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Jeremy Corbyn's opponents in the press have been accused of "running out of ideas" after The Times' Senior Political Correspondent accused the Labour leader of being Trump-esque. The allegation came after a chance screengrab captured Corbyn striking a similar hand-pinch pose to the Republican President during a speech. Lucy Fisher also noted that the new Labour website "does nothing to dispel personality cult accusations" by featuring Corbyn speaking to "adoring fans". Her attack has since been dubbed "embarrassing" and has...

Brexit has already cost the average worker a week's pay because of low real wage growth and higher inflation. A new report from the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at the London School of Economics has revealed prices since the referendum have shot up while real wages have now shrunk for six consecutive months. The report for the UK in a Changing Europe is the first detailed statistical analysis of the referendum’s effect on inflation, wages and living standards. It estimated that...

Mass Murderer responsible for grisly killing spree to start race war died in hospital of natural causes. The notorious mass murderer credited with ending the Sixties in a bloodbath in order to start a race war died late on Sunday night, November 19, 2017. America’s most infamous prisoner had spent 47 years in prison, where other members of the “Manson Gang” still serve their lengthy sentences. Manson and six members of his cult were jailed in 1971 after a brutal...

Over reliance on repeat prescriptions is costing the NHS almost £8 BILLION a year - its biggest cost after staff and almost half its total spend on medicine. A new report produced by the University of Bradford’s Dr Duncan Petty has revealed that almost half of the population are reliant on repeat prescriptions, with 231 million more expected to be dispensed each year by 2039. Diabetes is the most common and costly repeat prescription for the NHS with over £82...

An Afghan Police lieutenant has been called a hero after he prevented mass casualties by bear hugging a suicide bomber. Lt. Sayed Basam Pacha died after he heroically threw his arms around a terrorist in the country's capital Kabul. Although he was unable to stop the suicide jacket exploding he did prevent the death toll from mounting. Fourteen people, including Lieutenant Pacha and seven other police officers as well as six civilians, were killed; 18 others were wounded, seven police and 11 civilians....

Frying food bad for your diet and lungs Having a fry up really is not only bad for your diet but also bad for your lungs because you breathe in tiny droplets of hot fat, a study found. As food is fried, water droplets "explode" not only spitting hot fat onto your skin but into the air forming dangerous indoor pollution. And chicken, other meat pumped with water or Chinese stir frys are the worst offenders. Scientists at Texas Tech...

Philip Hammond claimed there are "no unemployed people" on this morning's Andrew Marr Show. The Chancellor made a TV appearance ahead of the Budget on Wednesday, which has been dubbed a make-or-break moment for the embattled front bencher. Hammond made the statement as he painted a rosy picture of an economy bouncing back from the long downturn, despite new global figures showing that the UK is now bottom of the growth league among major economies in Europe and North America. He asked "where are...

Scottish Labour have announced their new leader -Richard Leonard – a big victory for the left of the party, which will be seen as Jeremy Corbyn shoring up his hold on the party. The candidate of the left immediately called for unity after a hotly fought and bitter Scottish Labour leadership campaign. Centrist Labour figures such as Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham had given their support to rival candidate Scottish Labour leadership Anas Sarwar, as had most of Scottish Labour’s MSPs...

  Reports have emerged that US Navy pilots appearing to draw a giant contrail cock in the skies above their Whidbey Island base North of Seattle. The talented top guns' artistry was spotted near the town of Omak, in north-central Washington. https://twitter.com/anahi_torres_/status/931266469869977600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedrive.com%2Fthe-war-zone%2F16181%2Fapparently-navy-pilots-from-nas-whidbey-island-drew-this-massive-penis-in-the-sky https://twitter.com/adamrg/status/931388092149153792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2017%2Fnov%2F18%2Fpenis-in-the-sky-us-navy-pilots-grounded-over-obscene-drawing A humourless US Navy spokesman commented: "The Navy holds its aircrew to the highest standards and we find this absolutely unacceptable, of zero training value and we are holding the crew accountable."   RELATED: https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/must-reads/weird-news/ufo-clouds-leave-holidaymakers-bewildered-popular-seaside-resort/26/10/ https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/must-reads/weird-news/secret-ufo-files-released-cia/20/01/ https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/must-reads/weird-news/ufos-getting-ready-invade-devon/13/01/ https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/satire/donald-trump-never-sounded-brilliant/16/11/