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Scotland Yard release this CCTV footage to catch vandal who defaced memorials to WWII dead and PC Yvonne Fletcher
Footage of man with "distinctive gait" released three weeks after vile vandalism
Brexit & global economic concerns cause UK economy to stall
UK's service sector stagnated in January according to the IHS Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index. The figures showed a reading of 50.1 in January, lower than December's 51.2. The pound fell 0.17 per cent to $1.3017 following the disappointing data. Britain’s didn't fall into a recession after the 2016 referendum vote However, growth slowed sharply in late 2018 as the Brexit deadline approached with no agreement, on how to leave the European project, set in place. IHS Markit's Chris Williamson said: "Growth...
Four children have died in a house fire in Stafford
Police, firefighters and paramedics are currently dealing with the blaze on Sycamore Lane in the Highfields area of Stafford
Scientists have come up with an eye-watering new treatment to shrink enlarged prostates
Researchers at Imperial Collge London said the treatment ‘could improve the lives of thousands of men’ by significantly shrinking the uncomfortable ailment.
Average earnings in London 15.5% lower than in 2007 after inflation
Average earnings in London are 15.5 per cent below the real value of earnings in 2007 after inflation, new research has revealed. A study of official data by GMB has shown that in London, full-time workers’ mean gross annual pay in 2018 was just 84.5 per cent of what it was in 2007. In 2007 the mean gross annual pay of full-time workers was £42,226. In 2018 that figure was £48,604, which when you factor in inflation at 36.17 per...
The Milky Way really is warped – like a bent old vinyl record
It becomes increasingly twisted the further away the stars are from its centre
Five London teenagers jailed for running over 17-year-old & stabbing him to death
The savages, all born since 2000, chased after their victim and knifed him repeatedly.
Architect of Good Friday Agreement plans to take government to court over Irish backstop
One of the most influential architects of the Good Friday Agreement has told the BBC he is planning to take the government to court over the Irish backstop proposals included in the current Brexit deal. Former First Minister of Northern Ireland Lord David Trimble, who was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in the negotiations, told Laura Kuenssberg that the Irish protocol, including the backstop, contravenes the GFA (also known as the Belfast Agreement) and that he plans to bring the government...
UK workforce headed for crisis post-Brexit as businesses plan to cut full-time staff
Nearly two thirds of businesses plan to hire part-time staff over full-time once we leave the EU in an attempt to save money, new research has revealed. The report found that a significant majority of businesses believe the cost of hiring talent in the UK will increase post-Brexit, particularly if it limits free movement for workers. The research also suggests that not only will Brexit affect workforce requirements, but it will potentially complicate labour availability as well. More companies are...