Premier League Predictions – Weekend 28th-29th Oct
Pl predictions week 10 We’re set for another entertaining weekend of football action after plenty of drama, upsets and the third managerial sacking of the season last weekend. Man Utd lost their first game of the season in a shock loss to Huddersfield, who will be looking for another upset at Anfield, with Klopp’s side eager to bounce back from their 4-1 loss to Tottenham – who travel up to Manchester for the weekend’s biggest game. Champions Chelsea face struggling...
Joanna Lumley Joins Stars to Encourage Companies to Hire Veterans
Joanna Lumley, Ray Winstone and Richard Wilson are among celebs who will appear in a series of short films which aimed at getting more military veterans into 'civvy street'. Downtown Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville, DIY SOS star Nick Knowles and ex-EastEnders Larry Lamb and Michelle Collins also highlight the skills, attitude and knowledge ex-soldiers, sailors and airmen can bring to employers. Entitled, ‘Veterans Work’, the films, by The Drive Project, were produced to encourage UK businesses to consider veterans as viable...
Professor’s letter to the Daily Mail is going viral
A University Professor turned himself over to the Daily Mail 'witchfinder' in an open letter to the 'newspaper'. His hilarious yet poignant letter has been going viral on social media today, after the newspaper published another bizarre headline, seemingly attacking 'Brexit bias' and University freedom over what students are being taught about the EU. Steve Peers, a Law Professor at the University of Essex, wrote: Dear Witchfinder General I am writing to turn myself in as what your paper...
New burns centre is being inundated with patients that have been hit with acid
The first specialist burns service attached to a major trauma centre has treated 150 patients in its first nine months - thanks to a rise in acid attacks. The clinic at The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, is the capital's first, and will treat those affected by the huge increase in acid attacks. More than 800 of the 1,500 reports of acid attacks in London over the last five years have happened in east London. The unit, which...
Small Sussex brewery delighted after their beer was named the best lager in the world
A sleepy British county has been declared the home to the world's best lager - found in Sussex. Belgium was topped by a small Sussex brewery at an international beer awards where drinking experts blind tasted numerous competitors worldwide. The beer from the Hofmeister Brewing Company is the first lager to be awarded five stars in the 2017 IWSC Beer Awards - 13 years after it was removed from the shelves due to poor sales. Richard Longhurst, co-founder of Hofmeister...
Forgotten Film Friday: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
By Michael McNulty It’s Halloween week. So, it goes without saying that we’re all looking for films to get the scares in. For those of you looking for a break from the Slasher films of yesteryear and their countless reboots, prequels, sequels and mash ups here’s a chilling alternative, John McNaughton’s 1986 film, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. Although Henry was released in 1986 it didn’t really see much screen time until 1990. This was largely due to the...
Dad left high and dry after pool staff threatened to call police when he tried to pay with old £1 coin
A father who entered a swimming pool with his son despite being refused entry for trying to pay with an old £1 COIN was threatened with POLICE action. Michael Bury, 42, says he defied staff because his toddler Milo, two, was singing 'swim, swim, swim’ and would have been devastated if the session was cancelled. He has criticised staff for their ‘inflexible behaviour’, saying he swims at the pool five days a week and promised them he would pay the...
Lowlife thieves caught on CCTV stealing pensioner’s purse in distraction theft
Police are hunting a pair of lowlife thieves who were caught on CCTV distracting a elderly woman before snatching her a purse as she shopped in a supermarket. Shocking footage shows the callous crooks targeting the 87-year-old victim as she wheeled her trolley around an Aldi on Tuesday (24/10). One man can be seen distracting the pensioner by pointing out items on the shelves while his accomplice spends a few seconds rooting around in her bag. He then retrieves the...
Five ways to give your house curb appeal
Research suggests that when viewing a house, prospective buyers often make up their mind before they even step through the door. The decision is often made by location, and how the house looks and what state it is in; what estate agents call 'curb appeal'. Some developers have made fortunes by purchasing 'ugly' houses and transforming the outside using a few relatively easy tricks. Even if you are not planning on selling a home, using some of these maintenance tips will give it curb appeal and...