Bafta-nominated actor in court on gun charges

A Bafta-nominated actor sparked a gun scare after allegedly bursting into a Wetherspoon's with a water pistol. Penniless John McEnery, ex-husband of former Dynasty star Stephanie Beacham, caused panic after he entered the pub with the imitation firearm, it is alleged. He was charged with inciting fear of violence by ...

Aristocrat jailed for menacing Gina Miller messages drops his appeal

An aristocrat who offered £5,000 for someone to "accidentally" run over anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller abandoned his appeal against sentence today (Fri) after he was warned it was likely to be increased. Instead Rhodri Philipps, The 4th Viscount St Davids, began his 12 week jail term after being convicted of ...

5 of the best eating challenges in London

Competitive eating may not be unusual in the US, they even have their own governing body called Major League Eating. But before the success of TV show ‘man vs food’, food challenges were not readily available in London. However, recently more and more have been popping up.  In the US, ...

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The Weekly Cocktail Recipe: Jack Daniel’s No.7 Sour

One of the oldest, most classic cocktails still enjoyed in 2017, today (25th August) marks National Whiskey Sour Day. The first historical mention of the drink dates back to 1870, published in the Wisconsin newspaper Waukesha Plain Dealer, typically featuring American whiskey, lemon juice and sugar. Unsurprisingly, the recipe has ...

These are the parties that do well in the wealthiest areas of Britain

Green Party supporters own the most expensive properties in the UK, according to new research, with Liberal Democrats ranking in second place. The findings from Bridging Loan Hub reveal that, when analysing the average house price in all 650 UK constituencies, at £394,577, the sole Green constituency (Brighton, Pavilion) pips the Lib ...

The Secret Chef: The case of the mysterious drive

A few years ago when the business was just getting started I was up in Liverpool meeting potential new clients for our private chef business when I received a text. This was late on Wednesday evening. The text was from a acquaintance who is also a private chef. He is ...

Crown Prosecution Service clamps down on “Biphobia”

The Crown Prosecution Service has announced this week that it will be clamping down on hateful or offensive speech towards bisexual people. Amid rising volumes of reports to police, the CPS consulted community groups and criminal justice partners to produce these revised statements, covering the different strands of hate crime. ...

Abigoliah Schamaun: Badly-behaved Annie meets punk-yogi

By Dani Porter Half the fun of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival is in the pot-luck nature of finding shows - the joy, for example, at unexpectedly striking gold (I remain in awe of physical theatre show Giant, 12 months on). The alternative, wading through the thick wad of alphabetically-listed shows for ...

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