A mum-of-one was denied a critical illness insurance payout because she "wasn't poorly enough" - despite almost DYING after being in a coma for eight days. Kirsty Pollard, 42, spent almost a fortnight on life support and doctors told her family to prepare for the worst after she became seriously ...
A former school friend of Theresa May, who stood next to her for a class picture, has blasted the PM over NHS cuts. "The whole situation is becoming untenable - we’re exhausted, we’re overwrought, we work over 12-hour shifts,” said Philippa Morrison, 62, who entered nursing aged 18. "We are nurturers - ...
Anyone heading abroad for some last-minute sun will be disappointed to hear that the pound has fallen to a new eight year low against the euro due to global instability. Britain's currency tumbled to 1.075 against the euro before picking up to around 1.079 on Wednesday, as the third round ...
Lewisham, in South London, has seen significant change in recent years. Long gone are the days of the Battle of Lewisham (celebrating its 40th anniversary this month). The area has become somewhat unrecognisable, even compared to my student years at nearby Goldsmith’s College, not so long ago (relatively speaking: I ...
This week media across the world has focused its cameras on devastating floods in Texas while natural disasters in Bangladesh, India and Nepal have gone unreported. At least 1,200 people have been killed and millions have been left homeless following devastating floods that have hit South Asia in one of the ...
The music of Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit will be celebrated in a one-off concert at the London Palladium this November. The show, which takes place on 12th November, will cover the most memorable moments from across the world’s of Middle Earth and the ...
A litter picker who is walking across the UK on a five-year mission to Keep Britain Tidy has collected around 42 TONNES of rubbish - in 6,000 BAGS. Wayne Dixon's remarkable quest has taken him through outlying parts of Scotland and along the coast of Wales with his dog. The ...
By Michael McNulty Francis Lee’s debut feature film, God’s Own Country, is a delicate and hopeful love story, an intimate portrayal of a budding romance deep in rural Yorkshire that will likely draw comparisons to Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain. But, there is nothing derivate about this Yorkshire set film. Johnny ...
Miles Reucroft is undertaking a different way of playing the ever popular Fantasy Football this season. To understand his methodology, read part one here. The Week 1 review is here, Week 2 transfers & preview here, Week 3 preview here. The international break provides some light relief for FC Fakin’ Run Aboutabit this week. ...