New revamp for London firefighters – and their dogs
"We needed a kit that could support and protect crews in a range of incidents whether fighting fires, freeing people trapped in crashed cars or complex rescues from collapsed buildings.
Grenfell Tower survivors to be forced onto Universal Credit just days before Christmas
Survivors of the Grenfell Tower tragedy will be forced onto Universal Credit just days before Christmas, a HuffPost UK report has revealed. The planned roll-out of the Conservative’s controversial welfare policy was postponed in the immediate aftermath of the blaze that killed 72 people and left hundreds homeless last year. But North Kensington Job Centre will start introducing the new system from December 12, according to Whitehall documents released on Budget day in order to evade the media gaze. Universal...
Election expenses trial Tory MP says he ‘acted on senior party aides’ advice’
Craig Mackinlay, 52, and his two assistants are said to have spent more than double the legal limit to see off the former UKIP leader's bid to win the South Thanet seat in Kent
Detectives hunting East London sex fiend who molested 9 women in 5 weeks release images of suspect
Detectives warned women walking home alone after work to be on their guard after the victims were attacked in the Docklands area of east London - all in the early evening
The rise of M-commerce in The United Kingdom
In the world that we live in today, we all rely on our smartphones in order to conduct our daily activities. It doesn’t matter if you want to buy tickets for a concert, order something to eat, or you simply want to search something on a browser, you will do it by using your mobile phone. And basically, this is how the concept of m-commerce (mobile commerce) became reality, with the power of delivering electronic commerce capabilities directly into the...
George Osborne admits “government mistakes led to Brexit”
George Osborne has admitted government mistakes led to Brexit, saying they were wrong to “play into the debate that everything that Brussels did was a challenge and a battle and was wrong”. Talking to the BBC’s Newsnight the former Chancellor said he has a series of "regrets" about his time in office, saying Remain supporters had explained the benefits of EU membership "too late". He said the Tories had got things wrong on immigration policy which "opened up the door...
Vegan diet ‘best for keeping type 2 diabetes in check’
A University of London study discovered that a plant-based diet can boost mood and lower weight.
Teens who stop smoking pot saw their memory bounce back
Abstaining boosted learning in 16 to 25 year-olds who regularly smoked marijuana within a week.
Families flee London apartment block infested with Britain’s most poisonous spiders
Terrified residents said communal areas are crawling with the poisonous spiders that can be seen dangling their legs out from cracks in the walls and hiding under the stairs.