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Demand for London office and retail space continues to fall and “Brexit has been a factor”
Demand for offices and retail space in London continued to fall during the first quarter of the year, according to the Q1 2019 RICS UK Commercial Property Market Survey. Alongside this, anecdotal evidence suggests uncertainty over Brexit continues to deter investors and occupiers across the board. London’s retail sector continued to struggle during the first quarter of the year, with 65% more commercial surveyors in the region reporting a decline rather than rise in demand from occupiers for retail space....
Global warming ‘hits sea creatures hardest’
Climate change has caused twice as many ocean-dwelling species as land-dwelling species to disappear from their habitats, according to the study
Incredible new scheme designed to save tired bees, using a new bank card
Dan Harris has started Bee Saviour Behaviour to give people mini 'bank cards' which have a sugar solution embedded for tired bees
Mother-of-pearl grown in lab could one day be used to build houses on the moon
According to a new study, artificial nacre was made using two strains of bacteria and has produced a tough, lightweight material that has the same structure as the real thing.
Arachnaphobia can be reduced by a fifth by watching a seven second clip from Spiderman say scientists
And a phobia of ants can be reduced by the same amount with a clip from Antman, they say.
21-year-old man stabbed in north London street by gang of men has died overnight
The man ran into a bookies for help following the knifing in Harlesden just after 9pm.
Almost 2 million adults to be at least £1,000 worse off a year under Universal Credit
A new report into Universal Credit has concluded that around 1.9 million adults will be over a thousand pounds worse off, per year, under the new benefit system. The analysis found that UC disproportionately reduces incomes among poorer adults and disabled people will also be hit hard. Those in the lowest-income 10% of the population on average lose the most from Universal Credit – equating to £150 per year per adult – it said. The effects of Universal Credit on...
Ann Widdecombe joins Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party
Former shadow home secretary Ann Widdecombe is returning to politics to join Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party. Declaring the former UKIP man the “most successful politician since Margaret Thatcher” she told the Daily Express that the public needs to send “a very clear message” that we expect the vote to be “respected” as she joined the Brexit Party ranks. She said the "last thing" she wanted was "a full-on return to the political fray" but she felt it necessary to re-affirm...
All change for Change as Ali Sadjady steps down
Ali Sadjady has decided to step down from the list of potential candidates put forward by Change UK following revelations that he made derogatory comments about Romanians. The Independent's Europe Correspondent Jon Stone published an article yesterday bringing to light comments by Mr Sadjady in 2017 in which he said: "When I hear that 70% of pick pockets caught on the London Underground are Romanian it kind makes me want Brexit". He also posted a tweet in the aftermath of...