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Tory minister defends environment secretary over £70,000 of SECRET shares
Theresa Villiers admitted her shareholding in the oil and gas company via her latest update to the register of members’ financial interests.
Most asylum seekers housed on ‘deterrent barge’ arrived in UK on legal flights
Ministers have claimed the barge and use of military bases as accommodation would “deter” English Channel crossings
Public support SURGES for renationalisation of water, energy, and rail services
Around two-thirds of Tory voters also back calls for renationalisation, as the UK's key services remain in disarray.
Jacob Rees-Mogg getting spectacularly owned on his own show is a joy to watch
The former Tory minister continued his long-running feud with public sector workers, but his arguments didn't wash well.
Profits at Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp fall off a cliff
The news group owns The Sun and The Times as well as publishers in Australia and America.
MP calls for closure of ‘potential loophole’ after Crooked House pub demolition
Britain’s ‘wonkiest pub’ was hit by a blaze which police are treating as arson.
Extreme cooling ’caused extinction of early humans in Europe 1.1m years ago’
The findings challenge the idea of continuous early human occupation of Europe, the researchers said.
NHS waiting lists climb to record high of 7.6 million
The figure is the highest since records began in 2007.
Youths in Oxford Street rampage must be ‘hunted down’, says Braverman
Police were forced to wield batons while officers on horseback dispersed crowds in the busy West End shopping area.