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This Day in History - 2nd May
1194
King Richard I gave Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. The date that such a charter was granted is considered to be when a city was founded.
May Facing New Cabinet REVOLT
THERESA May’s Cabinet is facing fresh splits amid reports the Government is seriously considering a customs union deal with Labour to get a Brexit agreement through Parliament.
Alleged Groomers ‘Raped’ Girl Aged 11
A vulnerable child living at a children’s home in Huddersfield was “deliberately targeted” for years of sexual abuse by Mohammed Akram and Usman Khalid, a jury has been told.
This Day in History - 1st April
May Day - originally a Roman festival which began on 28th April and lasted several days to mark the commencement of summer. In England, middle and lower classes would gather flowers - ‘go a maying’ - and the prettiest village maid was crowned Queen of the May, celebrated with dancing around the maypole.
May MUST END Brexit talks with Corbyn
According to a large Express.co.uk poll, voters want Brexit talks between Theresa May’s Government and the Labour Party to end as soon as possible.
Lee Rigby Killer Seeks Transfer to ‘Cushy’ Prison
The killer of Lee Rigby, Michael Adebowale, has reportedly requested that he serve the remainder of his 45-year minimum term in a Nigerian prison.
This Day in History - 30 April
1513Edmund de la Pole, Yorkist pretender to the English throne, was executed on the orders of Henry VIII.
Scruton on Tories betrayal
Britain pre-eminent conservative philosopher, Sir Roger Scruton, has said he is “not very impressed” by the way the Conservative Party hastily sacked him from an unpaid advisory post after the left-wing New Statesman published misleading extracts of an interview with him.
Daily Express Appoints New Pro-EU Editor
The Daily Express has boasted to the Guardian about appointing a Europhile, Gary Jones, as its new editor, turning one of Britain’s only Brexit-supporting newspapers into an increasingly watered down, pro-mass migration outlet.