Eating disorder held me down…now I’m climbing the world
By Alexandra Nemeth My problems started in high school when a friend introduced me to a model & dancing company. The pressure and expectations were high at both the school and model company. My problems started one day when the company owner said I had to lose more weight. Other team members heard this and they all came to talk to me and advised against it. But I was the new one and the youngest and I also knew we...
Which schools make us rich?
By Valentina Magri Money makes Brits happy, but what helps make Brits money? Schooling plays a pivotal role in earning a good income later in life. Better educated people enjoy better jobs and are more likely to take up managerial posts, but there are some schools that are more suited to helping you achieve this goal. A new report released by Sutton Trust, based on data analysis by the Social Market Foundation (SMF), has identified an imbalance in the way...
Brazil v Germany In Pictures
The Top 10 Twitter pictures from last night's game. Brazil 1 - Germany 7. Let that sink in for a moment. As far as World Cup semi finals go, last night's demolition of Brazil by Germany will go down in the history books as being one of the most shocking results of all time. In under half an hour Germany were five goals to the good with a depleted Brazilian team looking abject and in complete disbelief. The host country's...
05/08/2014
By Charlotte Hope – Celebrity Writer Eva Mendes Pregnant with Ryan Gosling’s Baby Last Wednesday evening, for approximately half an hour, you might have noticed an unusual noise all around you. Every room you went into, this noise seemed to follow. Am I right? That’s because, people, US Weekly announced, completely unexpectedly, that Eva Mendes is carrying Ryan Gosling’s child. It hurts my poor little fingers to even type it. Not only is she pregnant, but she’s allegedly seven months...
Top ten affordable properties in London, July 2014
These are the top ten properties for July 2014, all prices are according to Zoopla. Prices are up, so sadly you will be getting less for your money than last month… 10. £160,000, 1 bed flat, 1 Arboretum, Barking, Essex IG11 Flat with communal gardens with open plan reception room. The kitchen is fitted with a contemporary range of base and high level units. The bedroom has mirror fronted wardrobes providing hanging and storage space. http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/33309301 9. £160,00, 1 bed...
The Relentless London Property Boom
By Render Positive London was never a particularly cheap place to live – in fact, Rightmove’s figures suggest that the average asking price of a property in London has risen by £80,000 since the start of 2014. As a result, prices are now at an all-time high, and only look set to rise in future. However, as is to be expected, some boroughs are significantly more expensive than others, with some enjoying a meteoric rise in prices following different developments,...
Short time to live, so made bucket list to save endangered animals.
By Lisa Milella After I was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease six months ago I decided to spend the time I had left helping the world's most endangered species around the globe, from India to the rainforests of Borneo. My bucket list also included sledging with huskies under the Northern Lights in Norway, canoeing up the Amazon and helping rescued dancing bears, a leopard cub and a tiger with toothache in India. When I was told I had a terminal...
The end of peer-to-peer lending?
By Marcus Hunt Peer-to-peer lending is a highly innovative means of businesses acquiring capital; crowdsourcing loans from dozens of small investors is a way for both parties to secure better interest rates by cutting out the cumbersome middle-men at the banks. From humble beginnings, sites like Zopa, Ratesetter and Funding Circle have now facilitated loans of over £1 billion to small and medium-sized British businesses. However, I think that there is good reason to believe that over the medium-term the...
How to lose friends and alienate people: Cameron’s EU policy
By Pieter Cranenbroek Watching David Cameron in Europe is a bit like watching a kid make a stain on his shirt and rub it, making it bigger and bigger. The British prime minister has been rubbing his European leaders up the wrong way for a while, but his diplomacy has gone from bad to worse in recent weeks. His disillusioned performance in the Juncker episode means that Cameron has struck out in Europe. Less than a month ago, Cameron was...