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Nigel Farage claims the establishment are trying to delay and dilute Brexit after Supreme Court ruling

Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage has claimed that the establishment are attempting to delay and dilute Brexit after the Supreme Court ruled that parliament must vote on the triggering of Article 50.

Jan 24, 2017

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Gina Miller: Article 50 legal case about legal process not politics

Gina Miller, who led the legal challenge over who had the right to trigger the UKs departure from the European Union, gave a statement on the ruling outside of the Supreme Court on Tuesday 24 January. The UKs highest court has decided Parliament must vote on whether the Government can start the Brexit process.

Jan 24, 2017

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J K Rowling slams Donald Trump following anti-abortion policy; but what is Global Gag Policy? [WATCH VIDEO]

Rowling's tweet against the new Global Gag Policy has kicked up a twitter storm, with several celebrities throwing their weight behind her.

Jan 24, 2017

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Theresa May loses Article 50 ruling and must let MPs vote on Brexit

Theresa May will have to ask MPs to vote before she can trigger Article 50, the Supreme Court ruled on 23 January. The government lost their appeal by a majority of 8-3 from the judges, as they were arguing they had the inherited prerogative powers to trigger Article 50 and start the Brexit process without consulting parliament.

Jan 24, 2017

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Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton collapses mid-speech

Mark Dayton, 69, the Governor of Minnesota, has collapsed while giving his State of the State address. Dayton fainted at the Minnesota State Capitol building in St Paul on 23 January. His chief of staff Jamie Tincher later confirmed that the governor quickly recovered and walked out of the building after a medical examination.

Jan 24, 2017

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President Donald Trump signs executive order withdrawing US from TPP trade deal

Donald Trump has signed an executive order withdrawing the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on 23 January. The TPP is a trade deal between the US and 11 countries in the Pacific Rim, and was one of Trumps clear campaign pledges to withdraw from the deal on day one of being President.

Jan 24, 2017

Jallikattu protests turn violent: Actor Kamal Hassan shares video showing cops torching vehicles at Mylapore in Chennai [VIDEO]

Kamal Hassan shared the video on Twitter that shows a policeman throwing a sheaf of burning newspapers into an autorickshaw.

Jan 24, 2017

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Budget 2017: EC asks Centre not to announce schemes, highlight achievements for poll-bound states

The EC order came after a delegation of Opposition parties met CEC Nasim Zaidi demanding that the presentation of the Budget be postponed.

Jan 24, 2017

Jallikattu protests turn violent: Protesters torch vehicles near Ice House Police Station, refuse to leave Chennai's Marina Beach

The police has also detained over 100 students, who were protesting against Jallikattu ban, near Meenakshi Hall in Coimbatore.

Jan 23, 2017

Pope Francis warns people against despots like Hitler who rise to power with popular vote

The Pope was was speaking about US President Donald Trump as he was being sworn into the White House.

Jan 22, 2017

Uttarakhand elections 2017: Congress office vandalised by supporters of party leaders who did not get poll tickets [VIDEO]

The incident — whose video is currently circulating online — further dented the party's image in one of the few states that still has a Congress government.

Jan 22, 2017

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US President Donald Trump praises CIA in first official visit

Following a feud over the CIAs investigation into the Russian hacking of Democrats emails, US President Donald Trump made the intelligence agency his first official stop after his inauguration. He praised the work of the CIA employees and promised to back them in the future.

Jan 22, 2017