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A former council chairman who defected to the Tories just days ago has been suspended - after sharing a "xenophobic" joke on Facebook "by accident". Turncoat Mark Rees, 60, plunged the Conservatives into controversy less than a week after leaving Labour. The shock suspension comes after Stroud MP Neil Carmichael welcomed the former Labour politician into the Tory ranks, after his shock switch in political allegiances . Neil Carmichael described Mr Rees as a “long standing community champion” who would be a...

For many businesses, talking about bitcoin is like talking in a foreign language. With adoption levels currently quite low, most business people know little or nothing about it. As a consequence, apart from early adopters, most businesses are avoiding it as an unnecessary inconvenience. But what if your next great contract is a customer who wanted to pay you in bitcoin? Would you know what to do? Is Bitcoin a secure method of payment? We asked payment specialist Helen Child...

A petition has been launched to reverse a decision to block a Greenpeace ship from berthing at Leith Docks. The Esperanza, a former Soviet navy ship, arrived in the Firth of Forth on Wednesday and is expected to stay for a week.The Esperanza is the largest vessel in the Greenpeace fleet. Forth Ports told the group it could not dock as the port is full, but they agreed a compromise letting the vessel moor off Granton Harbour. Greenpeace is visiting...

A sailor stood among the 19,240 figures in 'Shrouds of the Somme' today, each of which represents a soldier who died on the first day of the battle. The art installation outside Bristol Cathedral has been set up to represent the death toll of the first day of the infamous battle. More than one million men were wounded or killed on the Somme overall, making it one of the bloodiest battles in human history.

Donald Trump's election victory is the biggest threat to world peace since the end of the Cold War, a political expert claimed today. Dr Brian Klaas, a fellow in comparative politics at the London School of Economics, said that the incumbent President's warning that the US could pull out of Nato unless other countries contribute more could destabilise Eastern Europe. He also warned that countries across Europe will now be thinking they have to spend more on defence with the different outlook at the rest of...

Canadians are poking fun at America's 45th President Donald Trump by claiming to build an ice wall to stop fleeing Americans. Applications for immigration in Canada caused the official website to crash overnight as news of America's incumbent President started to filter through. Donald Trump has been very vocal about his plans to build a wall across the Mexican border to keep illegal immigrants out, but his own citizens could be facing the same treatment now he is in power. BREAKING...

Londoners are the poorest workers in Britain, according to new research, with the average worker barely left with £50 after all their outgoings are accounted for. Based on new roles advertised in Q3 2016, the job site revealed that the average annual salary in London is £37,408; just 13.2 per cent greater than the national average of £32,596 per year. However, further research revealed that premium costs in the capital drastically outweigh the slightly higher-than-average salaries, meaning Londoners have the...

Bookmaker Betway are reporting multiple pay-outs of hundreds of thousands of pounds at big odds in what has been dubbed Brexit II for the gambling industry. Early reports suggest the Trump win could be a worse result for the bookies than Brexit and Leicester winning the Premier League. Betway’s Alan Alger, said: “After Leicester winning the League at monster odds and punters cleaning us out in the late hours of the Brexit vote, we could have done without Donald Trump being...

Donald Trump has become the 45th President of the United States in an election that has sent tremors across the World. The Republican candidate took key states such as Texas, Iowa and Utah, as well as Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Florida which, amongst others, were assumed to be guaranteed wins for Hilary Clinton and the Democrats. Very few people expected the result and the mood is very much one of disbelief as Barack Obama, a man who stood for...