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May 21, 2019 19:42

Theresa May offers vote on second referendum if MPs back ‘new’ Brexit deal

British Prime Minister Theresa May offered a ‘new Brexit deal’ which raises the possibility of a second referendum. While the offer will soon be introduced in parliament, it was quickly slammed by Labor and Conservative MPs alike.

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‘I'd prefer ACID but milkshakes will do’: Charity worker provokes outrage with Farage attack tweet
A UK charity worker has caused fury on social media after suggesting she would have preferred if it had been acid and not a milkshake that was hurled at Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage while campaigning in Newcastle on Monday.
May 21, 2019 15:25
Game of Thrones-loving tourists are destroying 2000yo Hadrian’s Wall (PHOTOS)
Sections of the ancient Hadrian’s Wall in the UK have collapsed thanks to tourists standing on it to take selfies. The destructive day trippers are being drawn to the wall because it inspired the ice wall in Game of Thrones.
May 20, 2019 17:05
UK home secretary wants closed hearing to keep MI5 security breaches secret from public and media
British Home Secretary Sajid Javid has applied for a secret hearing at the high court to prevent the public and media from finding out about the nature of “serious” surveillance safeguards breaches committed by M15.
May 20, 2019 17:46
‘Censorship’: Brexit Party bans Channel 4 News, prompting Twitter furore on press freedom
The Brexit Party has blacklisted Channel 4 News, dishing out a 6-week access ban preventing them from covering events, leading to accusations of press censorship and calls for other broadcasters to boycott the Euroskeptic group.
May 21, 2019 12:50

Piers Morgan calls Game of Thrones ‘over-hyped garbage,’ Irvine Welsh calls him a ‘dozy wanker’
Whether motivated by sympathy for fellow author George R.R. Martin or just annoyance with Piers Morgan, Irvine Welsh picked a fight with the talk show host on Twitter, leading to a UK slang slug fest.
May 21, 2019 21:02
Theresa May offers vote on second referendum if MPs back ‘new’ Brexit deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May offered a ‘new Brexit deal’ which raises the possibility of a second referendum. While the offer will soon be introduced in parliament, it was quickly slammed by Labor and Conservative MPs alike.
May 21, 2019 19:42
‘I'd prefer ACID but milkshakes will do’: Charity worker provokes outrage with Farage attack tweet
A UK charity worker has caused fury on social media after suggesting she would have preferred if it had been acid and not a milkshake that was hurled at Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage while campaigning in Newcastle on Monday.
May 21, 2019 15:25
‘Censorship’: Brexit Party bans Channel 4 News, prompting Twitter furore on press freedom
The Brexit Party has blacklisted Channel 4 News, dishing out a 6-week access ban preventing them from covering events, leading to accusations of press censorship and calls for other broadcasters to boycott the Euroskeptic group.
May 21, 2019 12:50
UK home secretary wants closed hearing to keep MI5 security breaches secret from public and media
British Home Secretary Sajid Javid has applied for a secret hearing at the high court to prevent the public and media from finding out about the nature of “serious” surveillance safeguards breaches committed by M15.
May 20, 2019 17:46
Game of Thrones-loving tourists are destroying 2000yo Hadrian’s Wall (PHOTOS)
Sections of the ancient Hadrian’s Wall in the UK have collapsed thanks to tourists standing on it to take selfies. The destructive day trippers are being drawn to the wall because it inspired the ice wall in Game of Thrones.
May 20, 2019 17:05
‘Our equality laws protect us all’: Labour MP clashes with protester over LGBT+ teaching row (VIDEO)
A Labour MP has confronted an anti-LBGT+ activist who is protesting against inclusive education lessons at an English primary school. The politician says she’ll apply for an exclusion zone to “protect the 700 school children.”
May 20, 2019 16:51
PC healthcare? UK doctor may lose job for asking Muslim woman to remove face veil
A doctor who asked a Muslim patient to remove her niqab so he could better hear her now faces an internal review and potential termination for alleged discrimination. A petition has been created to support the British physician.
May 20, 2019 13:23
‘How did you not stop that?’ Farage furious after being hit with MILKSHAKE (VIDEO)
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has had a milkshake thrown at him during a walkabout in Newcastle city center, leaving the Euroskeptic MEP angry with his security officials for not preventing the attack.
May 20, 2019 12:55
‘Skyrocketing food bank use’: UK families going hungry thanks to welfare cuts, HRW claims
In an incendiary new report, Human Rights Watch claims that, through protracted welfare cuts over the last decade, the UK government has abdicated its responsibility to feed its poorest citizens.
May 20, 2019 12:50
Britain accused of creating secret torture policy where ‘benefits justify accepting risks’
The UK government has been accused of developing a secret policy that allows ministers to break the law by authorizing intelligence-sharing with allies where there is a serious risk of torture of detainees.
May 20, 2019 12:47
‘Remarkable lack of urgency’: Paramedics took 3 hours to reach London Bridge attack victims
Paramedics didn’t reach wounded and killed victims of the London Bridge terror attack for three hours, an inquest into the incident in which eight people were killed has heard.
May 20, 2019 12:05

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