Portugal shows that too much austerity deepens a recession – which is why they devised an alternative
"A lot of people said that what we wanted to achieve was impossible,” the Prime Minister said. “We showed that there is an alternative.”
First German soldiers arrive in Guernsey in uniform since Nazi occupation
The soldiers said they were overwhelmed by the reaction and kindness of local residents
Jeremy Hunt tells EU that UK public will blame them if no-deal Brexit happens
When you start a new job it is not always the best idea to wind up your stakeholders with threats. However after his predecessor, Boris Johnson, thought that was a good idea, Jeremy Hunt has threatened the EU. On a trip to Berlin, his first trip abroad as Foreign Secretary, he said that citizens on the UK will blame EU for a no-deal Brexit. Hunt said: “Without a real change in approach from the EU negotiators we do now face...
New stats reveal NHS hospital superbugs have fallen over past decade but up on last year
But the new figures from Public Health England show a rise in e.coli.
A four-year-old girl has been left with fractures to her skull & potentially blind in one eye after a vicious dog attack
Little Tillie was mauled by a cross-breed dog while she was playing in one of her friends back garden, last Sunday (15th)
Hot chillies could be the next weapon in the battle of the bulge caused by a fatty diet
Novel drug based on the spice capsaicin caused long term weight loss and improved metabolic health in mice
Hackers’ blackmail scam claims to film you watching porn
Cybercriminals claim they have video footage of their would-be victims watching pornography taken from their targets' webcams.
TLE meets…Jacob Hawley
We meet up with Jacob Hawley ahead of his show at the Edinburgh fringe festival. What is your show about? I guess it’s ‘my story’. It’s about moving to a supposedly liberal London from what would supposedly be quite a small minded small town, it covers my family and social class in relation to politics. It’s funny. What is your favourite part of creating a new show? This is my first one! So it’s been a balancing act between writing...
Warnings of financial crash as number of down valuations increase
Warnings of a financial crash have been circulated by estate agents Emoov following a significant rise in homes being valued at less than what buyers have agreed to pay. The so-called "down valuations" can mean buyers having to pay thousands of pounds extra, up front, to avoid the sale collapsing. This happens when lenders value homes below the sale price. According to mortgage advisers London and Country the number of its advisers seeing down valuations on a daily basis now "outweighs" those who...