Google searches for anxiety soar – and it could be down to this one factor
New analysis of Google data has revealed searches for anxiety and its symptoms have increased significantly over the past decade - and it could be down to one factor. The research suggests people are turning to the internet and its resources to help deal with this mental health condition in greater numbers, with noticeable spikes around terrorist incidents. The latest NHS Psychiatric Morbidity Survey indicates that around 15 per cent of the UK population (some nine million people) suffer from...
Non-league in London: St Albans City FC
St Albans City FC (nicknamed "The Mighty Saints") was founded in 1908 and plays its home matches at Clarence Park stadium which is situated in a Victorian park, about 800 yards from the city centre, and a 5 minute walk from the City train station (which is just 18 minutes from Kings Cross - St Pancras). The club currently competes in the National League South (previously known as the Conference South) in the sixth tier of the English football pyramid....
Rural bus stop “one of most dangerous places in Britain” after venomous spiders infestation
A woman says her local bus stop has become one of the most dangerous in Britain after being infested with venomous false widow spiders. Disabled Helen Day, 39, says she has seen at least five of them and fears more will arrive as they breed. (c) Martin Cooper The 50p-sized spiders - a cousin to the black widow - are identifiable by the distinct skull-like markings on their abdomen. They are Britain's most venomous species and deliver a painful bite...
Electrician jailed for growing large cannabis factory in country mansion
An electrician has been jailed after he was employed by a criminal gang to run a huge cannabis factory - in a COUNTRY MANSION. Ervin Baraku fitted dehumidifiers, lights and extractor fans and tended to the crop of 1,116 plants which had a street value of £630,000. In return for growing the drug, Albanian-national Baraku, 26, was allowed to live in the property, in Willoughbridge, Shrops., along with a wage equivalent to £60,000-a-year. The sprawling mansion boasted a large reception...
Sea temperature changes causing persistent droughts in North America and the Med
Fluctuations in sea surface temperature are a factor in causing persistent droughts in North America and around the Mediterranean, new research suggests. A team from the universities of Exeter, Montpellier and Wageningen analysed data from 1957–2002 and found sea surface temperatures in the North Pacific and North Atlantic became increasingly variable, and extremes lasted for longer. Ocean temperatures are a major driver of conditions on land, and the researchers showed that the changes they observed correlated with increases in land...
Top British companies “unable or unwilling” to publicise ethnic makeup of management
British businesses must break their silence on the under-representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic groups (BAME) in key roles, according to new research from professional management body the CMI and the British Academy of Management. Only six per cent of management jobs in the UK are held by minorities – less than half their proportion of the working-age population as a whole. Yet new research finds that only 54 per cent of FTSE100 leaders are seen to be actively championing...
LISTEN: Soft Fangs Releases ‘Elephant Girl’
Soft Fangs has shared his new single, 'Elephant Girl', taken from forthcoming sophomore album, Fractures out 1st September on Disposable America. Gold Flake Paint premiered 'Elephant Girl' calling it "a gorgeous haze of a track, crafting a half-dream shadowiness that recalls Sparklehorse in his most linear form and balancing just the right amount of light and dark for the whole thing to fully intrigue as well as simply charm." Listen below: Soft Fangs is the musical project of Brooklyn-based songwriter, John Lutkevich. Since...
TLE Meets: Michael Showalter – The Big Sick
By Anna Power Excited about upcoming US indie comedy smash The Big Sick coming to UK cinemas? You should be. It's feel-good, laugh out loud charm is a real treat for film lovers. Director Michael Showalter answered some questions on working with Kumail Nanjiani and race and its place in comedy. How did you come to work on Kumail and Emily's script for The Big Sick? Kumail and I have worked together in the past. He showed me the script...
In pictures: London hit by epic lightning storm
London was hit by an epic lightning storm last night, and with the humid weather conditions set to stay forecasts believe more could be on the way. The capital was hit by the storm which had moved in from the south coast, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. Dramatic pictures show bolts of lightning in the cloudy night sky as the storm moved in in the early hours of the morning. The Met Office has now issued a...