After a series of unpleasant, high-profile terrorist attacks across Europe in the past few years, there has been a huge push in urban planning and civil engineering to mitigate the possibility and impact of these awful events. The main obstacle is that, unfortunately, many of Europe’s beautiful historic cities ...
There’s a slowdown in the UK property market and it’s hitting London hardest. House prices in the capital for the first half of 2018 fell at the fastest annual rate since the financial crisis of 2007-2008. It may not be the best time to sell your London property, especially if ...
Compassion in World Farming is concerned UK Government may be back tracking on live export commitment. The environmental organisation welcomed the publication of the Agricultural Bill but are concerned that Gove appears to be back tracking on his live export commitment. James West, Senior Policy Manager at Compassion in World Farming, said: “Compassion in World Farming welcome the publication of the Agriculture Bill, ...
Bookmakers have been forced to slash the odds of a Conservative leadership contest taking place, amid reports that a Tory coup is being plotted. Paddy Power make it 15/8, in from 3/1 yesterday, that a leadership contest will take place this year following a series of large and sustained bets. This comes as ...
Today (Wednesday 12 September 2018) in Prime Minister’s Questions Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn mentioned mental health charity Mind while talking about Government plans to move more than 2 million people on existing benefits over to Universal Credit. Under these proposals disabled people currently getting ESA (Employment and Support Allowance) will receive a ...
The find - at Blombos Cave in the Southern Cape area of South Africa - predates previous drawings from Africa, Europe and Southeast Asia by at least 30,000 years
The stunning flower is an especially rare discovery as it belongs to a group called mycoheterotrophs
Jillian Widlake say their dream move to Devon turned into a nightmare
JD Wetherspoon have decided to no longer sell Jägermeister (a herbal liqueur from Germany, French brandy Courvoisie and French brandy Hennessy Fine de Cognac. They will offer more drinks from the UK in a bid to crack down on drinks which come from the EU. The move is said to ...
Art satellite data suggests the popular ski destination, featuring the spectacular Swiss Alps, is melting - and has lost almost 20 per cent of its snow
The fashion for having a hive in the garden or on rooftops has done "more harm than good" because honeybees are less efficient pollinators than wild bees
Five areas of the city feature prominently among a league table of constituencies with the highest proportion of claimants.
The evolutionary development enabled our ancestors to come out of the forests and survive the arid savannahs of Africa, say scientists.
Researchers found no significant overall increase in the number of employees working flexibly since the changes came into effect four years ago
Researchers say the novel cosmetic product, designed to fill small to moderate facial scars, has shown promise in covering such deformities
Tyler Lawrence was getting ready for school when his mum suffered a fit and collapsed, but the clever little boy knew exactly what to do.
It was a very lively exchange today between the two leaders, they have only been back a week, but they are now off on their jollies for the party conference season, may as well throw the kitchen sink at your opponent. Weirdly Jeremy Corbyn had some corn sticking out from ...
Jade Bowden, 27, is the last of a group of five to be jailed for the brutal kidnapping.
The World Cup winning Tottenham keeper was more than twice over the booze limit when breath-tested, magistrates were told
During Jean-Claude Juncker’s annual state of the union address he said that sections of the single market could “certainly not” be offered to countries outside the EU trading area. These comments would appear to pour cold water on the Theresa May’s plan to keep Britain in the single market for ...
Michael Gove this morning denied that fellow hard Brexit Tories are plotting to oust their party leader. Talking to the BBC’s Today programme Mr Gove insisted that "loose talk" of a leadership challenge could "undermine" Brexit negotiations, despite reports that 50 of his colleagues met last night to discuss ditching ...
Janis Bronson, 59, was five miles into a hike on the Lower Russian Mountain trail in Cooper Landing, Alaska, when a sharp arrow was driven straight through her thigh on September 6.
The boy died after being rushed to hospital from The King Harold pub in Harold Wood, east London
The patient, who tested positive at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, had recently travelled to Nigeria
Artist Anna Brownsted said she was "amazed" that anyone had managed to make off with the 356kg of coinage
Seconds later he can be seen emerging from the branch with a meat cleaver in his hand - terrifying the lunchtime crowd
Lee Thompson, 36, hoarded the massive caiman along with 16 live snakes and a scorpion in a bedroom
London Trading Standards (LTS) inspectors found everything from safety recalls to dodgy mileage in vehicles for sale across the capital
She is the second Carry On stalwart to die within a week following the death of Liz Fraser, aged 88, last Thursday
Brexit could put tens of thousands of Jaguar Land Rover jobs at risk and cost the company £1.2 billion, chief executive Ralf Speth has warned. Speaking to Sky News he highlighted that the company depends on “free, frictionless, seamless logistics", which could come under threat if the right deal is ...
Wood carving artist James O’Neal created the sculptor
Jacob Rees-Mogg proved accusations that he is a “thoroughly modern bigot” to be true this week after defending Boris Johnson’s adultery despite having strong views on abortion and other religious matters. The Conservative MP made an appearance on the Jeremy Vine show this week and was questioned on his hypocritical ...
The European Research Group, Jacob Rees-Mogg’s hard Brexit think tank, is trying to hide its real views about the UK’s future. The ERG’s 140-page report on post-Brexit Britain has not been published. It was shelved at the last minute because it contains a clear blueprint for the country Rees-Mogg and ...
The stress of modern day life can take a toll on the best of us. Congested cities, high-pressure nine-to-fives, not to mention living lifestyles at supersonic speeds, while trying to squeeze in dinner dates with friends and time for hobbies, can leave anyone burned out and in need of recovery. ...