Pollution is harming almost every person on the planet a worrying report has revealed. Over 95 per cent of the world’s population are breathing unsafe air. Asia and Africa are the areas where people are suffering from the worst levels of toxic air. The report, known as the State of Global Air and produced by the Health Effects Institute, calculated the percentage of the world’s people that are exposed to air polluted at larger levels that the World Health Organisation deems as...

A disabled woman with a speech impediment was thrown out of a Wetherspoons pub because managers thought she was drunk. Grace Currie, 24, was ordered to leave when she tried to order a vodka and coke while enjoying a night out with friends. Despite trying to explain that she had suffered a brain injury which caused her to slur her words, a bouncer frogmarched her out the pub. Grace almost died when she was mown down by a car in...

A leading Brexit campaigner has been recorded praising Nazi propaganda. Andy Wigmore of the Leave.EU campaign said Nazi techniques had been "very clever", admitting that the Brexit campaign group fronted by Nigel Farage used outrage techniques to gain attention. Speaking to academic researcher Dr. Emma Briant, who recorded the conversation, he said: "The propaganda machine of the Nazis, for instance - if you take away all the hideous horror and that kind of stuff - it was very clever, the way...

Innovative inventions and technological advancements are what help propel the world forward toward positive change. Constant change transforms our everyday environment, but for hundreds of years, compressor valves remained unchanged. What are compressor valves? Compressor valves are valves used within a compressor to allow gas flow to and from the cylinder area. Although valves are small in size, their impact is beyond measure. Valves play a significant role in all the things that touch our daily lives, especially in the...

The Home Office was responsible for destroying thousands of landing card slips recording Windrush immigrants’ arrival dates in the UK, a former employee has revealed. Despite warnings that the move would make it harder to check the records of older Caribbean-born residents experiencing residency difficulties, it was decided in 2010 to destroy the disembarkation cards, which dated back to the 1950s and 60s, when the Home Office’s Whitgift Centre in Croydon was closed and the staff were moved to another site. According...

A city dubbed the 'Curry capital of Britain' is in a right pickle - after it was discovered that its rivers are being POLLUTED by the popular Indian dish. An underground river which flows through Bradford, West Yorks, became stained yellow from food waste dumped by local curry houses. The problem lies with Bradford’s ancient plumbing system which means age-old buildings often dump their waste into its subterranean becks One of the major culprits are Indian catering businesses whose washing-up...

Andy Anokye, 31, is accused of raping four women as well as charges of false imprisonment and ABH

The history of the shuffleboard game dates back to 15th century England. Back then, it was known as shove ha’penny - a pub game where players would shove silver pennies across a wooden table. In time, the game became more popular and started appearing in country houses across England. Three centuries later, the English colonies in North America were playing the shuffleboard game. But shuffleboard hasn’t been relegated to the history books, as it’s seen a resurgence in recent times...

When it comes to the world of cryptocurrencies, Ethereum is not far behind Bitcoin. In fact, this decentralised system offers a number of different properties and advantages when you buy Ethereum compared to Bitcoin. With its implementation across several businesses Ethereum is set to continue to grow and so now is the perfect time to invest. Despite this, many are still uncertain whether Ethereum is really better than Bitcoin and if its offerings outweigh that of the cryptocurrency making headlines....