Inspired by Wilkins Micawber – a fictional character from Charles Dicken’s David Copperfield – and his love of gin punch, this week’s recipe is ideal for the winter months. Created by Duncan McRae, Global Ambassador of Hendrick’s Gin, the hot gin punch is served in teacups; a nod to the prohibition act of drinking gin from teacups, in order to disguise the contents. Featuring Hendrick’s Gin, distilled in minuscule batches in Scotland with fresh cucumber and rose petals, the recipe...

What is the secret to making a good wine? Ask the French and they'll say they'll say its the terroir. Ask any New World grower and their more likely to say its the human input that really makes the difference. But ask the Leaf Plucker vineyard on the Western Cape of South Africa and they'll put it down to one rather unusual factor: sheep. Winner of the Gold badge at the Quality Drink Awards for Best White Wine Under £7, Leaf Plucker is a lovely example...

Theresa May's husband has become embroiled in the Paradise Papers tax haven scandal with the revelation of emails between his company and Appleby, the offshore law firm at the heart of the tax avoidance leaks. Private Eye have seen correspondence between Capital Group where Philip May works and Appleby, whose stolen "Paradise Papers" documents have unearthed how the world's elite squirrel away investments in offshore tax havens, depriving countries of tax revenue that would pay for policing, hospitals, schools, defence,...

Scuffles broke out as students protesting about the salary of Britain's best-paid university vice chancellor were bundled out of meeting. Action group Bath Students Against Fees and Cuts is calling for the resignation of £451,000-a-year boss Professor Dame Glynis Breakwell. They stormed into the university's annual 'Let's Talk' event and unfurled a banner reading "Resign Now". Security guards grabbed one student and forcibly ejected them from the building after they were seen handing flyers to staff leaving the talk. The...

MedicX sells five properties – As part of its planned asset management activities, MedicX Fund has today, Thursday 16 November 2017, completed the disposal of five primary healthcare properties located in Wolverhampton, Southampton, Gravesend, Leicester and Grimsby. The total gross sale price was GBP5,575,000, representing a gain of approximately GBP250,000 over the most recent external valuation appraisal prepared by Jones Lang LaSalle, the Fund’s independent valuers. The net proceeds raised will be used in further pursuing the investment objectives of...

With more and more concerns about the environment and increasingly larger heating up of Earth because of human activity, the alternative heating sources become more frequent for homes and enterprises, especially in the developed countries, of which the UK seems one of the most proficient. Pondering about heat pump installation in UK, you can read more here https://www.huskyheatpumps.co.uk/air-source-heat-pump-installation, one should take into account: 1. The gained benefits They are further split in two: Decreasing the electricity bill on the yearly...

Prominent wildlife photographer Richard Bowler says the government's vote to reject the inclusion of animal sentience in the European Union Withdrawal Bill is a vote to say animals can no longer feel pain or emotions. The move to reject sentience in the bill has been largely under-reported in the mainstream media despite Michael Gove facing criticism over his high animal welfare pledge. Eighty per cent of current animal welfare legislation comes from the EU, but after March 2019, European law will no longer apply...

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By Jim Mackney There is a moment in Justice League where the central villain Steppenwolf, is shown in close up, nothing unusual about this and in Superhero films this is done to offer a sense of menace and danger. Here, however, it highlights the terrible CGI of Justice League as Steppenwolf ends up looking less like a blockbuster villain and more like a villain from a bargain bin PS3 game. This is not something you expect or want from a monolithic...