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Stricter rules should be imposed for unsecured loans

There is no doubt about it, unsecured loans are disputed and there is an obvious reason for that: the high interest rates Should these loans be banned or is it appropriate for the general public to have access to this facility? It's a difficult question to answer as there are both pros and cons regarding the matter. These loans are often very expensive due to the high interest rates, which is the main problem. Many customers experiencing difficulties when the time...

Family of brave conjoined twins appeal for help to raise £75k to separate them

The desperate parents of conjoined ten-year-old twins attached at the head are appealing for help to raise £75,000 to separate them. Joy and Joyce Magsino were born with angular frontal partial craniopagus - they are attached at the forehead. A touching video released by their father devoted Patrick Magsino, 30, shows them taking selfies and playing video games, just like any other ten-year-old girls. Doctors in Albay in the Philippines said it was possible to separate them with a risky...

Biggest scandal in history, why isn’t the mainstream press reporting it?

This is potentially the largest corporate scandal in history, but it hasn't been widely reported This is a story of deception on an unimaginable scale, but the UK mainstream media has been strangely mute. This year average global temperatures continued to break records. Devastating flooding, mud slides and forest fires were seen throughout the world. Simultaneous harvest failures occurred in several key regions. Glacier melts continue at alarming rates, and the largest split in the Antarctic ice shelf left the...

Dennis Skinner EXCLUSIVE: Why aren’t there more working class people in Parliament?

When I get through to Skinner's office, the phone is answered by a gentleman with a hushed voice and a regional dialect that I don't recognise at first. "Who is it?", Skinner says. Not quite the start I'd hoped for. I’d read reports he could be quite difficult to interview but he comes across patient, polite and affable. Curious to find out how someone had managed to persuade a modest ex-miner to make a film about himself, I ask him how...

Group of exhausted alleged “illegal immigrants” from Afghanistan – including a 14-year-old boy – pulled from inside a tanker 

This is the moment a group of exhausted alleged "illegal immigrants" from Afghanistan - including a 14-year-old boy - were pulled from inside a tanker. The driver apparently noticed when he pulled into a petrol station and heard "banging" coming from inside the huge tanker. Police were called and a shocking video shows one officer lift the hatch and shout "it’s a full tank – someone call an ambulance". The eight men and the boy were discovered inside the vehicle,...

All Jaguars and Land Rovers to be part electrified from 2020

Every new Jaguar Land Rover will be electrified from 2020 as the British car giant responds to increasing demand for eco-friendly models. The Midland-based manufacturer has been famous in the past for building sports cars and off-roaders with gas-guzzling petrol engines. But in recent years they have slashed carbon dioxide emissions - and they are now following in Volvo's footsteps by introducing electric technology to its entire range. The firm, which is owned by Indian conglomerate Tata, says all models...

Five men appeared at Preston Crown Court to face charges relating to the Hillsborough disaster

Five men appeared at Preston Crown Court to face charges relating to the Hillsborough disaster where 96 Liverpool fans died during a FA cup football match in 1989. Donald Denton leaves Preston Crown Court, Lancs., Mr Denton is charged with perverting the course of justice. The men, including ex-South Yorkshire Police Chief Insp Sir Norman Bettison. Sir Norman Bettison leaves Preston Crown Court, Lancs., Mr Bettison is charged with four offences of misconduct in a public office. No formal pleas...

Theresa May suppressed NINE reports proving immigration has little effect on employment or wages

Vince Cable today accused Theresa May of suppressing evidence proving that immigration has little effect on employment and wages, and hiding the benefits to the economy as Home Secretary. In a blistering attack on Theresa May in her first PMQs before the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill starts being debated in parliament, the LibDem leader said that Theresa May had covered up NINE reports that proved immigration had little adverse effect on wage and employment levels. The former coalition business secretary...

Theresa May accused of Brexit “power grab” of UK rights in PMQs ambush by Tory MP Anna Soubry

In a blistering attack in the first PMQ's after the summer break, PM Theresa May was accused of turning Brexit into a power grab by - HER OWN Conservative MP Anna Soubry. Nottinghamshire Conservative MP Soubry, who has previously very publicly spoken out against Brexit, immediately stated her 'very serious concerns'. Soubry, who has always stuck to her guns as a vociferous remainer, was given the first question of Prime Ministers Questions - traditionally an easy question from an ally...

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