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Brexit: Plant breeding is ‘huge opportunity’ for UK says farmer
The European Court of Justice's decision to ban plant editing could be reversed in the UK post-Brexit, a farmer union chief has revealed. Research institutes from across Europe have been calling on the European Parliament and the European Commission to rethink their stance on genome editing of crop plants. Tom Bradshaw, the Vice President of the National Farmers Union, has spoken about how this could be one of the possible advantages of leaving the EU.
EU demands UK coughs up £270mn of taxpayer cash for coronavirus fund
The European Commission has said the UK remains fully liable to contribute to and to benefit from the EU’s coronavirus support fund and as such are demanding that the UK taxpayer coughs up £270million towards it.
Research suggests that UK's coronavirus crisis peaked BEFORE lockdown
The UK's Covid-19 outbreak may have been under control before lockdown was enforced, according to a study that once again throws into question whether the draconian measures were ever needed.
A takeaway boss jailed for enslaving white men must repay the victims
Hargit Singh Bariana, the owner of a chip shop and pizza takeaway, was given an eight-and-a-half-year jail sentence in 2018 for six modern slavery offences.
Another Project Fear Fail: Nissan back English plant...closes Spanish base
Japanese carmaker Nissan has announced that it will retain its plant in Sunderland, England, but will be closing its factories in Spain, signalling that it may pull out of more locations across the European Union.
SICK vandals ' beheaded' and decapitated iconic World War One statues
A collection of Tommys were installed at the Purfleet Heritage Centre and Military Museum, in Centurion Way, to commemorate those who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars two-years-ago.
Sadiq Khan demands Brexit extension for London
Sadiq Khan has sent an angry letter to Michael Gove demanding an extension to the Brexit transition period.
Proposed UK law will make it easier to break marriage contract than mobile phone contract
BREXIT: EU 'desperate' for UK to fund bailout
The EU is so desperate for UK trade following an economic collapse in the bloc that Brussels will beg Boris Johnson to extend the transition talks.