Month: September 2019

The PM pledged to stop callous hunters bringing parts of animals shot for pleasure into Britain, declaring: ‘We must end this barbaric practice’. Pictured: Simba the lion who was shot. Via: Boris Johnson vows to ban import of hunting trophies from endangered animals

Sir Richard Dearlove – head of MI6 in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003 – said there were ‘strong indications… Chirac received money from Saddam’. The Frenchman died on Thursday. Via: Saddam Hussein 'bribed Jacques Chirac' with £5m in bid to make him oppose the US-led Iraq Read more…

Groups had lobbied for shoppers to be told if the meat they were buying had come from halal or kosher abattoirs, but the move has been rejected by Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers (shown). Via: Minister rules out bringing in meat labels for food

Nearly half of voters would be happy for the UK to leave the EU without a deal if the alternative scenario was Mr Corbyn as Prime Minister. Just 35 per cent preferred to have him in No 10. Via: Voters would prefer the short-term disruption of a No Deal Brexit Read more…

Tory sources revealed that rivals are already preparing to strike if Mr Johnson (pictured in Manchester on Saturday) does not fulfil his pledge to take the UK out of the EU by October 31. Via: Tory rivals are preparing to strike if Johnson does not take the UK out of Read more…

Eyewitness footage shows flames spread across two oil tankers near Ulsan Bridge as cars drive by following an explosion that injured 10 people Continue reading… Via: Huge fireball from South Korean oil tanker caught on dashcam – video

Luxury cars seized from vice president Teodorin Obiang Nguema are expected to fetch $18m at Geneva auctionA collection of luxury cars seized from Equatorial Guinea’s vice president, Teodorin Obiang Nguema, will be auctioned off in Switzerland and are estimated to bring in 18.5m Swiss francs ($18.7m).“This is an exceptional sale,” Read more…