The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 0.25 per cent and hinted at further cuts in the next few months. Interest rates haven't been cut since the financial crisis took hold in 2009 and now stand at a record low. The Bank also announced the biggest cut to...
The entire population of the World could fit into Hertfordshire and a few surrounding counties, according to new geographical data. According to a graphic released in the Independent, if everyone in the world stood together taking a metre squared each it would fit into an area of roughly 7,400km. A map...
With Rio 2016 just a few days away a poll of 2,000 Brits has revealed the top ten Olympic Games moments of all time. In a stunning 44 minute spell, Super Saturday has come out on top with Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford all winning gold for Team GB....
The state of Texas, US will permit certain students to bring concealed guns to school from this week. A new "campus carry" law went into effect yesterday which allows people 21 and older with a concealed handgun license to carry pistols in classrooms and buildings throughout public colleges, including the University of...
In a week when further education became nothing more than a burdensome debt obligation and stats on home-ownership confirmed how unattainable buying a house has become, we must ask ourselves; what are we doing for our youth? Major English cities have seen the sharpest falls in home ownership since a...
The National Union of Students has criticised the government's decision to replace grants paid to students from low-income families with loans. Starting today students from families with annual incomes of £25,000 or less will not be able to apply for the £3,387-a-year grant to cover living costs. Instead, they will be...
The gap between property prices in England and Wales and London has closed significantly according to a new data set released by Land Registry in conjunction with the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The average price of property in England and Wales reached £221,832 in May, now standing at almost...
There was a time when rum in the UK existed in little more than Bacardi and Malibu varieties to be enjoyed with a splash of diet coke for the conservative sorts or a mix of pineapple juice for the more adventurous. But the Caribbean spirit has enjoyed a remarkable resurgence...
The West End is full of timeless shows, but very few can claim to get more relevant. George Orwell’s 1984 stands alone in that regard, foretelling geo-political events and socio-economic attitudes towards them with increasing accuracy as the years pass. The last time I saw the show it was Edward...