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Theresa May stuffs ex-top officials and cronies on Queen’s Birthday Honours list

Theresa May’s former top officials and political cronies have been handed gongs – despite the Prime Minister slamming David Cameron after his chums got honours in his resignation list. The awards for Mrs May’s loyal Home Office staff and top police chiefs were revealed just hours after she quit as Tory leader and as she […]

Michael Gove admits taking cocaine as PM hopeful reveals ‘deep regret’

Michael Gove has admitted to taking cocaine in the past, saying he has "deep regrets" about using the drug. In the midst of a Tory leadership election, Prime Minister hopeful Gove said he used the substance while working as a young journalist 20 years ago. Speaking to the Mail , Gove, 51, said: "I took […]

Brian Reade: Since Apollo 11 it has been one giant leap backwards for man

WHILE we’re doing big anniversaries let me point out the next one marks the most mind-blowing human event since Eve helped herself to a mouthful of Golden Delicious. As the grainy pictures of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon were beamed back to our black-and-white tellies 50 years ago next month, we were left dumbstruck […]

Marine Pleads Guilty to Hazing Death of Green Beret in Mali

NORFOLK, Va. — A Marine commando pleaded guilty on Thursday to negligent homicide charges in the 2017 death of a Green Beret soldier in Mali, describing how he helped duct-tape the wrists and feet of the victim, who was choked in a hazing incident. The commando, Staff Sgt. Kevin Maxwell Jr., told a military court […]

Piers Morgan SHUT DOWN by Fiona Bruce during BBC Question Time debate

The Good Morning Britain host voted to Remain in the EU three years ago. But since then he has been vocal a no deal Brexit making him the only panellist on last nights show offering the benefits of Brexit. However, Piers Morgan was forced to stop debating by Fiona Bruce. Throughout the programme, Ms Bruce […]

Trump Administration Plans to Sell More Than $2 Billion of Arms to Taiwan

PARIS — The Trump administration is proposing to sell more than $2 billion worth of tanks and other military equipment to Taiwan, American officials said on Thursday. The sale would add to tensions between the United States and China, which are already clashing over trade, communications technology and a military buildup in the Pacific region. […]

Voters to go to the polls in Peterborough by-election

Voters go to the polls on Thursday in a by-election in the marginal seat of Peterborough. The seat had been held for Labour by Fiona Onasanya with a majority of just 607. The by-election was triggered after she was jailed for lying about a speeding offence. She was suspended by the Labour Party, then forced […]