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    Muslim women can be banned from wearing veils in schools, courts and other British institutions, David Cameron has said as the Government intensifies the war on home-grown extremism. The Prime Minister said that he will give his backing to public authorities that choose to ban women from wearing face veils. It comes as the Government prepares to announce a series of measures designed to stop British Muslims becoming radicalised and traveling to the Middle East to join terrorist groups like Isil. Mr Cameron also announced that tens of thousands of Muslim women will face deportation unless they pass a series of English language tests after coming to Britain on spouse visas. The Prime Minister's comments about veils will reignite the row over whether Britain should endorse a ...

    The things your estate agent won’t tell you Looking to buy a new home or sell your current one? Read these insider tips and tricks from the world of estate agents first. They overprice your property The average sale price ends up being 12-15% less than the initial asking price. There are many potential reasons for this, but it’s largely due to the fact that estate agents give you a higher valuation than is realistic so that you’ll go with them. They make personal use of your property More often than you’d like to think, estate agents use the properties they’re selling for their own personal use. For example, one anonymous agent confessed that it’s common to have naps in uninhabited houses they’re showing. They will cut their fees Did you know you can actually negotiate the...

    An illustration picture shows the logo of car-sharing service app Uber on a smartphone next to the picture of an official German taxi sign A campaign group set up by the wife of a taxi driver will this week mount a bid to force Transport for London (TfL) to put the brakes on Uber, the app which has recruited thousands of drivers and attracted a multibillion pound valuation. Sky News can reveal that Artemis Mercer, who started a Facebook group last year in support of London's taxi trade, will launch a crowdfunding drive to raise £600,000 to fund the initial phase of a judicial review against TfL. The move will come amid a fierce debate about the breakneck growth of taxi and other ride-sharing apps in London and elsewhere, with Uber facing an array of regulatory measures to ...

    The British government should keep some form of diplomatic back-channel open to Isis in order to help move towards a political solution in Syria, Jeremy Corbyn has said. The Labour leader told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show that some Middle Eastern countries were clearly already in touch with the militant group and that there had to be “some route through to its leadership. He noted that during open conflicts with the Taliban and IRA the UK government had quietly kept back-channels open. Mr Corbyn used his appearance on the Sunday-morning politics programme to lay out other planks of his foreign and defence policy calling for the UK to come to a reasonable accommodation with Argentina over the Falkland Islands and suggesting that Trident submarines could be built but not armed...

    A murder investigation has been launched after a 60-year-old woman was found stabbed to death in a luxury home. Sadie Hartley, 60, who is believed to be a company director, was found with multiple stab wounds at her £500,000 property after her colleagues raised the alarm. She had last been seen at a conference in Manchester on Thursday and concerned colleagues contacted the police on Friday night after she failed to turn up for work. Her family say they last heard from her on Thursday evening. Police found her at the five-bedroomed detached property she lives at in the village of Helmshore, Lancashire, and have launched a murder investigation. Neighbours say the area has been plagued by crime in recent months, with burglaries and thefts of high performance cars. Martin Fro...