Labour election candidate sacked after Queen comments
London: A Labour election candidate who called the Queen a "parasite" and "vermin" was sacked, the party announced.
Would-be local councillor Peter White was axed after being forced to apologise for an online rant about the monarch's diamond jubilee.
Durham: A parish council defended its lowly Christmas tree, which was branded the worst in the country.
A living tree was planted in the village of Sacriston last month, with the intention that it would grow bigger over the years and provide an annual focal point for the festivities.
But the recent storms ripped around 2ft off its tip.
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