North Korea warns Britain to consider evacuating Pyongyang embassy

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The North Korean government has advised the Foreign Office this morning to evacuate foreign embassies in Pyongyang. The capital says it can no longer guarantee the safety of foreign diplomats. A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: “We can confirm that the British Embassy in Pyongyang received a communication from the North Korean government this […]

Tony Blair would have given David Cameron “a run for his money” in 2010 election

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Photo Credit: Bloomberg Markets Magazine Tony Blair has said that the Labour Party would have had a better chance of victory in the 2010 general election if he had led the party rather than his successor, Gordon Brown. In an interview with Bloomberg Markets magazine, the former Prime Minister did not say he would have […]

Boris Johnson ‘very nervous’ about Pippa Middleton ping pong match

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Boris Johnson admitted he was “very nervous” about playing Pippa Middleton at table tennis. The Mayor of London accepted Ms Middleton’s offer after she challenged him to a match on Twitter. The mayor said: “I feel very nervous clearly because she seems to be very good. Well, she claims to be very good. “But I’m […]

Eric Joyce must go, says former-MP

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Former Westminster and Holyrood politician, Dennis Canavan, has called for Eric Joyce to resign his Falkirk constituency seat after his arrest in a bar at the Houses of Parliament. The Metropolitan Police are questioning 52-year-old Mr Joyce about the disturbance at the Sports and Social Club bar. Last year he was also convicted of assault […]

44 dead in Bangladesh violence

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Violence erupted in Bangladesh yesterday between protesters and security forces. At least 44 people are dead have died in the violent which was sparked after a special war crimes tribunal handed a death sentence to an Islamic leader for crimes against humanity during the country’s 1971 war of independence from Pakistan. Followers of Delawar Hossain […]

Conservative defeat in Eastleigh by-election

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The Conservatives have suffered a massive blow today after the Eastleigh by-election defeat. The party came in third, after the Liberal Democrats and Ukip. The Liberal Democrats took with seat with a majority of 1,771, while Tory candidate Maria Hutchings won just a quarter of votes. Senior Tories insist there will be no change of […]

Vicky Pryce wanted “to nail” ex-husband Chris Huhne with points swap story

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Ex-Liberal Democrat cabinet minister Chris Huhne forced his wife to take his speeding points, Southward Crown Court heard. Mr Huhne’s former wife, Vicky Pryce, 60, leaked the story to the press as revenge for his affair with another woman. The offence happened a decade ago in March 2003 when Mr Huhne’s car was caught by […]

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