MPs vote to allow same-sex marriage and abortion access in Northern Ireland
Cheers and applause greeted the historic votes made possible by the continued Stormont impasse.
High street sales ‘suffered worst June on record’ over Brexit uncertainty
High street sales in June fell by the biggest margin on record for the summer month, with shoppers sitting on their hands over Brexit uncertainty, according to new data. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) described the state of the UK high street as “bleak”, and also revealed that average total ...
UK ‘sleepwalking into childhood crisis’ amid cutbacks
Experts have warned a “childhood crisis” is on the way as youngsters face unparalleled social pressures amid Government cuts to children’s services. A survey of 5,000 youngsters and adults carried out by leading charity Action for Children and YouGov found that two thirds of parents and grandparents felt childhoods were ...
People with dementia ‘have spent almost £15bn of their own money’
People with dementia have spent almost £15 billion of their own money in the last two years waiting for Government care reforms, a charity has claimed. The Alzheimer’s Society said the Government must now publish details of how spiralling social care costs will be met in order to prevent people ...
Former Arsenal midfielder becomes club’s first technical director
Edu has returned to Arsenal to become the club’s first technical director. The 41-year-old played for the Gunners between 2001 and 2005 and formed part of Arsene Wenger’s unbeaten ‘Invincibles’ Premier League champions of 2004. It was announced on Tuesday that the former Brazil midfielder would take on the new ...
West Brom striker completes Burnley return
Jay Rodriguez has rejoined Burnley from West Brom, the Premier League club have announced. The 29-year-old striker has signed a two-year deal to return to his hometown side, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee. https://twitter.com/BurnleyOfficial/status/1148587441395253248 Rodriguez came through the Clarets youth system and scored 41 ...
Car becomes unlikely tourist attraction at beach – after spending the six days stuck in MUD
The owner of the car claimed not to have seen warning signs on the beach
Police ‘had only trained to deal with one drone at a time’ before Gatwick travel chaos
Police failed to stop drones causing chaos near Gatwick Airport because they had only trained to deal with one device at a time, a senior officer has suggested. A number of drone sightings forced Britain’s second-busiest airport to shut down for 33 hours in December, disrupting 140,000 passengers’ journeys. The ...
CG Asset Management – The rewards of long-term thinking
The CG Asset Management (CGAM) team’s focus on medium-to-long-term absolute returns and excellent track record have attracted a loyal following of investors. Both Capital Gearing Trust and CG Absolute ReturnFund have seen significant inflows since we published our initiation note in September 2018, and CG Absolute Return now has a three-year track record, ...