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‘Newsnight Vicar’ has hit back at detractors that have labelled her a ‘fake’
Lynn Hayter caused a stir when she appeared on Newsnight dressed in a dog collar, supporting Theresa May's Brexit plans.
Councillor said refugee victim of bullying pleaded for help three weeks before school attack
The protest has been planned outside Almondbury community school in Huddersfield, West Yorks.
Shamed PC raped teenage girl on ‘date’
Adam Provan, 39, said he wanted to take the 16-year-old out for a cinema date after telling her he was 22
EU warns no renegotiation: Only options are Theresa May’s Brexit deal, no deal Brexit or no Brexit.
Ahead of a vote on Theresa May’s deal with the EU which has been attacked by all sides of parliament, the EU has confirmed that at this stage the only option MPs have is the deal on offer, Brexit with no deal or no Brexit. Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker held a joint press conference at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires. Addressing the world’s press, Donald Tusk insisted that the EU member states were “prepared for any scenario.” “A...
Health Secretary Matt Hancock accused of breaking ethics rules
Matt Hancock has come under fire for praising a private app in a newspaper article. The Labour Party want the Health Sec to face an “urgent investigation” after he seemed to endorse, Babylon, a GP app. The piece appeared in the Evening Standard, edited by George Osborne, where he praised the app, even telling the paper he had it on his own mobile device, reports the Huffington Post. The article was printed "in association with" Babylon, which matches patients to...
Humans could have started in the USA
New research shows that Teilhardina brandti, a species found in Wyoming, is as old or older than its Asian and European relatives, upending the prevailing hypothesis that Teilhardina first appeared in China.
“Another kick in teeth for passengers” Rail fares to rise by 3.1% in January
It is that time of year again, how much are rail passengers going to be ripped off next year. Well it is going to be a hike of 3.1 per cent in the New Year. After another year of chaos on the railways (and the weather hasn't even gone bad yet) this will anger, well pretty much everyone, apart from shareholders in these rail companies. The rise, is lower than the 3.4% average rise for fares in 2018 (not really...
Kanye West accused of parking his supercar in disabled bay at YMCA center
The megastar left his $135k Tesla in the handicapped spot for two hours while he was inside the community gym in Monrovia, California, according to a source
Snow leopard shot dead after escaping its enclosure at UK Zoo
The eight-year-old animal was killed with a single shot