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When Hunter S. Thompson was writing the article series for Rolling Stone that became the book Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, for my money still the best book ever written on US politics, he combined factual reporting, interviews and out-and-out hallucinatory fantasies to give both the facts and atmosphere of the events that led to both the re-election and resignation of Richard Nixon. Hunter has been dead now for twelve years, having blown his brains out in...

Virgin Media has announced the second ubiquitous price rise for its customers this year. Prices for the majority of customers will increase by an average of 4.7 per cent from November 2017, which is the second hike to be announced this year. Similar price changes on deals for new customers have also taken place today. Commenting on the results, Dan Howdle, consumer telecoms analyst at Cable.co.uk, says: "With inflation back in the room and with Virgin Media having announced in...

The job drain in the financial sector is likely to start before Brexit negotiations conclude because banks are planning for a worst-case scenario. Britain's finance industry could lose up to 40,000 investment banking jobs in the next few years unless it strikes a softer deal on its departure from the European Union. But many jobs could be lost before any deal is struck. According to a new report by consultancy firm Oliver Wyman banks are currently planning for a worst-case...

The earth could get hotter by up to 4.9 degrees Celsius by the end of the century - three times the target set by the 2016 Paris agreement on climate change. Experts predict global temperatures to hit 'tipping point' by 2100 as the Earth has a nine in ten chance of getting between 2 and 4.9 degrees C hotter. This extra temperature will herald longer heatwaves, greater droughts and, in the tropics, reduced crop yield and threaten all coral reefs....

Air pollution kill an extra 260,000 by the end of the century if climate change goes untackled, a study warned. Global warming will alter the concentrations of air pollutants causing the premature deaths of 60,000 by 2030 and 260,000 deaths by 2100. The smog will affect all regions except Africa. This is on top of the millions globally who die from the effects of smog from traffic, factories, power stations and dust. Scientists warn higher temperatures will speed up the...

The icy worlds of Europa and Enceladus could never be habitable - because they suffer from either extreme hot or cold. NASA has said the mysterious moons of Jupiter and Saturn respectively could one day be home to humans. But scientist said the moons swing from a "icehouse" to "hothouse" without a "goldilocks" period when conditions are just right for life to thrive. The finding could have implications for the search for extra-terrestrial life as they are believed to be...

A racist thug has been jailed for accusing an Asian taxi driver of being responsible for the Manchester Arena bombing. Terrence Poxon said the victim had "firebombed kids," and racially abused him on May 28 - less than a week after the attack killed 22 people. Poxon, 58, was also armed with a wooden bat and smashed up the victim's cab at 3.30pm. A court heard he had dressed himself in a Union Jack T-shirt to deliberately parade it around...

Mental health jobs will only scratch the surface of the problem, according to union GMB. The Conservatives today announced that 21,000 new jobs in mental health will be created in the NHS. But continued staff shortages, overstretched and stressed out workers and overcrowded hospitals will undoubtedly see people die unnecessarily, the union believes. The Government claims it will recruit enough nurses, therapists and consultants to treat an extra one million patients by 2020-21. Even though the NHS has lost 5,161 specialist...

Britain is experiencing a silent home revolution – with “smart technology” taking control of our households without us even noticing. Smart TV’s, laptops and tablets are already being used to introduce smart technology in the home, but more outlandish gadgets are on the way. According to the AO Smart Living Census Report it won’t be long before smart washing machines, remote controlled heating and robot vacuum cleaners are introduced in to the home. And with clear Humans undertones, personal digital...