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Jimmy Carr faces backlash over ‘disturbing’ Holocaust joke about Travellers
Carr joked about the horror of the Holocaust, saying "no one wants to talk about the positives".
This stinks! After numerous sewage leaks water and sewerage bills to rise
This week a council sparked fury as locals were told not to swim with their ‘mouths open’ after sewage dumps.
Watch: PM’s claim that he is cutting taxes is debunked in viral video
"The PM really does think we are all thick," Peter Stefanovic said.
Jonathan Pie explains Partygate scandal to Americans in epic New York Times debut
"Boris went to Eton, a sort of Hogwarts for w*nkers where you get taught Latin and tax avoidance whilst wearing full evening dress."
Rotterdammers vow to hurl eggs at Bezos’s bridge-busting superyacht
Locals are furious that a historic bridge will be dismantled to let the Amazon founder's yacht out to sea.
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan’s Question Time takedown of Partygate is must watch
"Dr Rosena Allin-Khan tells it like it is. What a star!" wrote one person who watched her comments about the PM's behaviour.
Facebook sheds $230 billion in historic one-day stock plunge
The slump saw Mark Zuckerberg's personal wealth fall by nearly $30 billion in a single day.
Watch: This short Newsnight clip nails the chaos inside Number Ten
"It’s going to end up with just Boris Johnson and Nadine Dorries isn’t it?' wrote Rosie Holt.
Fury over plans to chop down ancient tree & reason why will leave you shaking head
“I really find it hard to believe that in this day and age, with our knowledge and understanding of how important trees like this are on so many levels, that anyone could even think of removing it, let alone for the reason given."