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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London: Man Charged with Serial Rape
Some weeks ago we reported on a series of rapes taking place in London. Today, we can report that the alleged perpetrator has been seized by the police and now faces a lengthy spell behind bars.
This Day in History - 3rd August
1326 The death, in the Tower of London, of Roger Mortimer de Chirk, opposer of Edward II during the Despenser War.
Gang Jailed after Acid Attack
London's reputation as the acid attack capital of the world exists for a reason. With thugs like this roaming our street that reputation will only continue to grow.
Newcastle: Man Convicted of Rape
This Day in History - 2nd August
1100
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.