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Prince William has been urged to visit Gaza, where 120 Palestinians were shot dead in the past two months by Israeli military, during his upcoming visit to the Middle East by the vice president of the British Palestinian Council.
- As May picks the NHS over defence, is the UK government really worried about Russia?
Theresa May’s insistence that the MoD keeps costs low in favor of pumping more cash into the NHS shows the government is more concerned about getting votes at home than a looming threat of war with Russia you hear so much about. - Nazi-saluting drunk tries to escape on tug vehicle after EasyJet rampage
A Northern Irish native has been sentenced to three months in jail by Antrim Magistrate’s Court after abusing and attacking staff during a drunken rampage, before trying to get away on an airport tug vehicle. - ‘Baffling & embarrassing’: Fawning Theresa May bowing to prince sparks mockery online
A tweeted picture of Prime Minister Theresa May curtseying to the duke of Cambridge was labelled “embarrassing” by the American journalist Glenn Greenwald, bringing forth a debate on the absurdity of the monarchy. - We had a ‘poof’ & ‘no slave owners’: Monty Python’s Cleese slams BBC ‘too white & Oxbridge’ claim
Actor John Cleese has defended the iconic comedy show Monty Python, calling it “remarkably diverse for its time.” The comments come as the BBC head of comedy said the show was “too white and Oxbridge” to be made today.
- Nazi-saluting drunk tries to escape on tug vehicle after EasyJet rampageA Northern Irish native has been sentenced to three months in jail by Antrim Magistrate’s Court after abusing and attacking staff during a drunken rampage, before trying to get away on an airport tug vehicle.
- ‘You can stay here after Brexit’: Home Sec Javid bizarrely tells Welsh MPs they can live in UK
UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid has written to Welsh MPs, telling them they will be allowed to ‘continue their lives here’ after Britain leaves the EU. In the letter he also expresses how proud he is of EU citizens. - As May picks the NHS over defence, is the UK government really worried about Russia?Theresa May’s insistence that the MoD keeps costs low in favor of pumping more cash into the NHS shows the government is more concerned about getting votes at home than a looming threat of war with Russia you hear so much about.
- Gender-neutral passports rejected as court rules specifying sex is not discrimination
The UK High Court has rejected a bid to introduce gender-neutral passports. The litigant had suggested that asking passport holders to specify their gender is “inherently discriminatory.” - Philip May and family profit from Trump’s caging of children in detention centers
Capital Group, the company of UK PM’s husband Philip May, profited from Donald Trump’s caging of children in immigration detention centers. The centers are run by General Dynamics, which is partly owned by May’s investment firm. - #ICYMI: Kids in cages and drowning in the Med, life’s tough for the modern refugee
Life on the road for your average refugee is just not all it’s cracked up to be in today’s globalized world. From children taken from their families, to being left to drown in the Mediterranean, the 'not welcome' signs are up. - Prince William should visit Gaza after Israeli bloodshed, chief of UK Palestinian Council tells RTPrince William has been urged to visit Gaza, where 120 Palestinians were shot dead in the past two months by Israeli military, during his upcoming visit to the Middle East by the vice president of the British Palestinian Council.
- ‘Baffling & embarrassing’: Fawning Theresa May bowing to prince sparks mockery onlineA tweeted picture of Prime Minister Theresa May curtseying to the duke of Cambridge was labelled “embarrassing” by the American journalist Glenn Greenwald, bringing forth a debate on the absurdity of the monarchy.
- ‘She’s a very bad prime minister’ who needs to be ’kicked out’ – Tories’ biggest donor on May
The Tories’ biggest-ever donor, who once gave the party £5 million ($6.6 million), says Theresa May is a “very bad prime minister” who is doing “very, very badly” on Brexit. He said he’ll only donate again if she’s “kicked out.” - We had a ‘poof’ & ‘no slave owners’: Monty Python’s Cleese slams BBC ‘too white & Oxbridge’ claimActor John Cleese has defended the iconic comedy show Monty Python, calling it “remarkably diverse for its time.” The comments come as the BBC head of comedy said the show was “too white and Oxbridge” to be made today.
- Donald Trump already planning second UK visit post- Brexit, recording reveals
A second visit to the UK by Donald Trump is already being planned, and it could come as early as next March. It follows Theresa May’s rejection of calls to cancel the US president’s visit in July over his clampdown on immigration. - White pupils lag behind because they lack immigrant families’ ‘drive,’ Ofsted chief says
White working-class children in disadvantaged communities are failing to perform as well as their ethnic-minority classmates because they lack the “drive” of immigrant families to succeed, the Ofsted chief has said.
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