How London became a haven for the world’s fraudsters
By Robert Seiler Earlier this month, more than 100 UK millionaires were outed as tax dodgers by the Paradise Papers, which have blown yet another lid off the secret offshore structures where the elite hide their wealth. The list of British investors read like a rollcall of the institutions at the heart of the establishment: the Duchy of Lancaster, the UK parliamentary pension fund, the endowments of Oxbridge… and last but not least, the estate of the Queen herself. The Paradise Papers, like the Panama Papers...
Security system branded ‘sad’ by homeless charity for threatening to call cops
A homeless charity has branded a business responsible for a security system that barks at people in a doorway and threatens to call the cops as 'sad'. The bizarre alarm system is triggered when passersby step into the sheltered doorway of an office block in Glasgow. When set-off, a loud voice blares through the speakers, saying: "You have been detected in an unauthorised area, please leave the area or the police will be called - CCTV is recording". A pressure...
Scientists make first ‘healthy’ alcoholic drink from tofu whey
Scientists have made the world's first 'healthy' alcoholic drink from tofu whey. The team used the tofu byproduct, which is often discarded, to create new drink Sachi, and have enriched it with healthy antioxidants isoflavones. Researchers took three months to concoct the brew, which began by making fresh soya milk from soybeans. The team at the National University of Singapore (NUS) then turned the milk into the tofu, collecting the whey, to which they added sugar, acid and yeast and...
Rubbish on our beaches up 10 per cent to worst ever levels, prompting calls for a ‘litter tax’
Litter on Britain's beaches is up 10 per cent in just one year to its worst ever levels, prompting calls for a tax on waste. More than 700 bits or rubbish were found, on average, on every 100 metres cleaned as conservationists accused many people of treating our shores as a "big dustbin." A shock report shows that litter levels recorded in an annual survey were at record levels, with food and drink waste accounting for one in five pieces...
Britain First leader thinks Trump supports them through retweeting
Britain First's deluded leader reckons Trump retweeting anti-Muslim videos is because the US President is championing the far right group. Leader Paul Golding said Donald Trump was making a strong statement of support by retweeting three videos posted by the far-right group's deputy Jayda Fransen. Golding, 35, also reckons that Theresa May should be "worried" about the President's support for the group. Although Trump had never reached out to them before, controversial Golding believes the news of Frasen's latest arrest...
Book Review: Conscious Robots – If We Really Had Free Will, What Would We Do All Day? By Paul Kwatz
You might think you are making your own choices in life, but you’re not. You are, in fact, a robot, merely doing the bidding of the genetic ‘instructions’ hardwired into your brain. So says author and free will expert Paul Kwatz in this thought-provoking piece of popular science, which presents fascinating philosophical arguments in a concise, clearly-worded and engaging fashion. With a background in medicine, Kwatz writes under a pen name, and presents his readers with some hard-to-swallow facts about...
Film Review: Most Beautiful Island
Most Beautiful Island wants you to understand how hard life is for Luciana (played by writer/director Ana Asensio), an immigrant living in New York. The film piles on scene after scene of Luciana not being good enough; she is late for her baby sitting job, has to suffer through the indignity of wearing a chicken costume when working as a mascot for a fried chicken shop, and she never has any money. These day-to-day headaches for Luciana help contextualize her...
Film Review: Wonder
By Anna Power Based on the novel of the same name by RJ Palacio, Wonder follows the life of August Pullman, affectionately known as Auggie (Jacob Tremblay) as he embarks on his first year of school, having been home schooled due to extensive reconstructive surgery for several years of his infancy. Now a pre-teen and with lifelong facial deformity, August must face his fears and go out into the world. Like a young Rocky Dennis from Bogdanovich’s Mask, these tentative...
Jamavar share Michelin-star curry recipes for launch of National Geographic Food
Culminating with the launch of National Geographic’s first standalone Food magazine in the UK (National Geographic Food), Chef Rhoti Ghai of Jamavar – having recently earned its first Michelin star – has shared a selection of recipes. LAAL MAAS Traditionally made with mutton, this Rajhastani curry owes its vibrant red colour and heat to Mathania chillies, while ‘live’ charcoal imparts a smoky flavour. Serves: 6 Takes: 2 hrs Ingredients 450g ghee or clarified butter, plus extra 2 tbsp to finish...