Boris Johnson's conservative/DUP government has been reduced to a working majority of just one in Parliament after the liberal democrats out polled both Labour and Tories in the latest bi-election.
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Newcastle: Man Convicted of Rape
This Day in History - 2nd August
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King William II of England, (often known as William Rufus) son of William the Conqueror, was killed by an arrow while hunting in the New Forest after allegedly being mistaken for a deer.
Boris reduced to Majority of 1 in Parliament
Boris: UK will be leaving EU in October
Boris Johnson’s government have talked tough again today, insisting that the PM told Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar that the UK will be leaving the EU on October 31, no matter what”.
Uniformed Soldier has Skull Fractured in Attack
In this day and age, our brave soldiers are putting their lives at risk walking through certain parts of country.
This Day in History - 1st August
August 1st is 'Yorkshire Day' - to promote the historic English county. It was celebrated in 1975, by the Yorkshire Ridings Society, initially in Beverley, as a protest movement against the Local Government re-organisation of 1974. The date alludes to the Battle of Minden (1759) and it is also the anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, for which a Yorkshire MP, William Wilberforce, had campaigned.
Birmingham Has Highest FGM Rate in UK
A region of the multicultural Midlands city of Birmingham has seen the highest rate of newly-reported cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK.
Muslims Withdraw Children from Flu Vaccine
Increasing numbers of Muslim parents are refusing to let their children receive the flu vaccine after the Muslim Council of Britain ruled the drug to be ‘non-halal’ and forbidden by Islam.
London: One Dead after Rampage Attack
In Khan's London, danger is always lurking. When police are afraid to impose law and order, your city is lost to its criminal elements.