If I might go out on a limb, there is a bit of wisdom learned through observation that I think the comedian and author Sara Pascoe and I hold in common as both truth and strategy. It is, if you want an audience to take you seriously make them laugh first. A decent framework of comedy is not to be confused with the forced smiles and gargled cough-laughs that greet your company's CEO at the Region Meeting when he hauls...

Tenant management organisation KCTMO has sent letters to residents in the flats opposite Grenfell Towers warning them about anti-social behaviour. The letter threatens legal action over misdemeanours such as ball games just days after the neighbouring tower, which they also manage, burnt down. Residents living in Grenfell had previously accused their landlords of been “evil, unprincipled” and like a “mini-mafia”. Incredibly, people in flats opposite #Grenfell today received letter warning them about anti-social behaviour, threatening legal action. pic.twitter.com/w8SQepjpOB — Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV)...

Police are investigating a hate crime after a Muslim woman had her hijab torn off in the street. Zoya Latif, 28, was walking with her three-year-old daughter when she was approached by a man wearing a hoodie. He pulled the hijab from her face before throwing it at her. Zoya is now too frightened to go out alone following the aggressive incident in Peterborough, Cambs., on Wednesday morning. She said: "I can only think I was attacked because I was...

This is the heartwarming moment a police officer is filmed waltzing with a sprightly pensioner in a shopping centre. PCSO Steve Hopley was spotted taking the old lady by the hand and leading her onto the floor accompanied by the music being piped into the mall. Chloe Blower, who works for an online promotions company, filmed the pair's spontaneous routine while shopping in the Mander Centre, in Wolverhampton, West Mids., on Tuesday (13/6). She said: "It was so great to...

Violence could erupt on the streets of London if the authorities don't take control of the Grenfell disaster aftermath, warned a local councillor. She said local people are "angry" in the wake of the catastrophic blaze and there will be "unrest in the streets" if council chiefs don't step in. Eartha Pond said donations and aid to victims of the Grenfell tower fire have been mainly community led. And she warned that if the local authority doesn't act quickly, civil...

Diamond hunters will be searching for valuable gems at 140 metres below sea level in this state-of-the-art £122 million trawler. With Namibia's land supply of diamonds expected to run out within 15 years, De Beers and the Namibian Government are moving more and more into offshore exploration. They have now inaugurated the mv SS Nujoma - a 12,000 tonne, 113 metre long vessel described as the world's largest and most advanced diamond exploration and sampling vessel. It uses unique technology...

Watching the last inspirational election broadcast by the Labour party, as a follower of politics across the EU, you may be forgiven for thinking that the film, style and content was not dissimilar to the left’s ‘new  kids on the block’ Anti Austerity Alliance -People Before Profit’s promotion been broadcast concurrently in the North and South of Ireland. Whilst much media and social media comment concerns the new power and influence of Northern Ireland DUP, little has been reported on the...

The Queen has today met with residents of Grenfell Tower a day after Theresa May avoided them due to security concerns. Her majesty met with local residents and community representatives along with the Duke of Cambridge, as well as paying tribute to the "brave" firefighters and the "incredible generosity" of volunteers now offering support. Yesterday the Prime Minister was accused of failing to show humanity after she spoke with emergency service crews during a visit to the site but refused to meet...

LXi REIT has announced that it has completed the acquisition of the freehold interest in a portfolio of regulated long-let supported living properties located in Yorkshire. The purchase price for the Portfolio is £3.8 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 6.0% (net of acquisition costs to the Company). The company says that the properties in the Portfolio comprise specialist, high quality supported living homes for individuals with physical and/or mental disabilities or other care needs. The acquisition has been...