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The Labour party has been struggling with internal conflict and Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership has constantly come under attack, leaving little time to launch any policy initiatives. Now the Labour party has pledged to increase the minimum wage to £10 an hour if they win the next election. The policy would leave full-time employees on basic earnings better off by more than £2,500 while 21 to 24-year-olds on lower wage rates would be in line for a £4,500 hike. The polls...

A police officer has been dismissed - after punching a man in the face on a train. Former inspector Chris Davidson of the Thames Valley force assaulted the man on a journey to High Wycombe, Bucks. He initially said he went over to the man to 'calm the situation' and his approach caused the man to swing and punch him on his right eye. But a misconduct hearing panel concluded that Mr Davidson from High Wycombe hit the man first...

Southern rail have consistently failed to run its trains on time, making commuters lives a misery while increasing the price of tickets. On top of that there has been a series of strikes. There have even been reports of people moving house to be nearer a better train operator, to ensure they can get to work on time. So the news that the boss of Southern rail, Charles Horton, increased to almost half a million pounds a year, as the...

Over a third of domestic violence cases are discontinued because the victim has withdrawn their support for a prosecution, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. Law firm Simpson Millar has obtained figures from 38 police forces regarding instances where domestic violence crimes were recorded, with the majority been dropped by the victim. The research brings to light how frequently women especially find themselves unable to provide evidence, or to support a charge and prosecution due to very real fears...

A leaked document has revealed secret government studies into the impact of a hard Brexit, with the Department of Health finding the NHS could be hit by a shortage of more than 40,000 nurses by 2026. Union GMB has appealed to the government to release the data, asking "what else has Theresa May got to hide?" after a whistleblower revealed the findings. There are thought to be dozens of impact assessments already carried out by the Government into its chosen course of...

A British tourist on holiday in Stockholm has described seeing "lifeless bodies" covered with towels at the scene of the suspected terror attack. Reporter Harriet Rose-Gale, 26, was eating lunch metres away from the spot where a truck ploughed into pedestrians in the Swedish capital. Harriet, of Marlborough, Wilts., described scenes of panic as dozens of emergency vehicles flooded the streets. She said: "We were literally 100 or 200m away having lunch when a couple of police cars went by...

This shocking photo shows the devastation caused by rubbish thrown in the sea - a dead dolphin washed up in Britain surrounded by the waste which may have killed it, The sad picture shows a dead bottlenose dolphin next to a pile of plastics, rope, bottles, flower pots, deodorant cans and wiring. Local man Rob Stevenson and children, Emily, 19, and Alex, 20, found the dolphin along side the rubbish in Trevone Bay in Cornwall. It is estimated there are...

Donald Trump's tweets have come back to haunt him once again as he launches strikes on Syria amidst plummeting approval ratings back home. Back in 2012 he claimed that President Obama would launch a strike in Syria because he was "desperate" over falling results in opinion polls, but Obama wasn't suffering nearly as badly as President Trump is today. The Republican leader's overall approval rating lowest in history for this stage of presidency, with 54 per cent of voters disapproving...

Everyone loves a bargain, but how many can spot the best deal? This is the latest mind-boggling puzzle to leave people scratching their heads – but which of the 20 bargains will save you the most money? TopCashback.co.uk and Carphone Warehouse commissioned the image to mark the launch of the Samsung S8, and will be offering £75 cashback on all new contracts and upgrades purchased through the cashback site during the pre-sale. A spokesperson for TopCashback.co.uk: "We all love a...