BRIEF.ME – UK NEWS BRIEFING
In today’s briefing update, the parents of Jihadi Jack have called Sajid Javid a coward after news broke their son has been stripped of his UK citizenship.
The family of murdered PC Andrew Harper have said they’ll never recover from his death. In a touching tribute, they praised his bravery and showed their support for the police force.
Prince Andrew has said he is “appalled” by reports of Epstein’s alleged crimes. The Prince, a friend of the billionaire paedophile, had stayed silent but with mounting pressure, Buckingham Palace released a statement.
The demolition of the power stations in Didcot left up to 49,000 home in a blackout. Moments after the massive towers came down, an electricity pylon was on fire.
All in today’s UK news briefing – A daily roundup of all the news headlines that you need to know, summarised as part of WTX News Briefing.
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JIHADI JACK’S PARENTS BLAST JAVID AS A ‘COWARD’ AFTER HE STRIPPED THEIR SON’S UK CITIZENSHIP
BBC News says the parents of Jack Letts aka Jihadi Jack have called Sajid Javid a “coward” for revoking his British 
citizenship. Letts was 18 when he left to join IS fighters in Syria. His mother says the government did not contact her son ahead of the move and had no discussions with him. And say he has no access to a lawyer. “I think it’s maybe Sajid that’s a bit of a coward and in denial and naive, and obviously it’s his last act [as Home Secretary] and he can move on and not have to even justify it,” Jack’s father said.
Read the full story on BBC News
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PC ANDREW HARPER: FAMILY SAY THEY’LL NEVER RECOVER
The Daily Mail reports, the family of murdered PC Andrew Harper have paid a touching tribute to the 28-year-old 
newlywed. A handwritten message saying ‘Sleep tight sweetheart’ was attached to a bouquet of flowers near to where he died. His distraught mother posted a picture on Facebook of herself with her son at his wedding. A thin blue line was superimposed across the image in support of police officers. PC Andrew Harper was due to go on his honeymoon this week.
Read the full story on The Daily Mail
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‘APPALLED’ PRINCE ANDREW BREAKS SILENCE OVER EPSTEIN PAEDOPHILE SCANDAL
The Mirror reports, Prince Andrew says he’s been “appalled by the recent reports of Jeffery Epstein’s alleged crimes” according to reports. Prince Andrew was a friend of the disgraced billionaire who has stayed silent until now. 
Buckingham Palace released a statement that appeared to claim Andrew was unaware of Epstein’s crimes. Despite the fact that their friendship continued after he was jailed for child sex offences. In 2010 Andrew was pictured with Epstein in New York following Epstein’s release from prison.
Read the full story on The Mirror
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DIDCOT POWER STATION DEMOLITION LEADS TO MAJOR POWER CUT
The Telegraph says up to 49,000 homes were left without power on Sunday after the demolition of Didcot power 
station. The explosives were detonated to send shockwaves through the towers, bringing them down. However, an electricity pylon near the site was seen on fire after the blast, likely causing the massive blackout. An investigation is now underway to determine the cause of the incident.
Read the full story on The Telegraph
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