Monsey stabbing: Five people attacked during Hanukkah celebration December 29, 2019 At least five people have been stabbed at the house of a rabbi in New York state. People in the house were celebrating Hanukkah last night when the attacker burst into the property wielding a machete. Read more: London Bridge attack: Civil servant recounts fighting terrorist with narwhal tusk The attack happened in Monsey, located [...]
Tony Blair’s organisation bid for EU money while he was campaigning against Brexit December 29, 2019 Tony Blair’s organisation was competing for contracts from the EU while simultaneously campaigning for a second Brexit referendum, it has been revealed. Documents, newly revealed by The Telegraph reveal that the non-profit Tony Blair Institute (TBI) was talking to officials about securing further funding from the European Commission. Read more: Tony Blair: Labour must be [...]
Muggings and robberies have shot up in London since 2015 December 19, 2019 The amount of muggings and pickpocketing in London has risen by 56 per cent in the past three years. Figures from the Metropolitan Police and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime dashboard show there were 53,966 reported incidents of “theft from person” between August 2018 and September 2019. Read more: TfL: Crime rates on [...]
Bridge over troubled waters: Boris backs Scotland to Northern Ireland bridge December 19, 2019 Boris Johnson love of bridges has reared its head again as the Prime Minister has suggested he could build a bridge between Scotland and Northern Island. DUP MP Ian Paisley interrupted the Prime Minister’s speech to parliament to ask him if he would build a bridge between the two countries. Read more: Conservatives pledge temporary [...]
London City Airport given carbon neutral accreditation December 19, 2019 London City Airport has been designated as carbon neutral, making it the capital’s most sustainable airport. The Airport Carbon Accreditation programme has given the airport its highest rating, signifying the airport is carbon neutral. Read more: Extinction Rebellion protester lies on top of London City Airport flight in protest This means that all carbon emissions that cannot [...]
Heathrow Airport set for busiest day of the year December 19, 2019 Tomorrow is set to be Heathrow Airport’s busiest day of the year as people across the UK prepare to celebrate the holiday season. More than 250,000 people are expected to fly in and out of Heathrow tomorrow as a part of the 6 million journeys the airport will host in December. Read more: Thanksgiving passengers [...]
Queen’s Speech promises wide-ranging public spending December 19, 2019 A wide ranging Queen’s Speech has set out the government’s plans to boost NHS spending, slash business rates, implement stricter prison sentencing and to leave the EU. Queen Elizabeth’s second state opening of parliament in three months began with the government’s promise leave the EU by the end of January. Read more: NHS to be [...]
Brexit Department set to be scrapped in the new year December 19, 2019 The government’s Brexit department is set to be wound up early in the new year. Staff at the Department for Exiting the European Union have been told that the department will be closed, after the UK leaves the EU in January. Read more: Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings eye Whitehall overhaul It is expected that [...]
NHS to be the centrepiece of Queen’s Speech December 18, 2019 Tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech is set to reinforce the incoming government’s commitment to make the NHS its top priority over the next five years. The big ticket item of the state opening of parliament will be a commitment to enshrine in law a multi-year NHS funding settlement, which would guarantee an extra £33.9 billion per year [...]
Revealed: Testing delays mean Crossrail may not open until October 2021 December 18, 2019 The central section of Crossrail may not be open before October 2021, despite claims it could be launched in the first quarter of that year. The project has been cursed with endless delays and budget blowouts, with its cost now expected to be £18.25bn – £3.4bn over its original costings. Crossrail bosses announced in November [...]
