Trade Minister Greg Hands was unable to name a single country that had expressed interest in a post-Brexit trade deal in response to a parliamentary question. With the second set of negotiations set to accelerate in 2018, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox will be stepping up efforts to find trade deals...
2017 was the safest year on record for airline passengers, the Civil Aviation Safety Review has revealed. With more people flying to more places than ever it will come as a relief to find that no jets crashed in passenger service anywhere in the world last year. The Dutch-based aviation consultancy,...
A man has invented a simple bottle top which slows the flow of water and is being used by the Metropolitan Police to help treat acid attack victims. Tim Jeffrey, 64, came up with the clever 'Bottleshower' design which creates a dripping effect and pumps the water out down to...
I’ve never been one to tamper with Wikipedia entries, but if I was the first thing I’d do is refer all traffic for the page “2017” to the one entitled “reap what one sows”. The page, which is depicted by John F. Knott’s “It Shoots Further Than He Dreams”, seems...
The cost of a pint in London is officially double the global average, new research has revealed. The study compared the price of a pint in 177 of the world’s most populated cities and found London ranks in the top 25 most expensive cities to buy a pint (22nd), costing...
The boss of a dogs home who swindled the charity out of nearly £1 million donations before blowing the cash on a lavish lifestyle has been jailed for five years. Crooked Simon Price, 53, the ex-chief executive of Birmingham Dogs Home, pocketed cash left by animal lovers in their wills...
London Zoo is on lockdown after a huge blaze ripped through the cafe - next to the beloved meerkats. A team of 70 fire fighters and ten engines spent two hours tackling the blaze after a 999 call was made at 6.08am. The flames were near the children's petting zoo...
Sky Sports subscribers this month have once again been afforded the opportunity to catch up with the trails and tribulations of the Class of ’92 and their non-league outfit Salford City FC. The North-West team have had the eyes of the nation on them over the past few years as...
Brexiters celebrating the return of the iconic blue British passport will be surprised to learn that we were entitled to have whatever colour passport we wanted within the European Union. The EU has issued guidance for member states’ passports in an effort to standardise official documents across the continent. But...