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British husband taking legal action after South Korean wife locked in cell & refused entry to the UK – despite Home Office permission

A British husband is taking legal action after his South Korean wife was locked in a cell and refused entry to the UK - despite being given permission by the Home Office. Michael Harbrow's wife Jihyeon, 27, was arrested by border force officials as she got off the plane at Heathrow Airport. She spent "six or seven hours" pleading with officials before being put back on a plane to South Korea without her husband. The couple have been together for...

How the UK Economy Can Grow With Big Engineering Projects

The engineering sector has been a cornerstone of the UK's economy over the years, and will be a factor in building the nation's prosperity as Britain braces itself for a new future. A lot has gone down in the sector and there is a number of issues to be addressed if the economy will see growth in the coming years. Presently, in terms of Gross Value Added (GVA), the contribution of engineering to the UK's GDP is 26% - more...

George Soros backs pro-remain group with £400,000

One of the wealthiest people on the planet, George Soros, has handed over £400k to a campaign that aims to halt Brexit, according to The Guardian. Soros and another two backers are linked to Best for Britain. The group is expected to launch a UK wide promotional campaign to push for a new referendum on Brexit. The campaign will aim to “wake the country up assert that Brexit is not a done deal. That it’s not too late to stop...

Westminster staff survey finds almost twenty per cent have experienced sexual harassment

Parliament clamps down on MPs who carry out sexual harassment and bullying. Under new plans, drawn up by a cross-party committee after widespread allegations of sexual harassment, any MP who has been found guilty of harassment and bullying of staff will have to undergo training and write a letter of apology. If the case is found to be of a very serious nature they could lose their jobs or be suspended from office. The new rules will also apply to...

Knife amnesty saw cops be handed a range of ninja throwing stars and even sacrificial daggers

Young people have handed in dozens of weapons during a nationwide knife amnesty - including ninja throwing stars and 'sacrificial' daggers. Dozens of lethal weapons were handed in anonymously through designated knife bins by youngsters keen to avoid prosecution for possession of an offensive weapon. Last year's amnesty helped Hertfordshire become one of Britain's safest counties and police are now taking part in another campaign to get knives off the street. A deadly array of sacrificial knives and throwing stars...

Regions that will be hardest hit by Brexit were the ones most likely to vote for it

The Brexit vote has been likened to "turkeys voting for Christmas" after it was revealed the hardest hit areas were the ones most likely to vote for it. A leaked government study detailing economic forecasts of how regions will fare over the next 15 years revealed most regions will be worse off after Britain leaves the EU, but some will fare worse than others. Ironically, the West Midlands and the North East, which voted overwhelmingly to leave the EU, are...

How will your area be hit by Brexit according to the Government’s leaked figures?

Every region of the UK is set to become poorer whichever Brexit scenario occurs according to the Government’s own figures it has emerged. As the Government finally caved into MP’s demands to see the official impact assessment report kept hidden from the public but leaked to Buzzfeed last week, it emerged that no region of Britain will be better off. And many of the regions with the highest votes for Brexit will be among the worst affected economically, according to...

Theresa May embroiled in growing row over NHS for sale in post Brexit US trade deal

Theresa May accused of giving Donald Trump "green light to get his hands on our NHS” PM refuses to answer questions days after Trump attacks Britain's NHS May in crunch talks with hardline Brexiteer Tories MP's demand assurances British hospitals not open for trade deal carve up Jeremy Hunt asked to confirm no greater access for US companies @BenGelblum  MP’s have renewed calls on Theresa May to rule out forced privatisation of the NHS in any post-Brexit US trade deal....

“You can’t have public safety on the cheap” – Corbyn and May clash on crime figures and police funding

Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn have clashed over crime figures and police funding at PMQs, with Corbyn telling May: “You can’t have public safety on the cheap.” “With crime rising does the Prime Minister regret cutting 21,000 police officers,” asked the Labour leader, launching a fractious Prime Minister’s Questions exchange on the traditional Conservative comfort zone of crime and punishment. “Recorded crime is up by one fifth since 2010, violent crime up by 20% and during the period when the...

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