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Piddington Votes to Leave UK Over Migrant Camp Plans

Piddington, a village in Oxfordshire, has voted to leave the UK by 91.6% to 8.4% on a turnout of 92%, in a symbolic referendum called in response to plans to house 1,200 migrants in a converted army camp nearby.

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Bob the Builder Spreads “Net Zero Propaganda” in Solar Advert

Bob the Builder has been accused of spreading "Net Zero propaganda" after ditching his construction yard for installing solar panels and "low carbon heating" in a woke new advert.

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Why Are White British Pupils a Minority at Grammar Schools?

White British pupils have become a minority in England's selective grammar schools, making up just 44% of pupils in 2026 compared to 66% in 2016, with one Headmaster describing the demographic change as "spectacular".

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Reform Council Hires Private Security Guards to Counter Male Migrants Who Make Town Centre a ‘No-Go’ Zone for Women

A Reform council has hired private security guards in three town centres to ward off "gatherings of male migrants" after reports they were intimidating locals and making the town centre a 'no-go' zone for women.

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Villages Join Revolt Over Migrant Camps

A village fightback against migrant camps is set to spread across the country as Piddington in Oxfordshire today holds a symbolic referendum on leaving the UK in protest against the arrival of 1,250 male asylum seekers.

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Make Disability Benefits as “Easy as Possible” to Get, Says Labour Review

Sickness and disability benefits should be made as "easy as possible" to claim as the current system is too "stressful", the long-awaited Government review by Sir Stephen Timms has said.

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Fears of ‘Jobs Bloodbath’ as Burnham Launches Huge ‘Tourist Tax’ Raid

Hospitality businesses are warning of a jobs bloodbath as Andy Burnham launches a huge 'tourist tax' raid, with England's mayors and local councils given new powers to impose uncapped levies on overnight stays.

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Jason Arday and the Corruption of Science

A Nature editorial on the Jason Arday affair, blaming everyone except Arday himself, chooses progressive ideology over basic honesty and scientific integrity, says Jerry A. Coyne in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Police Drop Year-Long Case Against Heroes Who Tackled Tube Flasher

Police have finally dropped a year-long investigation into three hero passengers who tackled a man exposing himself in front of children on a train – though only because the CPS has refused to take the case forward.

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Northern Ireland ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ban “Could Criminalise Parents, Preachers and Teachers”

A proposed ban on 'conversion therapy' in Northern Ireland could criminalise parenting, restrict religious freedom and "leave teachers fearful of expressing honestly held views", a DUP Minister has said.

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What More Evidence Does the Blob Need That Michael Gove Was Right?

The just-published 2025 PISA data about the UK’s schools, showing England racing ahead of Scotland and Wales, completely vindicates Michael Gove’s education reforms. So why is Labour so determined to dismantle them?

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In Minnesota, Words Matter More Than Rape

Shiloh Hendrix got a $1,000 fine and 200 hours of community service for using a racial slur. The Somali man who filmed her had rape charges dropped "in the interest of justice". Only in Minnesota, says Steven Tucker.

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Sue Gray Says Working in Starmer’s No 10 Was ‘Unbearable’

Baroness Sue Gray says working in Starmer’s No 10 was unbearable because no one could be trusted: "It just got to the point where, you know, everything you say, you feel somebody is recording it."

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For Jason Arday, Attacks in the ‘Left Wing Media’ Must Have Been Harder to Take Than Attacks in the ‘Right Wing Media’

Being attacked by your opponents is one thing. Being turned on by your allies is another. For that reason, the coverage in the left wing media would have been more painful for Jason Arday than in the right wing media.

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