‘What have I done to my country?’ Leave voter breaks into tears as he apologises for backing Brexit

A Leave voter broke into tears on LBC this morning as he apologised for backing Brexit. Talking to James O'Brien live on air he sobbed as he asked "what have I done to my country? I'm so sorry." The government has been thrown into disarray today after a raft of resignations and votes of no confidence plagued Theresa May's draft proposals for exiting the European Union. Yesterday O'Brien listed some of the many misleading stories that have been distributed by the British...

Watch – Trumpy Bear is a real thing

This 100% real and not-at-all-satirical bear is being sold in the US, and is apparently setting people back two instalments of $19.95 (about £31 in total). Trumpy Bear appears to have been around since at least mid-2017, but has picked up a lot of interest after the advert appeared on Fox News. The strange advert features a bear with comb-over, white cuffs, a collar and a red tie seated on a motorcycle, riding in a golf cart and with a...

This is the Iceland Christmas video regulators have banned from TVs for being ‘too political’

An Iceland Christmas advert banned by regulators for breaching political advertising rules has today been released online. The ad tells the story of deforestation caused by palm oil production through an animated short film about an orangutan. It was made in a deal that the supermarket chain struck with campaign group Greenpeace. Iceland announced earlier this year that it would become the first supermarket to remove palm oil from all its own brand products. Managing director Richard Walker said: "Throughout 2018 we...

Mind takes to Twitter to put Esther McVey straight on a few things

Esther McVey recently referenced Mind in a speech about Universal Credit. The mental health charity decided to reaffirm their position on the much-criticised new benefit via Twitter. Responding to the noise on social media, Vicki Nash, Head of Policy and Campaigns said: “The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Esther McVey mentioned Mind in her Universal Credit (UC) regulations statement. We have repeatedly raised our concerns with the Department for Work and Pensions about UC and the regulations and so...

Channel 4 set to move national headquarters to Leeds

Channel 4 is set to move its national headquarters to Yorkshire after the board selected Leeds over Manchester and Birmingham. The city, which was praised for its “thriving digital industry and a strong digital talent pool” by Channel 4, was selected after a long consultation process, with Glasgow and Bristol selected as its two new Creative Hubs. The three new locations are part of the 4 All UK strategy, which was first announced in March, and will mark the biggest change...

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