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Brexit, Boris Johnson, and that £350m NHS claim

Brexit, Boris Johnson, and that £350m NHS claim

We send the EU £350 million a week, lets fund our NHS instead. These now infamous words, written on the side of a Vote Leave bus during the EU referendum in 2016, sparked one of the biggest debates during the Brexit campaign. Now, with U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson once again pledging the highly disputed figure for healthcare in the country, we take a look at why this issue has continued to make headlines.
Sep 18, 2017
By Staff Reporter
CCTV appears to show Parsons Green bomb suspect

CCTV appears to show Parsons Green bomb suspect

CCTV footage appears to show images of the Parsons Green bomb suspect on his way to plant the device. The images were filmed in Sunbury, where a home was under police investigation.
Sep 18, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Alec Baldwin offers Emmy win to President Trump

Alec Baldwin offers Emmy win to President Trump

Alec Baldwin won best supporting actor in a comedy series at the 2017 Emmy Awards.He was awarded the accolade for his Saturday Night Live Parody of President Donald Trump.In his acceptance speech he joked At long last, Mr. President, here is your Emmy.
Sep 18, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Watch: Donald Trumps awkward handshake with his wife Melania

Watch: Donald Trumps awkward handshake with his wife Melania

Donald and Melania Trump shared an awkward moment with a formal handshake at a military event on Friday (15 September). The President came on the stage at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland following an introduction by the first lady. But instead of a hug or a kiss, Trump extended his hand to his wife as the military personnel look on.
Sep 18, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Hundreds burn Trump-Duterte effigies in Philippines

Hundreds burn Trump-Duterte effigies in Philippines

Hundreds of protesters burned effigies of US President Donald Trump and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The protest took place outside the US embassy in Manila and was held in response to U.S. troopss involvement in the Marawi siege.
Sep 16, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Stockley verdict sparks protests in St Louis

Stockley verdict sparks protests in St Louis

More than 500 protesters took to the streets in response to the acquittal of Jason Stockley, 36, a former St Louis police officer charged with first-degree murder in the death of Anthony Lamar Smith, 24.
Sep 16, 2017
By Staff Reporter
North Korea

North Korea fires second missile over Japan

According to South Korea's military, the unidentified missile reached an altitude of about 770 kilometres and flew 3,700 kilometres.
Sep 15, 2017
By Samhati Bhattacharjya
North Korea fires second ballistic missile over Japan making Tokyos hackles rise

North Korea fires second ballistic missile over Japan making Tokyos hackles rise

North Korea has fired a missile eastwards that passed over northern Japan in what Tokyo has described as an unprecedented threat. South Koreas military said that the missile was fired east from the Sunan district in Pyongyang around 7a.m. local time on Friday, 15 September, (11pm BST on Thursday) and was likely to have reached an altitude of about 770km (478 miles) and travelled 3,700km.
Sep 15, 2017
By Staff Reporter
North Korea fires second ballistic missile over Japan making Tokyos hackles rise

North Korea fires second ballistic missile over Japan making Tokyos hackles rise

North Korea has fired a missile eastwards that passed over northern Japan in what Tokyo has described as an unprecedented threat. South Koreas military said that the missile was fired east from the Sunan district in Pyongyang around 7a.m. local time on Friday, 15 September, (11pm BST on Thursday) and was likely to have reached an altitude of about 770km (478 miles) and travelled 3,700km.
Sep 15, 2017
By Staff Reporter