Investment companies roundup – April 2018
QuotedData investment companies roundup – April 2018 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of March 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. April Investment Companies Roundup Stock markets have suffered their first meaningful fall for nearly two years. At the quarter end, the FTSE 100 index was down nearly 10% from its January peak of approximately 7800.What looked like good news about the...
NHS chiefs slammed for splashing out thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ cash on brown uniforms for staff
A hospital trust has been accused of wasting taxpayers' cash after splashing out thousands of pounds on changing the colour of staff uniforms from blue to BROWN. Dudley Group NHS Trust has changed 675 outfits for clinical support workers and ward clerks to a new "biscuit" colour to make staff more "easily recognised". But the controversial move has been slammed by taxpayers as well as their own members of staff working at Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley, West Mids. Critics...
Do you really want to own a supercar? 5 things to consider before purchasing
Wouldn’t it be fantastic to get behind the wheel of, say, a Ferrari 360 or a Lamborghini Gallardo? Cruise along in an Aston Martin DB9 or a Bentley Continental GT? For petrol heads everywhere, supercars and exotic race cars are the stuff of dreams. Pushing the envelope in terms of styling and performance, these motoring beasts are so far removed from the ordinary car that you and I would drive that you simply can’t help but stand up and take...
Windrush scandal: A father was denied passport and forced to miss daughter’s wedding because ‘he doesn’t exist’
A man born to parents who came to the UK on the Empire Windrush has been forced to miss his daughter's wedding - because he has been denied a British passport. Joseph Bravo, who has lived in the UK for 54 years, says he was unable to travel to daughter Charmaine's wedding in Cyprus because 'he does not exist.' Mr Bravo says he was left heartbroken after being forced to watch the ceremony on Facetime instead earlier this month. The...
Why artists don’t always need to be political
In light of the tumultuous political landscape that we find ourselves in post-2016, political art is more prominent than ever. The art scene is now swamped with art that pushes various political agendas, from condemnations of Trump and Brexit to a deluge of artwork produced in response to events like the Grenfell Tower fire and the #metoo movement. This proliferation of political art has led to some commentators stating that political art is the only art that matters now, and...
Almost 100% of the earth’s people are breathing unhealthy air, claims report
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...
Disabled woman with speech impediment thrown out of Wetherspoons because managers thought she was drunk
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...
Leading Brexit campaigner recorded praising Nazi propaganda
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...
Zahroof Valves Revolutionises the Compressor Valve Industry
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...