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    There's nothing like a foot-long sandwich from Subway to fill you up during a hungry lunchtime, and we all have our favourite fillings. Are you more of a meatball marinara person, a steak and cheese or a veggie patty? Do you go for italian herb and cheese bread or honey oat? Mayo or southwest sauce? If you're a fan of any of the chicken fillings, you might be disappointed to know that someone claiming to be a Subway employee has spilled some beans which might make you think twice about them. In a Reddit post, the 'employee', who goes by the name subwayworkeruk, invited other users to ask him anything Subway-related, and was totally honest in his replies. When asked which items he would recommend and which we should avoid at all costs, he advised that customers stay away fr...

    The British public want to ban Muslim women from wearing the Islamic veil or burqa by an overwhelming margin of more than two-to-one, a poll has found. Research by YouGov found a huge proportion of the public had no qualms about telling women what to wear, with 57 per cent in favour of a ban and just 25 per cent against. 18-24 year olds were the only age group to oppose a ban; all others were in favour, with the oldest 65+ group backing the prohibition by a startling 78 per cent to 12. All major political parties also had a plurality of voters in favour of a ban. Ukip leadership candidate Lisa Duffy has called for a ban on the Islamic veil; Nigel Farage issued a similar call on 2010 but the party has spoken little on the issue in recent years. The polling comes amid contro...

    This terraced house boasts three bedrooms, a reception room and kitchen - and could be yours for just £8,000. Up for auction with a guide price cheaper than the cost of the average car, the home is on South Terrace in South Bank, near Middlesbrough. The home will go under the hammer at Barnard Marcus Property Auctions in London’s Covent Garden on September 12 at 10.30am. So what do you get for your money? The mid-terrace property features three bedrooms, a reception room, kitchen and bathroom, reports the Gazette. The description reads: “The property is situated on South Terrace which is located off Normanby Road. “Public transport links include South Bank rail station together with a network of local bus services serving the surrounding areas. "Road links include the A66 ...

    The Metropolitan Police approved a uniform hijab more than 10 years ago. Police Scotland is preparing to introduce a hijab as an optional part of its uniform to encourage Muslim women to join the force. It is studying a specific design of headscarf which would cover the head and neck but not the face. Currently, officers who wish to wear a religious head covering must seek the approval of a senior officer. Police Scotland is committed to encouraging more black and Asian recruits to apply to join the force. The Metropolitan Police in London approved a uniform hijab more than 10 years ago. 'Unnecessary barriers' Police Scotland figures showed that there were 127 applications from black, Asian and ethnic minority candidates in 2015-16. That was just 2.6% of the total number a...

    Border Force officers waited at Dover to interview the six people. Six migrants who were trying to reach the Kent coast in a small boat have been rescued from a sandbank in the English Channel. The boat was spotted at about 05:40 BST, the Home Office said. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) sent a search and rescue helicopter and a boat. A Home Office spokesman said: "Six men were recovered from the boat and are due to be interviewed by Border Force officers." The migrants were discovered at the Varne sandbank about seven miles off Dover. This is the eighth rescue of migrants in small boats made by Border Force officers off the Kent and Sussex coast since March. Earlier this year, the National Crime Agency (NCA) revealed migrants trying to reach the UK were paying sm...

    Ed Balls has warned that Jeremy Corbyn’s leftist utopian fantasy will not return the Labour Party to government. The former shadow chancellor made the criticism within an analysis of Labour’s 2015 election campaign, which he described as astonishingly dysfunctional. Refusing to listen to the electorate has never been a winning formula, any more than Jeremy Corbyn thinking the volume of the cheering from your core supporters is a reliable guide to wider public opinion, he said.Caution will not win the day; but nor will Jeremy Corbyn's leftist utopian fantasy, devoid of connection to the reality of people's lives. In his memoir, Speaking Out, which is being serialised in The Times, Mr Balls reveals that he and Ed Miliband barely spoke during the 2015 election campaign, and s...

    Britain can be more successful outside of the European Union, a former governor of the Bank of England has said. Lord King of Lothbury also suggested a future decline in UK productivity could be a result of the Remain camp exaggerating the repercussions of the Brexit vote. He maintained we don’t really know how our economy will fare outside of the EU and that any predictions were highly speculative. We are now in a better position to rebalance the UK economy, Lord King told Central Banking magazine. An unfortunate aspect of the campaign was the government forecasts of what the consequences of Brexit might be, which inevitably were highly speculative, in particular for the long run. The problem is that the long-run judgment then feeds back to the short-run forecast because ...

    Two pilots were arrested yesterday after allegedly attempting to board their flight to America while drunk. Concerns were raised after the pair tried to pass through a staff check-in at Glasgow Airport before the 9am flight to Newark, New Jersey. Police were called and the United Airlines flight UA162 was grounded after they were detained. The incident came six weeks after another two pilots suspected of being over the limit were arrested at Glasgow before they took charge of a long-haul passenger flight. The United Airlines pair are being held over the weekend at Govan police station, about five miles from the airport, reports the Sunday Mail. It’s understood each has the rank of first officer with the airline. A source said: “Concerns were raised and police were called. ...

    Britain's Prime Minister, Theresa May Theresa May will not hold a parliamentary vote on Brexit before opening negotiations to formally trigger Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, The Telegraph has learned. Opponents of Brexit claim that because the EU referendum result is advisory it must be approved by a vote in the Commons before Article 50 the formal mechanism to leave the EU - is triggered. It had been suggested by Tony Blair, the former Labour Prime Minister, and Owen Smith, the Labour leadership candidate, among others that Remain supporting MPs could use a Parliamentary vote to stop Brexit. But sources say that because Mrs May believes that “Brexit means Brexit” she will not offer opponents the opportunity to stall Britain's withdrawal from the EU. A Downi...

    At least one person has been injured after a pedestrian bridge collapsed on the M20 in Kent. It happened between junctions 3 and 4, where the road has been closed in both directions. Kalpana Fitzpatrick, who had been driving on the motorway, told Sky News: What we can see is two trucks squashed by this bridge and emergency services are at the scene. From what I can tell they are treating one person. There are quite a lot of people just walking around the motorway not knowing what is going on. The side I'm on, the bridge is still hanging, and obviously the traffic has been stopped. It's quite shocking. The scene after the bridge collapsed on the M20 between junction 3 and 4. Video footage from the scene shows the top of a lorry's trailer sheared off, and debris littering th...