Of the 17 and a half million people who voted for Brexit how many will be jetting off to Europe for some summer sun this year? Last week record air traffic numbers were recorded in UK airspace with 8,800 flights leaving or entering British skies. The day after the schools break...
A new hand-crafted cider made wholly from fruit collected in London, will be launched on 24 July by The Orchard Project. The charity, which is the only national organisation dedicated solely to the creation, restoration and celebration of community orchards, has worked with local volunteers to produce a hand-made, limited...
The average Brit commits 32 different ‘crimes’ every year - including not paying for supermarket carrier bags, parking on the pavement and pocketing incorrect change. Other wrongdoings include beeping a car horn for any reason apart from alerting traffic, dropping litter and cycling without lights after dark. A study found...
Drinking alcohol improves memory for information learned before the drinking episode began, new research has found. In the University of Exeter study, 88 social drinkers were given a word-learning task. Participants were then split in two groups at random and told either to drink as much as they liked (the...
"Shrinkflation" is dwindling UK consumer products, with 2,529 products reducing in size over the past five years. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) coined the term to describe products that shrink in size but are being sold for the same price. Chocolate bars, toilet rolls, coffee and fruit juice are all among...
Shocking video footage has emerged today of BBC producer Fergus Beeley's road rage rant - and he has already been likened to TV's misanthropic Basil Fawlty. John Cleese's fictional character, who is the star of TV comedy Fawlty Towers, is renowned for his spiteful and abusive treatment of guests. But even his...
Shocking video footage has emerged of the producer behind many of David Attenborough's BBC shows aggressively yelling abuse during a road rage incident. BBC wildlife producer and director Fergus Beeley shocked a family on Saturday when he got out of his car and launched an angry tirade against them. Simon...
Millions of public sector workers are contributing £11 billion of free hours each year to keep essential services running. New research by GMB, the union for public sector staff, found that almost a quarter of public sector staff regularly work an average of eight hours unpaid hours a week. If...
Too much screen time is hindering the emotional intelligence of children, a new study has revealed. With children as young as three now owning smart phones, tablets and computer consoles an addiction to tech is limiting the time kids spend socialising with other youngsters. The so-called Me, Now’ culture has been blamed...