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Two British soldiers have appeared in court accused of being part of an outlawed neo-Nazi group, with one alleged to have had the manifesto of Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik on his computer. Soldiers Mikko Vevhilainen, 32, a lance corporal, and Mark Barrett, 24, a private, are accused of being part of the far right group National Action, which was banned in December 2016. They appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court this morning alongside civilian Alexander Deakin, 22, who is also...

The price of a pint of beer is about to shoot up, according to the world's biggest beer company. Jason Warner, who is AB InBev's president for northern Europe, has warned that rising inflation means that pints in Britain are about to become more expensive. Headline consumer price inflation jumped from 2.6 per cent to 2.9 per cent last month, while the core rate rose from 2.4 per cent to 2.7 per cent. The Bank is currently predicting that CPI will...

With MiFID II soon to be put into practice, it’s more important than ever for Financial Institutions to understand what the MiFID is, and what is required of them to follow their regulations. One of the biggest areas for confusion is trade and transaction reporting. Both fairly similar, the confusion is understandable but it is simply to understand the difference. Making a FinTech investment can aid you in gaining the correct technology to make this easier, but we’ve looked deeper...

UPDATE: In a long and feisty debate on the Second Reading of the EU Withdrawal Bill, the opposition insisted that a Labour amendment was necessary to stop Brexit turning into a dangerous undemocratic power grab in which Theresa May and her ministers could reinterpret decades of human rights and EU legislation as they see fit. And without the debate and votes of parliamentary scrutiny that we are accustomed to in this country. The Labour amendment stated that “this House respects...

Almost half of adults (49%) aged between 18-75 said they would consider some form of Universal basic income. The poll had been commissioned by IPR for Ipsos-MORI and the support is for surprisingly high for an income that meets every citizen’s basic needs, regardless of social demographic and existing wealth. Every person in the UK would benefit from a state payment. However, when individuals were asked to consider UBI funded through increased taxation, support dropped to 30%, with 40% opposed....

As dinosaurs changed into birds millions of years ago their skull and brains moved in tandem, scientists have revealed for the first time. They tracked the link between the brain's development and the roofing bones of the skull. The team from Yale University, led by co-senior author assistant professor of geology and geophysics Dr Bhart-Anjan Singh Bhullar, found important changes in the skull roof of reptiles which showed the brain and skull were developmentally related. Prof Bhullar who is also...

Dangerous criminals stole jail cell keys from guards in order to free more than 500 lags as they went on the rampage during a 15 HOUR prison riot, a court heard. Senior prison officers "lost control" of a large part of HMP Birmingham after violence erupted at the Category B jail on December 16 last year. Jurors were told how wardens were forced to evacuate after being pelted with pool balls, cans of paint and sprayed with water from fire...

Supermodel Joanna Krupa was painted in tiger stripes by the animal charity PETA outside Westminster, Central London, in order to put pressure on wild animals being used in travelling circuses Supermodel Joanna Krupa was painted in tiger stripes by the animal charity PETA outside Westminster, Central London, in order to put pressure on wild animals being used in travelling circuses. Supermodel Joanna Krupa was painted in tiger stripes by the animal charity PETA outside Westminster, Central London, in order to...

Jacob Rees-Mogg has come under fire after speaking out about his Christian faith and its teaching on abortion and same-sex relationships, but views could be as hypocritical as they are outdated. Despite some commentators coming out in support of the Conservative MP for sticking by his beliefs, others have been quick to point out how sanctimonious they really are. One such comment which has started to go viral on Twitter questions whether he really is a staunch believer given that...