Hong Kong has imposed arrest warrants and HK$1m bounties on six pro-democracy campaigners, including a 19-year-old living in the UK after fleeing the city. Seven [more…]
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Protesters Against ULEZ Regulations Damage Enforcement Vans
A Ulez enforcement van is towed away in Crayford, Bexley, after being daubed with graffiti and having its tyres slashed – Triangle News – Advertisement [more…]
‘Less old men, less privately educated, less upper class’: The changing face of Westminster
Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women [more…]
Government Condemns Tory Peers’ Efforts To Block Football Reform Bill
Lisa Nandy is the Culture Secretary and in charge of the Football Governance Bill (Alamy) 4 min read04 December Exclusive: The Government has [more…]
Vancouver snowfall warning raises delicious possibility of another epically entertaining commute
Get ready for the most entertainingly hellish commute you’ve seen since the last time it snowed in Vancouver, that monster dump of two centimetres in [more…]
PMQ: Anna McMorrin on living wages and unacceptable work conditions
Prime Minister’s Questions: 8 July 2020 Questioned By Anna McMorrin Shadow Minister (International Development) I am shocked and angered at workers in UK clothing factories [more…]
Bristol Bears 12-35 Leinster: Four-time winners spark into life after slow start
Bristol: Lane; Bates, Van Rensburg, Ravouvou, Ibitoye; MacGinty, Randall; Genge, Thacker, Lahiff, Dun, Owen, Grondona, Harding (capt), Mata. Replacements: Oghre, Woolmore, Chawatama, Luatua, Grondona, Marmion, [more…]
Escaped Convicted Murderer Who Scaled Wall
Law enforcement officers involved in the search for Cavalcante. Pic: AP © Associated Press – Advertisement – A murderer who had been convicted escaped from [more…]
Labour suspends Edinburgh council leader Cammy Day after claims he sent ‘sexually explicit’ messages to Ukrainian refugees
The leader of Edinburgh city council has been suspended by the Labour Party following allegations he sent sexually explicit messages to Ukrainian refugees. Cammy Day, [more…]
Reform’s top target Suella Braverman opens up over her husband joining Farage’s party
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BC Ferries unveils conceptual designs for next-generation major vessels
BC Ferries has revealed the initial designs for its New Major Vessels program, giving Vancouverites a peek at what a jaunt across the water in [more…]
We Shouldn’t Expect MPs To Be “Saints”, Says Standards Chair
3 min read5 min People who stand to be MPs should not be expected to be “saints”, the recently-elected Standards Committee chair [more…]
Man dies and two seriously injured after ‘disturbance’
A man has died and two people have been seriously injured after reports of a disturbance in west London. Metropolitan Police officers were called to [more…]
PMQ: Keir Starmer clash with Boris Johnson over blaming care home workers
Prime Minister’s Questions: 8 July 2020 Sir Keir Starmer Leader of Her Majesty’s Official Opposition (Leader of the Labour Party) On Monday, when asked why [more…]
Fatal Double Stabbing Claims Life of 20-Year-Old Man
Forensic officers in New Addington (ES) – Advertisement – Eyewitnesses have recounted a harrowing incident where individuals wielding knives and wearing balaclavas launched a surprise [more…]
Storm Darragh news: Weather warnings continue as flight cancellations hit thousands amid winds near 100mph
Storm Darragh has brought severe winds to the UK as the Met Office delivers weather warnings Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from [more…]
Britain ‘hooked on high migration’ as desperate shortage of Brit builders causes issues for Labour’s 1.5m new homes target
A desperate shortage of British builders has risked leaving the country “hooked on high migration” as the deficiency of workers has caused a conundrum for [more…]
Ex-BC premier Glen Clark talks Jimmy Pattison, conservative politics, and Donald Trump in “Below the Radar” interview
Fans of politics—provincial, federal, and American—will find plenty fascinating in a new Below the Radar interview with former BC premier Glen Clark. Hosted by Am [more…]
Plan To Put Nurseries In Schools Could Face Take Up Issues, Early Years Providers Warn
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer and shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson during a visit to Nursery Hill Primary School, in Nuneaton, Warwickshire 4 [more…]
Thousands without power in Wales after Storm Darragh wind
BBC The clean up of downed trees is happening all over Wales, including this clean up crew on the B4422, Anglesey About 67,000 homes and [more…]
How Syrian rebels overthrew the Assad regime in just over a week | World News
Seizing military bases, toppling regime statues, freeing prisoners and capturing major cities – this is just a fraction of what Syrian rebel forces have achieved [more…]