These graphs show how US millennials have been screwed in every conceivable way
Millennials in the US have it worse than previous generations on almost every conceivable metric, according to new statistics. Measured on wealth, debt, student loans, home ownership and inheritance members of Generation Y come off worse than the Baby Boomers and other ages that precede them. The statistics, compiled by Credit Suisse, found that wealth per adult was woefully low for younger generations while student debt is among the highest for this cohort. House ownership was also depressingly low for younger generations,...
Who’s looking over your shoulder?
With 54% of UK businesses now allowing flexible working, a growing need has emerged for robust policy on privacy to ensure client data is protected and kept confidential outside of the office. ID fraud, data leaks and security breaches are becoming increasingly common in our growing digital society. With 1.5 million people working remotely across the UK each year - often from cafes, bars, hotels and hot desking - privacy is becoming harder to monitor than ever before. Whether it...
How can smokers successfully ditch their addiction to cigarettes in the New Year?
As we approach Christmas and the New Year, we are also coming up on the time which sees people all across the country making resolutions to better themselves in 2018, in one way or another. For the sake of their health, many thousands of those addicted to smoking are likely to resolve to ditch their habit, which is no small feat and requires a lot of willpower to be successful. Fortunately though there is plenty of help and guidance and...
Last remaining mud-horse fisherman slams EDF for destroying his old way of living
Britain's last remaining mud-horse fisherman says his business is sinking - because of building work on a new nuclear power station. Dedicated Adrian Sellick, 59, is the fifth generation of his family to use the method - which sees him push a wooden sledge across the treacherous mudflats. The age-old technique allows him to get to the tide's edge where he sticks stakes into the mud and hangs nets between them to catch shrimp and fish in Bridgwater Bay. He...
Restaurant Review: Ella Canta – Mexican fine dining in Mayfair
While Donald Trump continues on his personal mission to make America grate again, Britain has – if anything – completely fallen in love with all things Mexican. While various avenues of Latin American cuisine have been explored extensively in London, authentic Mexican food is finally having its moment. Critically lauded Santo Remedio has re-launched with a new home south of the river, while Mexican celebrity chef Martha Ortiz has opened Ella Canta – a fine dining Mexican restaurant within the...
Partially blind woman who can barely walk no longer eligible for free NHS service to take her to hospital appointments – as she is “too healthy”
A partially blind woman who can barely walk is no longer eligible for a free NHS service to take her to hospital appointments - because she is "too healthy". Pamela Midgley, 61, has up to three check-ups a month at different hospitals as she battles a degenerative eye disease, chronic arthritis, asthma and ulcers. The legal bookkeeper, who was forced to give up work when she started losing her sight five years ago, has also been diagnosed with clinical depression....
Kate Middleton’s uncle admits drunken brawl with his wife
The uncle of the Duchess of Cambridge punched his wife to the ground in a drunken row in the street. Gary Goldsmith, 52, hit Julie-Ann Goldsmith, 47, outside their £1.8 million home after returning from a charity do in the early hours of October 13. The pair had been arguing in the back of a black cab and as they got out outside their Marylebone house Goldsmith was slapped in the face by his wife. Millionaire Goldsmith, the younger brother...
Preparations for ‘wedding of the year’ involving Britain’s most violent prisoner Charles Bronson are underway
Preparations for the 'wedding of the year' involving Britain's most violent prisoner Charles Bronson were today (Tues) underway. A suit believed to be the one hardman Bronson, 64, will wear when he ties the knot to soap star fiancee Paula Williamson was hand-delivered to HMP Wakefield at 10am in a white cotton bag. A black Saab convertible car with the words 'free Charles Bronson' emblazoned on the side is stationed in a hotel car park where the bride is thought...
This is the first picture of a SECOND lynx to die at a British zoo
This is the first picture of a SECOND lynx to die at a British zoo - after it was strangled to death in a freak accident. Bosses at Borth Wild Animal Kingdom confirmed that a second lynx from the zoo had died - a week after another was shot dead after making an escape. Nilly, an adult female Lynx, died from asphyxiation after she became twisted in a catch-pole a keeper was using. The employee in question is apparently devastated...