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Brexit: Commons decides to agree…on nothing
No majority emerged for any of the eight options tabled in the House of Commons last night. Voting under the indicative vote process, MPs were unable to reach a consensus after they dramatically seized control of the agenda in the House of Commons from the Prime Minister. A permanent customs union and a motion tabled for a new referendum gained the most support, but still were unable to get over the line. The voting was as follows: 139 yes 422 no...
Arsenal of guns & grenades recovered by police in raid at farm in east London
Three AK47 assault rifles, one submachine gun, two shotguns, one revolver, one self-loading pistol, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and 22 grenades were recovered.
Johnson backs PM Brexit deal even though he once called it ‘A Suicide Vest’
Boris Johnson has announced that he will now back the PM Brexit deal after Theresa May promised to quit once the UK leaves the EU with her deal, which has already been rejected twice by the Commons. However, he might want to cast his mind back to this Mail on Sunday front page... For Boris to say that the PM’s view is like that of a suicide bomber is too much. This marks one of the most disgusting moments in...
Two arrested after man in his late teens shot and killed in south London
The man was found fighting for his life but died just over half an hour later in Friar Mews, West Norwood, this afternoon.
Rivers on Mars may have flowed more recently than previously thought
Now dry, Mars' water once carved out deep riverbeds
Labour set to vote in favour of a “confirmatory” Brexit referendum on any deal reached with EU
Labour is set to vote in favour of a "confirmatory" Brexit referendum on any deal reached with the European Union. MPs are set to cast a number of indicative votes in parliament today in a bid to break the deadlock over Britain's exit from the EU. Labour's motion, put forward by former foreign secretary Dame Margaret Beckett, would required a public vote before any deal with the bloc was ratified. Beckett said she believed Jeremy Corbyn had committed to backing...
Gems worth £1 million stolen from jewellers in Hatton Garden style heist may never be returned
Katya Hill, managing director of The Art Loss Register said it is likely the burglars will sell the gemstones separately to traders across the world to make it almost impossible to identify the stolen goods.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy gives Brexiteer MP brutal introduction that pretty much sums everything up
Krishnan Guru-Murthy has perfectly summarised parliament's political conundrum with one of the most brutal introductions on record. The Channel 4 presenter grilled Brexiteer MP Ben Bradley about his voting record after he said he would back Theresa May's withdrawal deal. He said: "The conservative MP Ben Bradley is in the House of Commons. He voted to remain, then became a Brexiteer, then voted against the deal, then voted for the deal, then said he’d struggled to back the deal again but...
Beached dolphins could be suffering from Alzheimer’s caused by toxins from algae blooms
Findings in apex predators act as warning to humans of danger blooms present to health