General election 2019: Five-week campaign period officially begins
Craig TaylorBoris Johnson will launch the Conservatives’ campaign later, as the official election period gets under way. BBC News – UK
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Puppy Sadly Dies After Fireworks Display Fright
jordonc ✅Guy Fawkes Night originates from the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, a failed conspiracy by a group of provincial English Catholics to assassinate the Protestant King James I of England and replace him with a Catholic head of state. In the immediate aftermath of the 5 November arrest of Guy Fawkes, caught guarding a cache of…
Mothercare UK administration plan threatens 2,500 jobs
The parent and baby goods retailer says its 79 UK stores are unable to trade profitably. BBC News – UK
Teenager Dies In Police Pursuit After Car Hits Building
A teenage boy has died after a car involved in a police pursuit crashed into a building. Officers were pursuing a Ford Fusion on Burnage Lane in Burnage, Greater Manchester, at about 9:30pm on Sunday. Two people in the car were taken to hospital with injuries believed to be life threatening and one, thought to…
General election 2019: Nigel Farage will not stand as candidate
The Brexit Party leader believes he can “serve the cause better” campaigning across the UK. BBC News – UK
Fracking halted after government pulls support
Drilling for shale gas will cease in England – but the government stops short of an outright ban. BBC News – UK