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Posh residents fitted trees with ‘anti-bird spikes’ in a bid to protect their expensive cars from droppings, outraging environmentalists

Posh residents fitted trees with ‘anti-bird spikes’ in a bid to protect their expensive cars from droppings, outraging environmentalists. The spikes – which are usually used to stop birds resting and building nests on ledges and nooks on buildings – have been nailed to two trees in an exclusive part of Bristol. The trees, in the front gardens of Essendene House and Heathfield House, both privately owned flats near Clifton Down, have been described by a local Green councillor as...

“Jeremy Hunt must fix this scandal – the £100m for Virgin’s coffers should go to NHS patient care.” Jonathan Ashworth

Jonathan Ashworth, Shadow Secretary of State for Health: "Virgin Care recently won a £100 million contract for children’s health services in Lancashire, but in the Secretary of State’s own backyard of Surrey, Virgin Care recently took legal action against the NHS, forcing it to settle out of court. This money should be going to patient care, not the coffers of Virgin Care, so why will he not step in and fix this scandal so that his Surrey constituents and the NHS...

Banks set to run away with billions of pounds in PPI compensation money

Billions of pounds worth of compensation money is at stake because most Brits don’t know when the PPI claims deadline is, a financial specialist has claimed. More than 80 per cent of people in the UK are unaware they have just over a year left to claim for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) before a looming cut-off date. Just 12 million people have claimed for the toxic financial product out of around 64 million policies sold, the authorities say. And...

Latest government budget is bad news for FE & the country’s future

Ahead of its November reveal, Philip Hammond’s budget was billed as ‘make or break’ in much of the press. In reality, it turned out neither to make nor break the chancellor’s career. Rather, everything seems to be continuing as usual. It’s possible that it will take time for this budget’s implications to become clearer, but what is crystal clear already is the impact on one of the most crucial areas of the public sector—further education. Theresa May herself triumphantly announced...

Four men arrested in early morning raids on suspicion of plotting terror attacks

Four men have been arrested today on suspicion of plotting terror attacks in early morning swoops by terror police. The men, a 22-year-old, a 36-year-old and a 41-year-old all from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, and a 31-year-old from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, were each arrested at their own homes on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. One of the houses raided was in Shirebrook Road, Sheffield, where locals claim they heard an explosion at around...

Mystery space object that passed Earth ‘is the same size and shape as London’s Gherkin skyscraper’

The mystery object some experts claimed was an alien craft passing Earth has a greyish/red surface and is the size and shape of London's Gherkin skyscraper, according to latest research. The strange visitor - which has been named 'Oumuamua - the Hawaiian word for “messenger” or “scout” -has triggered worldwide speculation since it passed close to Earth in October after arriving from deep interstellar space. Scientists from Queen's University Belfast led an international team of astronomers - from Britain, the United...

“Division, infighting in Cabinet & reliance on the DUP make the Tories weak” – EU Council Statement, Corbyn vs May in full

"It is becoming clear that many on the government benches want to use Brexit to rip up standards, rights to work and deregulate the economy." "For many on the benches opposite it is the chance to make Britain a tax haven for the super rich. The choice is clear: a Tory government that will use Brexit to protect the very richest, or a Labour vision that would protect the economy & jobs." Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn responded to Prime...

“My constituent – an incontinent cancer sufferer – was refused PIP. She was forced to wash & reuse baby nappies.”

Labour MP Frank Field told the House of Commons a harrowing story all too typical around the country - everyone should watch this: "We need a root and branch reform of PIP (Personal Independence Payments - the Conservatives replacement of Disability Living Allowance). One of the people who came to 'Feeding Birkenhead' foodbank was doubly incontinent because of cancer. "She got a Nil rating for PIP. "Whilst she needed food, she also needed nappies. "When she didn't turn up after a few days,...

Tough gig: Temporary workers forced to juggle two or more jobs at one time

Gig economy workers juggle as many as two or more jobs at the same time, according to new research. One in three hold at least two jobs, while one in 14 hold three or more. And one in ten undertake seasonal work or employment during the holidays. The research also revealed that more women have just one form of gig work than men (55 per cent vs 42 per cent), whereas more men hold three to five gig jobs than...

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