Dogs could be used to study obesity in humans after it was discovered that their gut harbours similar genetic material. Researchers found that the gene content of the dog microbiome showed many similarities to humans and was more similar to ours than the microbiome of pigs or mice. This microbiome,...
This week the Undercover Policing Inquiry finally releases the cover name used by the most notorious of the police spies that infiltrated anti-racist organisations during the explosion of anger sparked by the murder of Stephen Lawrence, and at the time of the subsequent Stephen Lawrence Inquiry. This officer, referred to...
Last night a general debate on anti-Semitism took place in the House of Commons. A debate which really ought not be necessary in 2018. Anti-semitism should have been consigned to the dustbin of history a long time ago. But sadly, it was necessary. Anti-Semitism is a problem across British...
A cheeky artist has added their own unique touch to a town highlighting a number of potholes - by drawing bright yellow penises around them. Bright yellow penises painteed around potholes in Haverhill, Suffolk The vigilante graffiti artist, whose identity remains a secret, has drawn the penises in many shapes...
To read some of the coverage of the limited air and missile strikes against Syrian military targets on Friday April 13 2018 one might have deduced that this was Iraq War II the sequel. On the one hand May and Trump were busy congratulating themselves on their “tough” military...
How long should managers get before being sacked? By Jack Granard ( @KonnichiwaJack of @ParktheMicPod) As Arsene Wenger looks to survive atop the corpses of his fallen managerial brethren for another season, it raises the discussion of how long should managers get before being sacked? The present longest serving manager...
This shocking footage filmed by animals rights campaigners shows the squalid and cramped conditions of chickens living at a farm which supplies Asda, Lidl and Nando's Thousands of birds have allegedly been forced to live alongside the carcasses of rotting corpses in sheds with no natural light. The video, released...
How to change my career: Step 1 - making the right decision about moving jobs Someone once told me 'Everyone is looking for a new job, a new house, or a new lover'. If you're lucky in love, and a new house isn't your priority, then it's a new job...
Manchester City FC v Liverpool FC, Champions League quarter-final second leg 19.45pm BST (watch live on BT Sport) By Matt MJ Michell @MJMichell of @ParkTheMicPod One of the most complete performances across 45 minutes left the Premier League champions-in-waiting bereft of ideas how to stop the unstoppable red tide sweeping across...