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NatWest
Natwest customer told ‘all vegans should be punched in the face’ applying for loan
metro.co.uk - Kate Buck
A vegan Natwest customer has been left furious after being told ‘all vegans should be punched in the face’ when she applied for a loan. The unnamed …
Disability
Deaf woman set to become millionaire after ignoring job centre advice to quit work
metro.co.uk - Georgia Diebelius
A deaf and partially-sighted woman told to claim disability benefits instead of working is set to become a millionaire by teaching sign language from …
Cancer
Grandmother with tongue cancer gets new one using skin cut out of left arm
metro.co.uk - Sam Corbishley
A woman whose tongue was removed during life-saving cancer surgery now has a new one – made using skin from her arm. Joanna Smith, 58, was diagnosed …
Nigel Farage
How to join Nigel Farage’s new Brexit party?
metro.co.uk - Aidan Milan
Nigel Farage, former UKIP leader and pro-Brexit campaigner, has claimed that 100,000 people have already signed up to his new Brexit Party. The party …
Labour Party
BBC microphone picks up someone saying ‘we’re f***ed’ as 7 MPs quit Labour party
metro.co.uk - Martine Berg Olsen
Someone is really worried for the UK’s future after today’s announcement and can be heard declaring ‘we’re f***ed’ – during the BBC’s live coverage …
When is February half term 2019 and why did schools introduce it?
metro.co.uk - Jessica Lindsay
It’s nearly half term, which is a blessing for some and a curse for others. On one hand, you’ll have to find something to do for a whole week and …
PlentyOfFish
Man who knowingly infected gran, 82, with HIV jailed for breaching order
metro.co.uk - Basit Mahmood
A notorious sex offender once jailed for infecting an 82-year-old woman with HIV is back behind bars for starting a new relationship. James Defalco, …
Great Britain
The Independent Group’s first statement in full
metro.co.uk - Martine Berg Olsen
A group of Labour MPs have resigned from the party to form the Independent Group of Members of Parliament today. Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris …
Great Britain
Girl who killed while she was pregnant can finally be named
metro.co.uk - Georgia Diebelius
One of Britain’s youngest female killers, who murdered a teenager while she was pregnant and high on cocaine, can now be named. Jolene Doherty can …
Labour Party
website goes down minutes after Labour MPs quit
metro.co.uk - Georgia Diebelius
A website a new Independent Group has crashed moments after a group of MPs resigned from the Labour party in protest at Jeremy Corbyn’s …
Web Applications
Graduate who compared interviewer to ‘abusive ex’ flooded with job offers
metro.co.uk - Jimmy Nsubuga
A woman who was left sobbing after a gruelling job interview is now being headhunted by firms after speaking about her ordeal online. Olivia Bland, …
Theresa May
Nobody in Theresa May’s Cabinet wants a no-deal Brexit, says Deputy PM
metro.co.uk - Basit Mahmood
Theresa May’s effective deputy has warned that a no-deal Brexit was something that could cause ‘serious damage to the economy’ and put a ‘strain on …
Labour Party
Seven Labour MPs quit to form new ‘independent’ political party
metro.co.uk - Richard Hartley-Parkinson
A group of MPs have today resigned from the party in protest at Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership over Brexit. Simmering tensions within Labour ranks over Mr …
Grenfell Tower
Fire Brigade slammed in new Grenfell documentary for ‘failing’ victims
metro.co.uk - Georgia Diebelius
A London Fire Brigade commissioner is facing renewed criticism in a documentary exploring whether systematic mistakes at the Grenfell Tower fire ‘let …
Boris Johnson
Cheetah nibbles Boris Johnson’s hat as he cosies up to it in zoo
metro.co.uk - Jimmy Nsubuga
Boris Johnson has made a new friend – a massive cheetah from a Kent zoo. The MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip met Saba at Howletts Animal Park …
Network Rail
Commuters face nine days of chaos after major rail route closes
metro.co.uk - Kate Buck
Commuters are facing nine days of travel nightmares thanks to the closure of one of Britain’s busiest rail lines. There will be no trains running on …
Jeremy Corbyn
Labour on brink of split with MPs expected to quit over Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership
metro.co.uk - Kate Buck
The Labour party is said to be on the brink of a split with a group of MPs expected to quit in protest at Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership over …
Emmanuel Macron
‘Mum and dad’ to become ‘parent 1 and 2’ under new law in France
metro.co.uk - Martine Berg Olsen
French schools are set to replace the titles ‘mum’ and ‘dad’ with ‘parent 1’ and ‘parent 2’ to avoid discrimination against same sex parents. The new …
Great Britain
Trick to get cheap rail tickets could be about to get a lot easier
metro.co.uk - Basit Mahmood
Plans for a sweeping overhaul of rail ticketing in Britain will mean passengers will no longer have to buy split tickets to get the cheapest rail …
Dad held hostage in ‘drug den’ after being targeted by carjackers
metro.co.uk - Georgia Diebelius
A carjacker held a dad hostage in his own car before dragging him into a ‘drug den’ and booting him out onto a city street. The victim, 57, was …
ISIS bride compared to ‘shell shocked WWI soldier’ by lawyer
metro.co.uk - Georgia Diebelius
British jihadi bride Shamima Begum was compared to a ‘shell shocked’ First World War soldier by her family’s lawyer this morning. Appearing on Good …
Wales
Labour MP Paul Flynn dies aged 84
metro.co.uk - Richard Hartley-Parkinson
The long-standing Labour MP Paul Flynn has died aged 84, the party has announced. Mr Flynn, who represented Newport West for 32 years, was described …
Pregnant couple struggling on Universal Credit overwhelmed by kindness of strangers
metro.co.uk - Richard Hartley-Parkinson
A pair of teenagers struggling to get by have been overwhelmed by donations from strangers. Jaedyn Overbury and Lizzie Mason, both 18, were forced to …
Selling
Man goes missing after leaving to pick up item he bought over Facebook
metro.co.uk - Richard Hartley-Parkinson
A woman has spoken about her fears for her fiance who vanished when he went to collect something he bought on a Facebook selling group. Jay Crisp, 28, …
Sexual Harassment
Unisex toilets are making girls afraid to use toilet from period shaming and sexual harassment
metro.co.uk - Richard Hartley-Parkinson
A review is to take place into the use of same-sex toilets in schools after it was found some girls were afraid of using them. It was claimed that …
‘Depressing’ Fortnite Live festival ‘left children in tears and parents demanding refunds’
metro.co.uk - Richard Hartley-Parkinson
Families have hit out at a video game festival with ‘depressing’ attractions that left kids in tears and parents demanding refunds. The two-day …
Birmingham City FC
Top cop slams sentences for paedophiles as inspector is spared jail
metro.co.uk - Richard Hartley-Parkinson
A chief constable has criticised the ‘too lenient’ suspended sentence handed to a former police inspector who admitted making hundreds of indecent …
Land Rover Range Rover
Adam Johnson ‘keeping quiet in case he jeopardises early prison release’
metro.co.uk - Lucy Middleton
Convicted footballer Adam Johnson is reportedly hiding in his cell as he doesn’t want to jeopardise his ‘imminent’ prison release. The former England …
Social Media
Army’s diversity poster girl racially abused by other soldiers on social media
metro.co.uk - Lucy Middleton
Six soldiers have been disciplined for racially abusing a black female soldier who starred in the British Army’s Equality and Diversity …