Downing Street has dismissed proposals put forward by the European Union to ease the rollout of the Northern Ireland Protocol. Brussels has announced proposals to simplify parts of the protocol and to remedy some of the issues associated with post-Brexit border checks, but Number 10 said the proposed measures, which concentrate on the flow ofContinue reading “Downing Street Dismisses EU’s Proposals To Ease Northern Ireland Protocol”
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Four-day Tube Strike Will Go Ahead In August
A tube strike is set to go ahead in August over proposals to scrap the Night Tube train driver’s pay grade after discussions broke down between the union and London Underground. The changes would mean that instead of having a separate role for Night Tube train operators, all drivers would be expected to work aContinue reading “Four-day Tube Strike Will Go Ahead In August”
Videos Of People Struggling To Walk After Getting Their COVID Vaccine
Scientists say that a muscle weakening condition reported by some patients after having their COVID vaccination is a neurological disorder and can be managed with treatment. Several videos showing patients experiencing leg spasms after their jab has garnered millions of views online and it’s feared they’ve been seized up by anti-vaxxers. The most recent clip,Continue reading “Videos Of People Struggling To Walk After Getting Their COVID Vaccine”
Models Strip Naked In Broad Daylight
If you happened to stroll by Union Square in New York City on Sunday, you might have been greeted by an incredible sight – people posing naked, their bodies covered in decorative designs and stars painted in bright colours. That’s how a group of 26 artists and 45 models celebrated the eighth annual NYC BodypaintingContinue reading “Models Strip Naked In Broad Daylight”
Victory For Thousands Of Women In State Pension Scandal
An ombudsman has ruled that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was too slow to tell thousands of women that they would be affected by the rising pension age. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) said the department failed to respond fast enough once it knew a significant proportion of women were obliviousContinue reading “Victory For Thousands Of Women In State Pension Scandal”
The Day Of The Jackal Novelist Frederick Forsyth
The clever plot has gripped readers and film aficionados for half a century. At the heart of Frederick Forsyth’s masterpiece, The Day Of The Jackal, is a notorious fraud that revealed how anyone could apply for a birth certificate and passport in the name of a dead child. But on the 50th anniversary of theContinue reading “The Day Of The Jackal Novelist Frederick Forsyth”
Tobacco Colossus Philip Morris Will Cease Marketing Cigarettes In Britain Within The Next Ten Years
Tobacco giant Philip Morris International will quit selling cigarettes in Britain within the next ten years, its boss has announced. The move will bring down the curtain on the iconic Marlboro name after more than a century on British shop racks. Chief executive Jacek Olczak told a newspaper outlet that the plans were part ofContinue reading “Tobacco Colossus Philip Morris Will Cease Marketing Cigarettes In Britain Within The Next Ten Years”
Police Outrage Over Pay Freeze Could See Officers Enforce A Go-Slow
Federation leaders have warned that police anger over a pay freeze could see officers enforce a go-slow on 999 calls or abandon their guns on VIP duty. The Police Federation of England and Wales, which represents 130,000 rank and file officers, said last week that it had no confidence in the Home Secretary Priti PatelContinue reading “Police Outrage Over Pay Freeze Could See Officers Enforce A Go-Slow”
Pingdemic Has Put Almost One In Five Met Police Officers Off Duty
Almost one in five Metropolitan Police officers are currently absent from work after being ordered to self-isolate amid pingdemic chaos. About 17 per cent of the force’s officers are currently self-isolating, the highest since the start of the pandemic. Police were made exempt from self-isolation on Thursday, but only if their employers specified their namesContinue reading “Pingdemic Has Put Almost One In Five Met Police Officers Off Duty”
Stonehenge Could Be Next To Lose UNESCO World Heritage Status
Ministers have been told that Stonehenge could become the latest heritage site in the United Kingdom to lose its UNESCO status as a £1.7 billion Government plan to build a new road and tunnel there could endanger its antiquity. The world’s most recognisable rock monument, in Salisbury, is expected to be next in line toContinue reading “Stonehenge Could Be Next To Lose UNESCO World Heritage Status”
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