A charity has raised serious concerns about the neglect that teenagers are suffering. The Children’s Society Troubled Teens report found that over one in seven year ten pupils suffer neglect at the hands of their parents or guardians. These shocking statistics are “deeply worrying’ according to the report. The researched ...
Professional darts player Eric Bristow could find himself in hot water over a homophobic rant over football’s sexual abuse scandal. The five time World Champion, who is also an MBE, tweeted that he would have "sorted that poof out" if he was a child in that position, adding that "footballer's are ...
Ditching Dubai for Ras-al-Khaimah: Why Dubai’s Quiet Neighbour is Proving a Holidaymakers’ Hit You’ve almost certainly heard of Dubai and there’s a good chance that “Dubai,” conjures up images of that iconic skyline. Dubai is a popular destination for a break amongst British tourists. But there’s a new kid on ...
The mercury is plummeting and daylight is limited to say the least. Winter can really get some of us down here in the UK. So it’s little wonder that the idea of a sunshine escape in the British wintertime holds so much appeal. And with more competitively priced flights, escaping ...
By Linda Marric @linda_marric Spike Lee's adaptation of of the ancient Greek play “Lysistrata” by Aristophanes manages to avoid the usual pitfalls of play to screen adaptations. Chi-Raq is a play on words coined by Chicagoans, based on a statistic showing that more Americans have died from gun violence in ...
Political comedian Matt Forde, once an advisor to the Labour Party, has been on the TV, radio, and comedy circuit for a number of years now, you may well have seen him on Mock the Week among many other shows. He is currently on a national tour and holding a ...
Concerns have been raised over the amount of salt and sugar in breakfast cereals sold in the UK. A new survey finds that a large bowl of Kellogg's Frosties can contain nine teaspoons of sugar with a whopping 37g in every 100g. That's over half (58 per cent) the recommended maximum intake for ...
Heartless thieves have stolen Christmas from critically ill children after swiping more than £3,000 worth from a top London hospital, it was revealed today. Everything needed for this year's Christmas party, more than 100 gifts, decorations and a Santa suit, was stolen from a ward at St Mary's Hospital in ...
British boffins have developed nuclear-powered batteries which could generate power for thousands of years. An elite team of physicists and chemists at the University of Bristol have grown a man-made diamond that, when placed in a radioactive field, is able to generate an electrical current. This will enable it to ...