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‘Using dog as hot water bottle:’ Fury as thousands enter 8th day without power following Storm Arwen
“I saw my elderly neighbour yesterday, the poor man looked like he was going to cry."
Channel 4 is not left-wing, chief executive says as Govt tries to privatise broadcaster
“Ultimately, we are an organisation that is set up to represent the under-represented. That has traditionally meant minorities. It has meant LGBT and minority ethnic communities."
Watch: PM gets Tory candidate’s name wrong during byelection visit
The byelection was triggered to replace Owen Paterson after the Standards Committee recommended the former Conservative minister should be suspended from Parliament for 30 days over an “egregious” breach of a ban on paid lobbying by MPs.
Watch: Jimmy Carr destroys Anti-Vaxxer in audience with killer line
Some jab from Jimmy here...
Progress on many issues ‘limited’ as Frost says ‘significant’ gaps remain with EU over NI Protocol
UK is pressing for an easing of checks on goods moving from mainland Great Britain to Northern Ireland under the protocol, arguing they are damaging business and straining community relations.
Tongue in cheek reactions as Javid asks people to snog ‘cautiously’ at Xmas
Matt Hancock take note."Snog. But check for cctv first."
Child in wheelchair taken from father: Euro final fans targeted disabled supporters ‘in predatory fashion’
There were people “jumping over fans in wheelchairs”, adding: “It wasn’t human behaviour. You don’t expect people to behave like that.”
Reactions as Mark Francois self-publishes Brexit memoir after ‘Remainer publishers turned it down’
"The only reason publishers turn down a potential book is because they think its sh*t!" Wrote a frank Twitter user.
Tory peer – linked to dodgy Covid contracts – accused of sending racist message
"I've built 15 schools in Africa" must be the most ambitious use of the "but some of my best friends are black" defence ever," wrote one person on Twitter.