts.” The woman, who left her job in March, said she resigned due to the behaviour of Jack Lopresti, MP for Filton and Bradley Stoke, South Gloucestershire. Mr Lopresti left his wife for fellow MP Andrea Jenkyns, who gave birth to their son in March, and faced calls for deselection by members of...
Watch: Hilarious video shows Conservative MP rip off Harry Potter during Question Time
A hilarious video is making the rounds on social media showing Conservative MP Sam Gyimah ripping off a line from Harry Potter in support of the PM. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons, Probation, Rehabilitation and Sentencing made an emphatic statement about Theresa May's castigation of Donald Trump's recent Islamophobic tweets on BBC Question Time last night. He said: "It takes great bravery to stand up to your enemies, it takes even more bravery to stand up to your friends." The line...
Antibiotic resistance began on farms
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria began with farmers pumping livestock with penicillin six decades ago, according to new research. Low doses given to animals to boost their growth from the 1950s in the US and Europe fuelled the evolution and spread of the superbugs, say scientists. Bacteria that can pass on genes resistant to ampicillin - one of the most commonly used antibiotics today - emerged years before human use, the study showed. The discovery comes weeks after the World Health Organisation called...
Foreign Office denies they told Irish government to ignore whatever Boris Johnson has to say
Sky News claimed Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, was undermined by his officials, during a recent trip to Ireland. Johnson met with Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney on 17 November, but it as been claimed his own officials told Dublin to “ignore the public utterances” of Johnson. Sky News reported that Foreign Office staff informed Ireland’s Government “not to listen to whatever he has to say,” However, the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs “absolutely refutes” the story. Brexit has raised the...