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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been compared to US President Donald Trump for his response to shadow minister Sarah Champion’s resignation.
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- Finland holds minute of silence to commemorate Turku attack victims
- American comedian, civil rights activist Dick Gregory dies at age 84
- Philippine churches to ring bells to protest drug killings
- Four killed in explosion at a South Korean shipyard
- 1 dead, 4 injured after car strikes pedestrians in St. Petersburg
- Iraqi ship sinks after collision, at least 4 sailors dead – state TV
- Scientists 3D-print ‘high-resolution’ living tissue
Oxford University scientists have found a ground-breaking way of 3D-printing living tissue that could pave the way for regenerative medicine. - RT UK’s search for next generation of British satirical talent reaches Brighton (VIDEO)
The Establishment Club bus stopped off in Brighton this week, as part of its ongoing search to find the best satirical talent for a new RT UK show which aims to hold the rich and powerful to account. - Farage claims ‘direct link between immigration & terrorism,’ despite evidence to contrary
Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage has blamed immigration and free movement in the European Union for the recent spate of terrorist attacks, just hours after the fatal Barcelona assault on Thursday. UN research, however, warns against imposing controls. - Sex festival comes to sleepy Tunbridge Wells... but locals aren’t in the mood
Hundreds of ravers are flocking to a sex festival in the Kent town of Tunbridge Wells. But the kinky event has caused outrage among locals.
- One-third of British Jews consider emigrating amid growing anti-semitism - poll
A third of British Jews have considered emigrating in the past two years due to recent shifts in the political climate and a perceived disinterest in tackling anti-semitic hate crime according to the 2017 Antisemitism Barometer survey. - Scientists 3D-print ‘high-resolution’ living tissueOxford University scientists have found a ground-breaking way of 3D-printing living tissue that could pave the way for regenerative medicine.
- Sex festival comes to sleepy Tunbridge Wells... but locals aren’t in the moodHundreds of ravers are flocking to a sex festival in the Kent town of Tunbridge Wells. But the kinky event has caused outrage among locals.
- RT UK’s search for next generation of British satirical talent reaches Brighton (VIDEO)The Establishment Club bus stopped off in Brighton this week, as part of its ongoing search to find the best satirical talent for a new RT UK show which aims to hold the rich and powerful to account.
- 7yo British dual national missing after Barcelona attack, says Theresa May
A seven-year-old with British nationality is believed to be among those missing following two terrorist attacks in Spain, Prime Minister Theresa May has said. - Farage claims ‘direct link between immigration & terrorism,’ despite evidence to contraryFormer UKIP leader Nigel Farage has blamed immigration and free movement in the European Union for the recent spate of terrorist attacks, just hours after the fatal Barcelona assault on Thursday. UN research, however, warns against imposing controls.
- UKIP leadership candidate wants to pay British Indians to leave country
British Indians and Tanzanians should be paid to leave the UK to “reduce unnecessary population,” according to a UKIP leadership candidate. - Better-armored vehicles in Iraq could have saved lives, Fallon tells dead soldier’s mother
Defense Secretary Michael Fallon has apologized to the mother of a British soldier who was killed by a roadside bomb while traveling in a lightly-protected Snatch Land Rover. - ‘Shameful’ Theresa May rejects 9/11 survivors’ appeal to release Saudi Arabia terrorism report
Prime Minister Theresa May has rejected an appeal by survivors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks to publish a report into the role of Saudi Arabia in funding Islamic extremism in Britain. - Facial recognition tech turns people into ‘waking ID cards,’ warn privacy activists
Police force use of facial recognition technology in public spaces risks turning people into “walking ID cards,” a civil rights group has told RT. - Corbyn’s handling of ‘Pakistani grooming’ scandal compared to Trump’s Charlottesville responseLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been compared to US President Donald Trump for his response to shadow minister Sarah Champion’s resignation.
- Muslim imams to form national council for more progressive British Islam
British imams are planning to set up their first national council to issue religious rulings and form a united voice on issues such as terrorism, Islamophobia, gay rights and climate change.
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