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Prince William has angered Israel’s Jerusalem Affairs Minister Zeev Elkin by referring to East Jerusalem as part of the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), in a statement detailing his upcoming trip to the Middle East.
- Cocaine in British waters affecting sex lives of eels, study finds
Large quantities of cocaine being flushed into British lakes and rivers is having grave effects on eels, including sexual impairment and hyperactivity, a new study has revealed. - The crooks Britain couldn’t catch without European Arrest Warrants
Another week, another UK-EU Brexit security row. Having already said no to the UK staying in Galileo, the European Defense Fund, and the Prum convention, Michel Barnier has added the European Arrest Warrant to the list of no-nos. - Sick Labour MP forced to attend Brexit vote in pyjamas as Tories tear up convention
The Tory party has been condemned for its “lack of humanity and compassion” after it broke with convention and forced sick and heavily pregnant MPs to attend parliament to take part in a Brexit vote. - ‘Shock waves’ at MoD after PM questions UK’s role as ‘tier-one’ military power
Comments made by Theresa May have sent “shock waves” through the MoD after the PM asked the ministry to justify Britain’s role as a “tier-one” military power amid escalating rows over funding increases.
- Couple forced to live outside UK have house turned into weed farm and destroyed by fire
A British man, whose wife has been prevented from entering the UK and who was told in March that his house had been turned into a cannabis farm by illegal immigrants, has now discovered that it’s been destroyed by a fire. - Sick Labour MP forced to attend Brexit vote in pyjamas as Tories tear up conventionThe Tory party has been condemned for its “lack of humanity and compassion” after it broke with convention and forced sick and heavily pregnant MPs to attend parliament to take part in a Brexit vote.
- Cocaine in British waters affecting sex lives of eels, study findsLarge quantities of cocaine being flushed into British lakes and rivers is having grave effects on eels, including sexual impairment and hyperactivity, a new study has revealed.
- The crooks Britain couldn’t catch without European Arrest WarrantsAnother week, another UK-EU Brexit security row. Having already said no to the UK staying in Galileo, the European Defense Fund, and the Prum convention, Michel Barnier has added the European Arrest Warrant to the list of no-nos.
- ‘Occupied’ East Jerusalem: Prince William infuriates Israel with statement on royal visitPrince William has angered Israel’s Jerusalem Affairs Minister Zeev Elkin by referring to East Jerusalem as part of the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), in a statement detailing his upcoming trip to the Middle East.
- ‘Shock waves’ at MoD after PM questions UK’s role as ‘tier-one’ military powerComments made by Theresa May have sent “shock waves” through the MoD after the PM asked the ministry to justify Britain’s role as a “tier-one” military power amid escalating rows over funding increases.
- ‘Ignore the screaming liberal media’: Farage under fire for backing Trump’s child separation policy
Ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage has been slammed for condoning Donald Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy which saw the separation of thousands of children from their families at the US-Mexico border. - University’s Nazi blunder: Bizarre Rommel email gaffe sparks embarrassing apology
Exeter University in the UK has been forced to apologize after sending students a quote by Nazi German general Erwin Rommel as part of a career advice email. - ‘Deepfake’ porn should be criminalized under upskirting bill, analyst says
The “distressing” practice of creating fake porn images using pictures of real people should be outlawed in the same bill that criminalizes upskirting, an analyst has said. - Royal welcome? Trump to meet the Queen after all during his UK visit, ambassador says
US President Donald Trump will meet with Queen Elizabeth during his visit to the UK next month, says the US ambassador to London. The “very symbolic” meeting would come despite the royal family's chilly attitude toward Trump. - Death in a closet: ‘Sheer bad luck’ cost woman her life after being trapped for days
It’s a tragic scene ripped straight out of a Stephen King novel. An inquest into the death of a British woman has found that the 60 year old died after becoming trapped in an airing cupboard for several days. - The rebels surrender: Tory Remainers in last minute deal as MPs reject ‘meaningful vote’ on Brexit
Tory Remain MPs who had threatened to rebel against the UK govt on the amendment for a ‘meaningful vote’ on the final terms of the Brexit deal have succumbed to late concessions – leading to the govt winning the vote 319 to 303.
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