University Union president sparks controversy for promising to vandalise mural of fallen WWI soldiers because it depicts ‘white men’
The president of Southampton University's Students' Union has caused outrage by threatening to vandalise a painting of students who were unable to complete their degrees as they went to fight in WW1
Daredevil climbing highest building in the City of London…without ropes
It is understood that the man climbing Heron Tower is Alain Robert, known as The French Spiderman
Tiny songbird with an unusually long bill discovered on remote island
The striking brown and yellow bird is just four inches long including a half an inch beak and tips the scales at a quarter of an ounce - less than two teaspoons of sugar
Flu virus ‘could quickly become resistant to drug developed to fight possible pandemic’
Experts warned that it would have to evolve just two genetic mutations for the antiviral to fail
Killing Karshoggi: Why Saudi Arabia, like Russia, is exporting its murder of journalists at this time
By Roger Cottrell, PhD Much like the car bomb assassination of Daphne Carvana Galazia in Malta on October 16, 2017, the squalid butchery and dismemberment of Washington Post correspondent Jamal Karshoggi, in a Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018 tells us what we already know: namely that there has never been a more dangerous time to be a journalist. According both to the US based Committee for the Protection of Journalists and Reporters without Borders, there is abundant...
Top 10 Baking Tools You Need for the Perfect Holiday Treats
The holidays are coming, and people who love to bake for their loved ones are thinking of the right tools for making those holiday treats. The right baking tools not only help make sweets and savories delicious but make them easier to cook. Here are the top 10: 1.Mixers A cook should have both hand and standing mixers. Standing mixers are a must have if the cook loves to whip up cakes, cookies and other desserts. An electric hand mixer is the...
5 Reasons to do business in Puerto Rico in 2019
It’s been just over a year since Hurricane Maria ravaged the island of Puerto Rico, and some experts insist that it’s the perfect place for new business. Not only does Puerto Rico have a fascinating blend of cultures and traditions that make it enjoyable to do business, but the startup scene in San Juan is booming, and some investors speculate that it’s the perfect place for new opportunity. Although parts of the island are still in recovery mode, and the...
Taking a walk on the wild side in Atlantic Canada
Rugged coastlines, astonishing national parks and whale watching opportunities await...
Rapist jailed for raping student after telling her “This is what university is like”
Steven Christian, 20, attacked the woman after a student pub quiz