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Wannabe David Attenboroughs of the world are in with a chance of living out the Blue Planet II lifestyle after the show's exploration vessel was listed on Airbnb. OceanX's iconic ship, Alucia, played a pivotal role in what is regarded as one of the greatest ever natural world shows. Airbnb and BBC Worldwide have now teamed up to let three ocean lovers experience what it's like to journey 1,000 metres beneath the waves off one of the most beautiful places...

The Labour leader pledged to confiscate luxury properties that have been left vacant for substantial length of time. He told BBC’s Andrew Marr show: “We would give local authorities the power to take over deliberately left vacant properties. “When you have in the middle a lot of housing stress, you get some luxury, glossy, glistening block built, sold off plan to long distance overseas investors who may buy and sell it before it’s even built…well hang on. Let’s look at...

A tempest was brewing in Shakespeare's home town yesterday when residents held a protest outside the office of under-fire MP Nadhim Zahawi demanding answers about him attending the scandal-hit Presidents Club dinner. The 50-year-old Tory MP, who represents Stratford-upon-Avon, Warks., has not been seen in his constituency since it emerged he was a guest at the sleazy charity bash. On Sunday more than 30 constituents held a demonstration outside his office - which is just 300ft from Shakespeare's grave at...

Traffic momentarily ground to a halt this morning as anti-pollution demonstrators took to the streets of London. Protesters brandished signs with "Stop Killing Londoners" and "This is a Protest Against Air Pollution" as they staged a sit-down protest in the middle of London's busy roads. The demonstration took place following new research that revealed three quarters of the UK’s worst pollution hotspots are in London. Hyde Park Corner and Marylebone Road in central London have the most polluted postcodes in...

The UK has witnessed a remarkable rise in crime as police officer numbers hit a record low, according to new figures. Overall crime is up by 14 per cent in the year to September, with a surge in knife and gun attacks recorded. Robbery is up by 29 per cent, vehicle theft by 18 per cent and domestic burglary is up by 32 per cent. The figures have been revealed as the number of police officers fell to 121,929, the...

This afternoon in the most unlikely of international arenas Yorkshire International Football Association will take on the Isle of Man in a first-of-its-kind Conifa league fixture. The 1,000-capacity Hemsworth Miners Welfare FC Community Club based in Fitzwilliam, just outside Pontefract, will be the venue for Yorkshire’s first game against Ellan Vannin, the Manx name for the Isle of Man team, who are ranked fourth in a world league for “repressed minorities, independent nations and stateless peoples”. That Yorkshire counts itself...

Thirteen Polish people have been arrested on suspicion of modern slavery offences as part of a major probe into the exploitation of eastern European workers. Police swooped at a series of residential properties in Handsworth, Birmingham, during a series of early morning raids on Thursday (25/1). Officers were acting on intelligence people were being brought to the UK with the promise of work before having a significant cut of their wages taken by gang masters. It's believed a legitimate employment...

President Trump has said he is ready to apologise for retweeting anti-Muslim videos from far right group Britain First. Trump tweeted a succession of Islamaphobic videos from the Deputy Leader of Britain First in November in a move that was condemned by World leaders, including Theresa May. Although his press secretary defended the tweets at the time, the President has told Piers Morgan that he is ready to apologise in an exclusive interview to be aired this weekend. He said he was...

One thing we should expect from the World’s biggest information resource is integrity. Google has the power to influence everybody through the information it serves up during the 1.2 trillion information searches per year, worldwide. Google now processes an average of over 40,000 search queries every single second. However, is Google pulling the wool over our eyes, putting profit growth before the quality, independence, and relevance of the information it serves to us? Last year, Alphabet (Google’s parent company) revenue grew 21 per...