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Julian Assange backs Vote Leave and blasts ‘undemocratic’ European Union
JULIAN Assange has taken a swipe at David Cameron for using the European Union as an “excuse” for making his own laws as he backs a Brexit. The Wikileaks founder, who has lived in the Ecuadorian embassy in London for four years, gave his support to the Vote Leave camp just days before the EU referendum. Mr Assange...
David Cameron EU Question Time: PM attacks ‘untrue’ Leave claims
David Cameron has urged people not to vote in the EU referendum on the basis of what he said were "completely untrue" claims from the Leave campaign. The PM dismissed warnings over an EU army, the prospects of Turkey joining and the cost of the UK's membership. In a special edition of Question Time, he said the UK...
Britons have passports seized at borders to stop trouble at Euro 2016
SIX football fans suspected of plotting trouble at Euro 2016 have been stopped from travelling to France by British police acting as spotters at ports. Kent Police said specialist officers at the county's gateways have screened more than 4,000 passengers to try to prevent disorder at the tournament. Four people were issued...
England fans battered by Russian thugs wearing Chelsea shirts and waving St George’s cross
AN ENGLAND football fan has revealed how he and his fiancée were brutally assaulted by Russian ultras wearing English football strips and brandishing the flag of St George. Karl Bowater, 44, and Kerry Haycock, 34, were set upon by the depraved hooligans in Marseille, who were wearing Manchester United and Chelsea shirts....
‘Death to traitors, freedom for Britain’ Suspected killer of MP Jo Cox appears in court
THE MAN charged with the brutal murder of Labour MP Jo Cox gave his name as "death to traitors, freedom for Britain" during his appearance in court this morning. Mrs Cox, 41, died after being shot and stabbed in the street outside her constituency surgery in Birstall, near Leeds, on Thursday. Eyewitnesses said the...
IMF says EU exit ‘largest near-term risk’ to British economy
A UK exit from the European Union could mean the UK misses out on up to 5.6% of GDP growth by 2019, the IMF has warned. Brexit is the "largest near-term risk" to the UK economy, the IMF said in its annual UK economic outlook. It added that the net economic effects would probably be "negative and...
Thomas Mair charged with murder in connection to shooting of Labour MP Jo Cox
A MAN has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting of Labour MP Jo Cox. The 41-year-old politician was attacked in the street outside her constituency surgery in Birstall, near Leeds, on Thursday. West Yorkshire Police said Birstall local Thomas Mair has been charged with murder, grievous bodily harm,...
‘My pain is too much’ Jo Cox’s last words revealed as tributes paid to ‘exceptional’ MP
THE poignant last words of murdered MP Jo Cox were revealed yesterday. As she cradled her in her arms, the MP’s assistant Fazila Aswat pleaded: “Jo, get up.” Mrs Cox, 41, replied: “No, my pain is too much. I can’t make it.” She had been shot and stabbed by a man lying in wait outside a...
England and Wales fans create electric atmosphere at vital EURO 2016 clash
ENGLAND and Wales fans have braved the rain to cheer on their teams at this afternoon's vital Euro 2016 match in Lens. Despite some violent skirmishes with police and opposition fans last night, the two groups of supporters are in fine voice and mingling together peacefully at the Group B matchup. Welsh fans will be...
Record numbers in work as UK job market stays strong
The jobless total was cut by 20,000 to 1.67 million in the quarter to April, the lowest since the spring of 2008 at the start of the financial crash. The final set of official labour market figures before the EU referendum next week also showed that 31.5 million people are in work – the highest since records began in...
First photo of England fan left in coma after horror attack by Russian thugs
A SECOND England football fan is fighting for his life after being attacked by brutal Russian hooligans. Stewart Gray, of Hinckley, Leicestershire, has been left in a coma following a sick attack by rampaging 'ultras' in Marseille. The Three Lions supporter sustained serious head injuries but is showing "early...
London Muslim extremist called for gay people to be thrown off high buildings
A SPEECH by an alleged Muslim extremist in a Marquee in Luton called for gay people to be thrown to their deaths from a tall building, the Old Bailey has been told. The jury was played a secret recording of a speech given in the back garden of a home in the Luton suburbs to an audience that included men accused of drumming up...