A kick in the teeth: BBC to go ahead with over-75s TV licence fee changes The end of the free TV licence for over-75s will feel like a “kick in…
Peter Loo
Peter Loo
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Are you Blair in disguise?
9 July 2020Tax boss questions value of Rishi Sunak’s job bonus and meal discount plans Two schemes unveiled by Chancellor Rishi Sunak to stem coronavirus job losses may not be value for…
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UK war crimes
7 July 2020Britain is to resume selling arms to Saudi Arabia despite assessing that the country could be using them to commit war crimes, the government has announced. International trade secretary Liz Truss said…
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An Open Letter to Sir Keir
7 July 2020An Open Letter to Sir Keir Starmer From: Paul Kelly, Alec McFadden, Ken Loach, Bill Hinds, Richard House, Tosh McDonald, Andrew Samuels, John Catterall and Chris Searle NOTE: This open letter to Keir…
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Ex-Labour MP and former Army officer Eric Joyce has been told he faces jail after he admitted making an indecent image of a child. Joyce, 59, of Worlingworth, Suffolk, was…
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Sunak to unveil £2bn home insulation scheme
7 July 2020Hundreds of thousands of homeowners will receive vouchers of up to £5,000 for energy-saving home improvements, with the poorest getting up to £10,000. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is due to set…
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FIRST THEY CAME FOR LEICESTER
6 July 2020While the rest of the country is seeing restrictions easing, the city has gone into reverse. Shops are shutting and schools will follow suit on Thursday. The BBC reported ”…
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a suspected case of plague
6 July 2020A suspected case of bubonic plague has been reported to Chinese authorities. What does it do? A person usually becomes ill with bubonic plague between two and six days after…
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WHO’S A NAUGHTY TORY?
6 July 2020A former Conservative MP accused of sexual assault “groped” a woman in his home before chanting “I’m a naughty Tory”, a court has heard. Charlie Elphicke, the former MP for…
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Agents say they have seen a leap in sales since annexation began dominating headlines after the launch of the US plan, with buyers worried prices will rise In the Jewish…