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5 Quotes From Amy Winehouse On Love and Career On 5th Anniversary Of Her Death
Amy Winehouse, the six-time Grammy Award winner who brought us songs like "Rehab" and "Back to Black," died five years ago. The singer, whose career was pockmarked by her struggles with drug addiction, alcohol abuse, eating disorders and depression, was found dead in her London home. She was only 27. Amy...
REVEALED: How Argentina tried to convince the UK to give up the Falklands in secret talks
ARGENTINA attempted to prise control of the Falkland Islands from the UK by proposing the territory become independent in secret talks with senior British cabinet ministers, it has emerged. Sir Malcolm Rifkind, who served as foreign secretary in the 1990s, revealed how he held discussions with Argentine officials over the...
Sex toy firm endorsed by the Queen airs TV ad tonight
A TV ADVERT from a sex toy firm which features romping rabbits, spanking and sexually suggestive fruit will hit TV screens tonight just days after the firm was endorsed by the Queen. The tongue-in-cheek ad for Lovehoney, which received the Queen's Award for Enterprise in April for boosting British exports, does not feature...
Britain BOOMS after EU vote: Ignore the doom-mongers…it’s good news all round
BRITAIN has been boosted by a host of positive economic reports putting paid to scaremongers who promised a financial crisis if we left the EU. The Bank of England admitted it saw “no evidence” of a sharp economic slowdown and the pound gained in strength as a result. Positive job figures showing unemployment...
EU exit boosts house prices: Owners across whole country see big rises after Referendum
HOUSE prices and mortgage lending continue to rise on the back of the Brexit vote as the UK property market goes from strength to strength. Banks and building societies recorded their strongest figures for the month of June for eight years as they handed over £20.7bn of home loans. That is a 16 per cent increase compared...
UK nuclear submarine collides with merchant vessel off Gibraltar
One of the UK's newest nuclear-powered submarines has docked in Gibraltar after a collision with a merchant vessel during a training exercise. The Royal Navy said it has launched an immediate investigation after HMS Ambush was involved in the "glancing collision" while submerged off the coast of the British...
‘I just couldn’t stop looking!’ Labour councillor spots dog with a ‘BORIS JOHNSON haircut’
A LABOUR councillor got a shock on his commute on a London tube this week when he spotted a dog with "BORIS JOHNSON haircut". Tom Miller, 30, a councillor in London's Brent borough, claims he could not resist capturing an image of the dog’s uncanny likeness for his political nemesis. After realising...
BREXIT SHOWDOWN: Theresa May ready for ‘frank’ EU talks with Angela Merkel
PRIME Minister Theresa May has called for "frank and open" talks as she sets off for meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and France's President Francois Hollande. Mrs May makes her first overseas visit as PM determined to maintain strong trade links with Europe once the UK leaves, and aims to deliver a...
Remainers raise £100k to prosecute Boris Johnson and other Leave politicians after Brexit
A CROWDFUNDING page that hopes to stop Brexit and prosecute Leave politicians including Boris Johnson has received more than £100,000. Dubbed Brexit Justice, the campaign hopes to find a judicial review to prevent Britain from launching Article 50 negotiations and leaving the European Union. The Remainers also intend to...
Syrian refugees to be housed in Archbishop of Canterbury’s LUXURY Lambeth palace
Syrian refugees to be housed in Archbishop of Canterbury's LUXURY Lambeth palace The refugee family are currently living in a cottage at Archbishop Welby's official London residence after the Church agreed to put them up and fund their new life in Britain. The Archbishop is going to be directly involved in helping the...
Brexit: May hopes for ‘frank and open’ talks during Merkel visit
Discussions about the UK leaving the EU must be "frank and open", Theresa May has said as she prepares to embark on her first tour of European capitals. The prime minister will have a working dinner with Germany's Angela Merkel on Wednesday before talks with France's Francois Hollande on Thursday. Mrs May said...
UK will not abandon EU friends, says Boris Johnson
The UK's exit from the EU does not mean it will be leaving Europe or "abandoning" its friends, the new foreign secretary has said in Brussels. Making his debut on the international stage, Boris Johnson said the EU needed a "co-ordinated response" to terrorism in the light of the recent Nice attack. He...