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Twitter branded ‘toxic’ amid abuse aimed at man in Alastair Stewart row
Martin Shapland says he has been ‘on the receiving end of a torrent of abuse’.
Nigel Farage unveils his Mr Brexit portrait
Jim Davidson introduced the portrait in L’Escargot, a French fine dining restaurant in London.
Bank delivers Brexit-eve growth downgrades
The Monetary Policy Committee voted 7-2 to hold interest rates at 0.75%.
Grenfell cladding firm planned to use tower as flagship product, inquiry told
Celotex cynically exploited the ‘smoke of confusion’ surrounding building regulations, counsel for the blaze victims said.
‘Hidden crisis’ of record levels of self-harm in prison
It is the highest number of incidents since records began in 2009.
Rail fares are not bad value for money, says minister
A minister argued 98p in every £1 spent on fares goes to the rail network.
Video – Solar telescope show sun’s surface made up of ‘cells’ each the size of Texas
Professor Jeff Kuhn of the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Institute for Astronomy (IfA) said: “It is literally the greatest leap in humanity’s ability to study the Sun from the ground since Galileo’s time. It’s a big deal."
Trump’s border wall blows down in high winds
Trump visited the wall a few months ago, calling it a “world-class security system” that will be virtually impenetrable.
Scientists reveal secrets of scary movies and why we enjoy this top ten
Films like 'Psycho' and 'The Exorcist' make our grey matter continuously anticipate action in response to threat.