“Poundland Donald Tump” Boris Johnson repeats false £350m a week pledge for NHS post-Brexit
Even though the UK statistics watchdog calculated that the promise of an extra £350m a week for the NHS post-Brexit was “misleading,” Boris Johnson has decided to make the claim again. The article, which appeared in the Daily Telegraph, could be seen as many, as another attempt by Boris to become the leader of his party, and PM of Britain. It could lead other people to simply see him trying to mislead the nation...again. During the referendum campaign a battle...
Drug smuggler drove 7,000 miles to Iran & back to UK only to get caught at final border check
A globetrotting opium smuggler took a 7,000 mile-round car trip then got arrested with a stash of heroin - just a few miles from his final destination. Bungling drug mule Bahram Badiani, 47, was caught with 6kg of heroin hidden in the fuel tank of his BMW – which had forced him to make dozens more petrol stops on the journey return trip to IRAN. The car used by drug mule Bahram Badiani. Police arrested him as he tried to...
Campaign officer for Lib Dems suspended from party after convicted of stalking two students
A campaign officer for the Liberal Democrats has been suspended from the party -- after being convicted of stalking two university students. Ryan Lytwyn became besotted with his victims, showering one of them with unwanted gifts, grabbing him in the street and threatening to out the other as gay to his parents. The 23-year-old denied any wrongdoing but was found guilty following a trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. He was handed a 12-month community payback order. The charity worker from...
Harry Dean Stanton, star of Twin Peaks, Paris, Texas & many other cult classics dies aged 91
Harry Dean Stanton, the gaunt actor of many cult films and TV shows including Paris Texas, Cool Hand Luke, Repo Man and Twin Peaks has died aged 91. Born in Irvine, Kentucky on 14 July 1926, son of a tobacco farmer and hairdresser, he grew up in a musical family. He could sing and play country songs on guitar. "I had to decide if I wanted to be a singer or an actor. I was always singing. I thought if...
Trump gives London response, and then this happens
Donald Trump has been quick to react to the terrorist attack in London today, with his social media account abuzz with tweets on "loser terrorists" who need to be "dealt with in a much tougher manner". Twenty-two people are being treated in hospital following an explosion on Parsons Green Tube train. The incident is being treated as terrorism by the police. The US President tweeted a response this morning, taking aim at terrorists who he described as "sick and demented"....
Knifeman tasered by police just hours after Parsons Green tube terror
Dramatic footage has emerged showing a knifeman being tasered by police near one of Britain's busiest train stations - just hours after the Parsons Green tube terror. Police swooped on Birmingham's New Street at around 1pm as the country remained on high alert in the wake of the latest terrorist attack in London. Four officers can be seen surrounding the suspect, who is twitching on the ground as one cop points a taser at him, in the middle of the...
Real-life Saving Private Ryan… four brothers who went to war 100 years ago
The story has emerged of the real-life Saving Private Ryan - four brothers who went to war 100 years ago and only ONE. came home. Privates William, George, Ernest and Harry Rea all went to the front line of the Great War - but only Harry survived. William, of the Bedfordshire Regiment, lost his life in the Battle of Passchendaele on September 14, 1917. His two siblings George and Ernest were killed shortly before him, while his other brother Harry...
World rail union leaders condemn ‘cowardly and contemptible’ London attack
Representatives of railway workers’ trade unions from around the world meeting in London have condemned today’s bomb attack on a District Line underground train. The delegates, who are gathered at the ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) rail section conference, described the incident as “cowardly and contemptible”. Speaking from the meeting, ITF general secretary Steve Cotton commented: “The perpetrator or perpetrators of this latest attempt to kill and maim innocent travellers and staff are beneath contempt. Thankfully, it appears the improvised...
Happiest cities in the UK revealed
It’s official, Brighton is the happiness capital of the UK. The popular coastal city beat competition from Leicester and Portsmouth to take the top spot. Oxford, Norwich and Bristol also appeared in the top ten happiest cities to live in, while Manchester, Belfast and Cardiff all took high positions. More than a third of Brighton's population chose the word ‘happy’ to describe their lives. But at the other end of the scale, just 16 per cent of Edinburgh residents described...