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Teenager in hospital after “appallingly violent” knife attack
Police say the 16-year-old and a a 28-year-old man were ambushed by five armed thugs who jumped out of a silver Vauxhall Corsa in Wood Green
Outrage as Tory MP blocks law protecting kids from female genital mutilation
Conservative MP Christopher Chope who recently scuppered legislation against 'upskirting' - filming up women's skirts - has now blocked a bill to safeguard children from female genital mutilation (FGM). This bill was also a private members bill, and yet again Chope used parliamentary practice to object to a second reading of the bill in the House of Commons today. The 71 year-old MP for Christchurch was rounded on for his latest "inhumane" intervention. Anti-FGM campaigner Nimco Ali said the Tory...
Police have arrested a man and a woman on suspicion of killing four children in a house fire
Riley Holt, eight, Keegan Unitt, six, Tilly Rose Unitt, four, and Olly Unitt, three, all died when the blaze tore through their family home in Stafford
Sex fiend molested two schoolgirls on London buses within an hour
Police say the girls, both aged 13, were both blocked into their window seats by the suspect before being subjected to "appalling" sexual assaults in south east London
Brexit – Government preparing for “riots on the streets”
The government is preparing for "riots on the streets" in a No Deal Brexit , the former head of the UK civil service has declared. Lord Kerslake also said the UK is not ready to leave the European Union and pleaded for Article 50 to be delayed. He told the BBC: "It's unnecessary. "The government could stop this now. "I think they could say we think, as many of the cabinet have already said privately, that no deal Brexit is simply not a realistic...
Eye surgeon sacked from hospital before he even started job for raising concerns over patient safety set for an £8m payout
Amar Alwitry has been stuck in a legal battle with Jersey's States Employment Board’s since being sacked in 2012
Man denies murdering 52-year-old man in South West London with overdose of chemsex drug GBL
Gerald Matovu, 25, is accused of the murder of Eric Michels who was found dead at his home in Chessington, south west London, on August 17 of last year.
Driver has died of injuries after tree fell onto two cars during heavy winds caused by Storm Erik
The tree fell on the road in Buckfastleigh, Devon
Workers shouldn’t ‘pick up the tab’ for Tory Brexit
The Bank of England seems to be losing faith in Britain’s economic strength and has slashed its outlook for the country yesterday as it opted to leave interest rates on hold. The bank expects growth this year to be just 1.2% - the slowest since 2009 when the economy was in recession. Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said: "The fog of Brexit is causing short term volatility in the economic data, and more fundamentally, it is creating a series...