A Tory three-line whip instructed Conservative MPs to ensure we will not be finding out who funnelled £435,000 to the leave campaign in the last few weeks of the Brexit campaign. Whoever it was chose to do it through the DUP party in Northern Ireland to keep their identity secret as party donors at the time were anonymous in Northern Ireland. The Electoral Commission demanded the government allowed the same transparency over donations to Northern Irish parties during the EU...
Lynda Lang began her career in 1987 after a chance encounter with an old school friend who was training to be a sergeant.
Venue: Camden Assembly 28.2.18 Photos: Grant Bailey (@grantbeam91) 2018 is going to be Fizzy Blood's year. The alt-rock quintet have just completed their first UK headline tour, ending in a packed-out performance at the Camden Assembly, which is their first show in the capital since Joining Jamie Lenman and friends in Tufnell Park for the first (and hopefully annual) Lenmania. TLE were their to capture the band at their London stint. Expect bigger venues the next time they come round...
The historic heart of Glasgow’s only Microbrewery, Drygate Brewing Co. has been operating since 2014. With a state of the art bespoke 24 Hectolitre Brewhouse and a 250 litre Studio Brewery, Drygate was set up by a team with shared passion for great beer. On site, the brewery also has a Brewhouse Bar and Kitchen, with 26 rotating beers on tap, a specially curated bottle selection and a food menu with prominent focus on fresh, local ingredients. Following the success...
Yesterday over 500 Hinkley C nuclear factory workers refused to work after they were told that they would not be paid wages or substance during the “Beast from the East,” even though they workers were available for work. One member of staff the London Economic spoke to said he was down over one thousand pounds due to the refusal to work This led to over 500 workers staging a sit-in in the canteen until they get paid. It seems that...
Donald Tusk has today confirmed that a free trade agreement (FTA) on goods with no tariffs is the only possible route for the UK's exit from the European Union. The President of the European Council said the EU does not want to build a wall with Britain, but Brexit means "we will be drifting apart". He said the EU wanted an "ambitious and advanced" free trade agreement, but the UK's red lines limit what it can get from the final Brexit deal. Tusk...
A campaign to restore a full tube service at Kensington Olympia station has reached 10,000 signatures. The campaign, called ‘Connect Kensington Olympia’, calls on Transport for London to reinstate a full London Underground timetable following reductions in service numbers in 2011. The campaign claims that an increase in tube services will improve air quality and ease congestion in the area and has been backed by the local MP and councillors, businesses, residents, event organisers and visitors to the area. The petition is...
Hosting hit TV show The Apprentice put Donald Trump in The White House, suggests new research. The long-running show led to viewers seeing the real estate tycoon as a 'friend' - helping him become more believable, according to the study. The phenomenon is known as 'parasocial relationships' where strong emotional bonds are formed with people you've never met. Scientists say they often involve a celebrity and grow as more information about them is sought on Instagram or Twitter - even...
Most of the time, catching a cab to travel around the busy streets of London offers both business commuters and tourists the ultimate in convenience, taking us to our destinations without incident. But while many of us know the basics of what to do after a car accident or other incident on the road, how to react to being involved in a taxi accident is not such widespread knowledge. In five years on Oxford Street alone, there were 55 pedestrians...
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