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Michael Palin awarded honorary doctorate from St Andrews

Monty Python legend Michael Palin has been awarded an honorary doctorate from one of Scotland's most prestigious universities. The accomplished actor, writer and television presenter was made an honorary Doctor of Science by the University of St Andrews, Fife, this morning. He joins fellow Monty Python members Terry Jones, who was previously awarded an honorary degree, and John Cleese, a former rector, in having links with the university. His doctorate was awarded in recognition of his contribution to the understanding...

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New Scheme Will See Drag Queens Visiting British Schools To Read Stories To Kids In New LGBT Awareness Drive

A controversial scheme from America is set to be launched in British primary schools – stories read to children by DRAG QUEENS. The project will see men dressed as women visiting kids in class for ‘fun and inclusive’ reading sessions to raise LGBT awareness. The ‘Drag Queen Story Hour” scheme started in America where it was praised by some but criticised by parents and education experts. A new UK version is the brainchild of Tom Canham from Bristol who describes...

Tories Embroiled in New Election Law Breach Scandal

A new undercover investigation has revealed that the Conservative Party may have broken election and data protection rules, urging people to vote for Theresa May under the guise of a phone poll. A Channel 4 News reporter applied for a job with a secretive call centre in Neath, South Wales, run by a failed Tory council candidate and discovered  marketing calls to marginal constituencies implying a vote for Theresa May was a vote for an orderly Brexit. Workers were given...

Retail figures paint grim picture ahead of Brexiversary

Grim retail figures have been released ahead of the one year anniversary of the European Union (EU) referendum. From 2016-2017, UK consumers, on a daily average, made 3,923,336 purchases online, but that number plummeted on key Brexit dates. The day referendum results were announced 1,642,100 purchases were made in the UK - a drop of 58 per cent against the daily average. The recent General Election also saw a significant dip and the day Article 50 was triggered saw levels stoop...

Watch – Schoolboys wear skirts in protest of “no shorts” policy during sweltering heat

Dozens of schoolboys were preparing for a dressing down today after around 50 wore skirts to school in protest at a 'no shorts' policy. The teens - aged from Years 7 to 11 - formed a mass protest the day after five boys wore skirts on the hottest day of the year. Parents have criticised the 'inflexible' uniform policy at ISCA College in Exeter, Devon, which insists that boys wear long trousers despite the heat. The five boys who wore...

Watch – Donald Tusk ‘keeping door open’ for Britain to stay in EU…and channels John Lennon!

Speaking at a news conference in Brussels, Mr Tusk said the EU is "slowly turning the corner". "We are witnessing the return of the EU rather as a solution, not a problem." He continued: "The Brexit negotiations started three days ago. It is a most difficult process, for which the EU is well prepared. "You can hear different predictions coming from different people about the possible outcome of these negotiations - hard Brexit, soft Brexit or no deal. "Some of...

Conservative cruel benefits cap causes “real misery for no good purpose,” declared unlawful

The Tory Government, as was, has been dealt another huge blow as the High Court judged that it’s benefit cap is illegal and unfairly discriminates against single parents who have young children. This will cause the Conservative Party even more headaches and will probably force, another, u-turn of Government policy. The cap limited the total benefit a household could receive to £20k and up to £23k in the capital. The case was bravely brought by four lone parents who believed...

Union slams “devastating” school staff cuts as funding gap begins to bite

New figures show more than ten thousand support staff jobs lost GMB, the union for school support staff, today said that children’s education was suffering as support staff bear the brunt of school funding cuts. New figures reveal that the overall school workforce in England fell in 2016. This was the first reduction in education employment since 2011, when the records were compiled on a different basis. The number of support staff declined from 462,200 in 2015 to 450,900 in...

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