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LGBT group outraged after council refuse to fly gay pride flag
A COUNCIL’s decision not to fly a gay pride flag has been condemned by a local LGBT group. The group has also claimed the ban by councillors at Abingdon, Oxfordshire, is discriminatory. The council has said that the flag represents a political organisation and it would be wrong to honour it with the same prominence as the...
Australian man calls police after father burns drugs
An enraged Australian man called police after his father burned his prized cannabis plants in a bonfire, reports say. The father, who lives in the Northern Territory town of Humpty Doo, reportedly set the plants ablaze after repeated disputes with his son. Police said the son called them as he believed burning the plants was a...
Remain hopes dashed after Government says Article 50 does NOT need Commons approval
REMAIN campaigners who are refusing to accept the vote of the British public to exit the European Union (EU) have had a plot to overturn the decision FOILED. Government lawyers have now confirmed there does NOT need to be a vote in parliament before Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which triggers the two-year process of...
Bangladesh attack: Police say hostage mistaken for gunman
Bangladesh police have admitted they mistakenly identified a hostage as one of the gunmen in the deadly attack on a cafe in Dhaka last Friday. Officials initially said troops killed six gunmen when they ended a siege on the Holey Artisan Bakery. Police now say one man identified as an attacker was in fact a hostage also held at...
Bank of England warns Brexit risks beginning to crystallise
The Bank of England has warned there is evidence that risks it identified related to Brexit are emerging. In a major report it states: "There is evidence that some risks have begun to crystallise. The current outlook for UK financial stability is challenging." The Bank has eased special capital requirements for banks,...
Sterling falls to new low against the dollar in Asia trade
The pound has hit a new low in Asian trading as concerns about the UK's vote to leave the European Union continue to weigh on investor confidence. It touched $1.2798 against the dollar on Wednesday, which is a 31-year low. US government bond yields also fell to record lows as investors rushed to put money in perceived safe...
Какой кошмар! Папина дочка Даша Мельникова стала анорексичкой
К такому выводу пришли подписчики Инстаграма актрисы, известной по роли в сериале «Папины дочки», Даши Мельниковой, которая стала болезненно худой. Напомним, что в...
Тайну дочери Ани Лорак узнали. Она показала девочку, и все ахнули
Поп-король российской эстрады Филипп Киркоров уговорил-таки свою близкую подругу, украинскую певицу Ани Лорак перестать прятать лицо дочки от общественности. В итоге Киркоров...
Euro 2016: Wales set for historic semi-final with Portugal
Wales are preparing for the biggest game in their history when they play Portugal in Lyon on Wednesday for a place in the final of Euro 2016. Chris Coleman's side have already enjoyed a memorable run to reach their first semi-final at their only major tournament since 1958. England were the last British team to reach the...
Could an invention from 1816 help us land on Venus?
Future missions to Venus need tough new technologies – and an old one. It’s been a long time since anyone tried landing on Venus, one of the most hostile environments in the Solar System. Covered in sulphuric acid clouds, the surface temperatures approach 460 C (860 F) with atmospheric pressure 90 times that of...
Iraq Inquiry: Chilcot says ‘careful analysis needed before war’
The chairman of the UK's inquiry into the Iraq war says he hopes future military action on such a scale will only be possible with more careful analysis and political judgement. His 12-volume report on the Iraq war is due to be released later — more than seven years after the inquiry began. Sir John Chilcot told the...
US protests after police shooting of black man in Louisiana
Protests have taken place in the US state of Louisiana after a video emerged appearing to show two white police officers holding down and shooting dead a black man. The incident took place in the state capital, Baton Rouge, on Tuesday after reports of a man threatening people with a gun outside a shop. A post mortem examination...
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