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We don’t see anything funny about the shape of this Met Office weather warning
Wales, Devon and Cornwall look set to get most heavily shafted by the 80mph gales.
London postcode feud Drill music gang who bragged about attacking rivals jailed for nearly 15 years
“This has been a long and exhaustive investigation aimed not just at bringing to justice those who engage in violent gang warfare – on this occasion almost costing a young man his life – but also curbing activities which allow them to glamorise and incite violence through Drill music videos."
Watch – Baby turtles ‘almost four times as likely to die from eating plastic than adults’
Post mortems on almost 1,000 dead turtles found more than half of babies - and about a quarter of juveniles - had swallowed plastic, compared to just one in seven adults
Watch Historic Remainer – Devon & Cornwall were once part of France
They can sometimes seem like being in a different country and now geologists believe that Devon and Cornwall were once part of France. Their theory comes after studying the chemical profile of the west country counties' rocks which have more in common with France than the rest of the UK. For centuries scientists thought England, Wales and Scotland were created by the merger of two land masses, Avalonia and Laurentia more than 400 million years ago. Then the continents on...
Politicians with wide faces are regarded as more corrupt
The finding adds to previous studies suggesting men with wide faces have higher levels of testosterone - and are more likely to consider cheating on their partners.
Stop & search adviser to Mayor of London headbutted a police officer
Kenneth Hinds, 59, who has also worked with the Metropolitan Police, stepped in as officers detained Jamal Thomas Edwards on suspicion of drugs offences.
Police officers taken ill with suspected POISONING after raiding home of pro Russian nuclear expert
Retired research scientist Dr Chris Busby, 73, has been held under the explosives act
400 jobs to go at British Steel in “body blow” to staff despite £21m first quarter profit
400 jobs will be lost at British Steel, the proposed losses will be in managerial and back office roles in the UK, Ireland, France and the Netherlands. British Steel employs 4,000 workers in the UK, predominantly in Scunthorpe, but also has plants in Teesside and Workington. Roland Junck, British Steel's executive chairman, said: "To help us achieve this, we have to make difficult decisions and our plans unfortunately include the proposed reduction of 400 roles across our global workforce. "We're...
Eurostar could stop running if no Brexit deal agreed
Trains leaving Kings Cross heading to Europe could be stopped at the French border if a no-deal Brexit scenario occurs, according to France’s European Affairs minister, Nathalie Loiseau. Loiseau said: “If we do nothing, and if we reach no agreement, this is what would happen among other examples. “We cannot wake up on March 30 and say to our fellow citizens and to our business: ‘Wow we thought it would never happen so we are not ready.’” She continued: “I...