A new study had revealed that Government sanctions on benefit claimants have negative outcomes. The study of welfare conditionality discovered that the threat of sanctions, or the actual introduction of benefit cuts, did not help people get into work. The studies main finding is that “Benefit sanctions do little to enhance people’s motivation to prepare for, seek or enter paid work. They routinely trigger profoundly negative personal, financial, health and behavioural outcomes.” They tracked hundreds of claimants on their journey...

John Bercow is just 6/4 to step down as Speaker of the House of Commons this year and now priced at 16/1 to follow Ed Balls’ lead and switch politics for pirouettes by signing up for Strictly Come Dancing. Under fire for comments condemned as “completely unacceptable” by government ministers, Bercow’s future as speaker is on very thin ice and he could be looking for a new job by the time Parliament sits after their summer break in September. Bercow...

Kevin Tomlinson promised to plaster Monk's face on his backside if Birmingham beat Fulham to clinch their Championship survival on the final day of the season

“The stairs to our industry must be accessible to all,” declared Cate Blanchett as she stood on the steps of the Cannes Palais during the premiere for Eva Husson’s Girls of the Sun. Below her stood 81 other woman from within the industry, representative of the number of female filmmakers who had walked that red carpet to see their film play in the Official Cannes Competition over the course of the festival’s 71-year history. By contrast, some 1645 men have...

Venue: Roundhouse, Camden Date: 12th - 15th May 2018 Writer: Megan White @whatmegandid This year was the second edition of Frank Turner’s Lost Evenings at Camden’s Roundhouse – a four night residency at the stunning 1,700-capacity venue, surrounded by a medley of supporting events at The Monarch, Dingwalls and other venues dotted along Chalk Farm Road. The first night of the festival, entitled New and Old, was kicked off in fine fashion by the Sleeping Souls. Frank burst onto the...

Joseph Isaacs, 40, offered to fix Jim Booth's roof but became aggressive when he declined, it was said.

In a desperate attempt to appeal to those closer to the cradle than the grave, the Tories are trying to widen their appeal to millenials. One idea that was floated was a discount deal at high street restaurant chain Nando's. However, a spokesman for Nando’s told said: “As a brand we have no political affiliations and we are not considering this.” The Tories will need to go back to the drawing board to get more people to join the party....

One of the reasons why many traders fail to reach success is because they are overtrading. If you are one of those people then you have make some adjustments in your overall trading strategy. However, in order to make adjustments you first need to precisely determine whether you are overtrading. That can be done through examining three different aspects of the trading business. First thing you need to look into is whether you are using way too many different strategies...

Around 180 cows broke through a fence and stormed onto the pitch