Nigel Farage calls for new referendum – on the abolition of the House of Lords
Nigel Farage is calling for a new referendum on the abolition of the House of Lords after the Government suffered set-backs on the Brexit process. Writing in the Telegraph, Mr Farage blasted the Lords for its intervention and suggested the House had "signed its own death warrant". He said: "By defying Brexit, the Lords shows what a travesty British democracy has become. "Ever since the great battles which led to the Parliament Act 1911, debates about the composition and power...
Fox hunt investigation dropped due to lack of evidence despite police having this video of fox being chased
A police investigation into a hunt has been dropped by the CPS - despite being given this video of a fox being chased by a pack of dogs followed by huntsmen. The CPS was handed footage of a fox fleeing for its life, chased by hounds across fields in Cheshire - followed by terriermen on quads and hunt members on horses. Cheshire Monitors - a group of hunt saboteurs - captured the chase from two different locations and gave the...
Hither Green residents blockade road to keep out funeral procession for stabbed burglar Henry Vincent
The body of burglar Henry Vincent laid in an open casket for three days so family and friends could pay their respects, a mourner has revealed. The criminal, 37, was kept beneath a DIY gazebo of green and blue tarpaulin outside his mum's home since Tuesday so mourners could pay their respects. A man blocks South Park Crescent, Hither Green, with his car. He was stabbed to death with his own screwdriver by hero pensioner Richard Osborne-Brooks on April 3....
Father of Game of Thrones star suspended by Tory party
The father of Game of Thrones star Rose Leslie has been suspended by the Tory party over non-payment of council tax. But Councillor Sebastian Leslie, who was revealed in December to be thousands of pounds in arrears, insists he is only defying the system to highlight a legal campaign. Until last week, the Aberdeen councillor had not attended any council meetings for four months and is now under investigation over bringing the party into disrepute. Confirming that he was now...
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Options trading are a good way for any investor to manage risk. Basically, an option allows an investor to buy or sell shares from stock in a given contract at a predetermined price by a given date. Options allow the trader to guess the direction the price of a stock will go without buying. Instead, as an options trader, the investor can; Buy or sell shares at a given price for a specified period Sell the contract to another trader....
Tories could face a wipe-out in key London local election battlegrounds
A shift towards Liberal and Labour votes could leave the Conservatives facing an election wipe-out in the local elections today. According to political traders the Liberal Democrats could seize key seats in the poll, including a stronghold in Richmond. Labour currently hold control over 20 out of 32 boroughs in the capital, and could be set to take Wandsworth with traders giving Labour a 51 per cent chance of winning an overall majority in one of the tightest races in the London boroughs....
“No respect” for uniform says policeman who had his ear bitten off
A policeman who had a chunk of his ear bitten off as he searched a thug said there is 'no respect' for the uniform any more as he saw his attacker jailed for seven years. And the judge told Shayhon Francis, he had disgraced his hard-working family as his mother sobbed in the public gallery. PC Andrew Burton, 50, was conducting a stop and search when Francis, 23, launched his ferocious attack, tearing off a piece of the officer's ear...
Film Review: Lean on Pete
Following the critical acclaim of Weekend and 45 Years, director Andrew Haigh returns with a naturalistic and tender tale of a boy’s connection with an ageing race horse. It is a revealing character study that is full of heartfelt and melancholic moments. Lean on Pete follows Charley (Charlie Plummer), a teenager living with his father Ray (Travis Fimmel) in a small dilapidated home. Ray may at times be carless but his love and affection for his son is clear to...
Robby Technologies Brings on Former Apple Exec Saumil Nanavati to Power Autonomous Delivery Robot Growth
As the market for self-driving delivery robots continues to heat up, one company is moving aggressively to take a leadership position in this nascent market. Robby Technologies is a leading developer of self-driving delivery robots, with big name brand clients such as Doordash, Instacart and Postmates. Recently they formally announced a marquee addition to their team in the form of former Apple executive Mr. Saumil Nanavati. Nanavati will spearhead the business development and marketing efforts of the company and position...