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Sep 14, 2019 14:52
A judge has ordered Julian Assange to remain in prison indefinitely while awaiting extradition to the US because of his “history of absconding.”
- #EtonMess: David Cameron says he used drugs in school, triggering Brexit jibes
Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron has admitted being “off his head” on drugs while studying at the prestigious Eton College, prompting social media users to ask if that’s why he thought the Brexit referendum was a good idea.Sep 14, 2019 11:13 - Sitting on a gold mine? Thieves steal £1mn toilet from UK palaceA £1 million golden toilet has been stolen from the birthplace of Winston Churchill. The dirty crime involved thieves ripping the 18-carat gold commode from its plumbing, causing flooding at the Oxfordshire palace.Sep 14, 2019 14:10
- Climate activist duo arrested after failed Heathrow ‘drone protest’ (PHOTO)Police arrested two alleged members of the Heathrow Pause group, a splinter cell of activists from the Extinction Rebellion movement, after futile attempts to disrupt air traffic at Heathrow Airport using drones.Sep 13, 2019 15:23
- Gap between UK and EU on Brexit ‘very wide,’ says Irish PM VaradkarIrish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has stated that the EU and UK are far from agreement ahead of the October 31 Brexit deadline, saying the gap between the two is “very wide” – a sentiment echoed by leaders in Northern Ireland.Sep 13, 2019 11:16
- Court orders Julian Assange to stay in prison while awaiting US extraditionA judge has ordered Julian Assange to remain in prison indefinitely while awaiting extradition to the US because of his “history of absconding.”Sep 14, 2019 14:52
- Sitting on a gold mine? Thieves steal £1mn toilet from UK palaceA £1 million golden toilet has been stolen from the birthplace of Winston Churchill. The dirty crime involved thieves ripping the 18-carat gold commode from its plumbing, causing flooding at the Oxfordshire palace.Sep 14, 2019 14:10
- #EtonMess: David Cameron says he used drugs in school, triggering Brexit jibesFormer UK Prime Minister David Cameron has admitted being “off his head” on drugs while studying at the prestigious Eton College, prompting social media users to ask if that’s why he thought the Brexit referendum was a good idea.Sep 14, 2019 11:13
- Climate activist duo arrested after failed Heathrow ‘drone protest’ (PHOTO)Police arrested two alleged members of the Heathrow Pause group, a splinter cell of activists from the Extinction Rebellion movement, after futile attempts to disrupt air traffic at Heathrow Airport using drones.Sep 13, 2019 15:23
- Gap between UK and EU on Brexit ‘very wide,’ says Irish PM VaradkarIrish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has stated that the EU and UK are far from agreement ahead of the October 31 Brexit deadline, saying the gap between the two is “very wide” – a sentiment echoed by leaders in Northern Ireland.Sep 13, 2019 11:16
- McDonald’s & barber: Tommy Robinson lists his priorities after prison release (PHOTO)Former EDL leader Tommy Robinson has been released from prison after serving half of his 19 week sentence for contempt of court. He joked that the first thing he would do as a free man is to get a haircut.Sep 13, 2019 10:21
- ‘I guess a big white flag says it just as well’: Banksy’s Brexit mural in Dover painted overA Banksy mural in the town of Dover that showed a workman hammering away at one star of the EU flag ahead of Brexit day, has been painted over. But the elusive street artist found irony in that it now resembles a “white flag.”Sep 12, 2019 18:21
- Kids forced to eat vegetarian food as school BANS meat & packed lunchesParents are criticizing a new vegetarian school in Oxford, UK for banning children from bringing packed lunches or eating meat or fish, forcing some children to go home “very hungry.”Sep 12, 2019 16:55
- Parents shocked as UK school asks kids to write ‘SUICIDE LETTER’ as part of English exerciseA school in the UK gave their teenage English students the task of writing a suicide note in the context of an exercise to explore suicidal feelings, prompting one “genuinely shocked” parent to complain.Sep 12, 2019 15:03
- BoJo’s bankrollers bet £4.6 billion on ‘no-deal’ as Brexit report prompts anger onlineDonors to PM Boris Johnson’s Tory leadership campaign are allegedly poised to make a killing from the UK’s potential no-deal exit from the EU, according to a new report.Sep 12, 2019 12:08
- Overturning EU referendum? Lawsuit over BoJo’s suspension of Parliament aims to ‘thwart Brexit’A challenge to the legality of PM Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament in the UK’s top courts is fundamentally about a group of British MPs reversing the result of the 2016 EU referendum, a Brexit analyst has told RT.Sep 12, 2019 00:10
- Released ‘Operation Yellowhammer’ docs suggest delays & rising prices in ‘worst case’ no-deal BrexitA no-deal Brexit could mean months of border delays and rising prices of food, medicine and electricity, according to a document released by the British government detailing its “worst case” scenario plans for leaving the EU.Sep 11, 2019 22:18
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