A tanning salon has sparked outrage after it installed anti-homeless SPRINKLERS to stop rough sleeping outside its shop. The automatic system comes on in the evening and drips water from the roof making the area unusable for rough sleepers until it shuts off in the morning. Any homeless person who decided to sleep outside the Consul tanning salon on the Horsefair in Bristol would wake up to find themselves soaking wet. Owners say the sprinklers were the least aggressive way...

In a dusty seaside town on an island off the coast of Senegal, Picasso 2 (it’s written on his hat and that’s what he says he’s called) is urging me to buy some of his artwork. “Today, it’s cheaper than Matalan!” he says out of the blue. A hit with his audience of one, he continues. “You will not find cheaper in Primani!” Some things about Cape Verde I know in advance: the all-year round warm weather, the minimal time...

A van driver on trial for ploughing into a crowd of Muslims outside Finsbury Park mosque leaving one man dead in a bid to kill as many of them as he could had earlier hoped to kill senior Labour party figures including Jeremy Corbyn, the court heard. Darren Osborne, 48, is accused of driving a hired van from Cardiff to London where he ploughed into a crowd, killing one man, 51-year-old Makram Ali, and injured others. Mr Ali had collapsed...

QuotedData has published a note on a company in the Country Specialists – Asia Pacific sector. India Capital Growth - Moving to the main board India Capital Growth (IGC) moved to the premium listing segment of the London Stock Exchange’s main market on 24 January 2018. The board considers that this market is more appropriate for a fund of IGC’s size and maturity, and provides a more suitable platform for its growth ambitions. It also believes that the move allows...

These fearless geologists are captured on photo carrying out one of the most dangerous jobs in the world - collecting lava from inside live volcanoes. The workers can be seen in a series of captivating images going about their risky everyday work at the summit of live volcanoes in Hawaii. Their jobs are crucial to help gather information and understand patterns in volcanic activity. These geologists work for the United States Geological Survey, which says on its website: "Hot lava...

One in eight male motorists have a pet name for their cars - with Scarlett O'Cara, Ford Fiasco and Matt CAR-dle among the more bizarre monikers. Researchers who carried out a detailed study found other unusual names include ‘the Purple People-Eater’, ‘Sexy Bob the 4th’ and 'The Beast'. It also emerged around one in five bestowed an endearing alias upon a vehicle they owned in the past. Other standout names included 'Falcor', 'The Phantom Flyer' and 'Super-Charged Fire Pony'. Of...

Recently, there have been reports of Britain’s construction industry suffering from it’s ‘least optimistic’ period for five years, a slump that the reports put down to ‘fears over Brexit’ and ‘an economic slowdown’. However, the construction industry in London is still alive and well, and there are plans underway for the building of some truly awe-inspiring structures; created from a range of supplied concrete, steel & glass. One Merchant Square, Westminster Perhaps London’s most famous upcoming residential development, One Merchant...

Makala, the new film from French documentarian Emmanuel Gras, is an elegiac, lyrical journey into the heart, soul and determined resilience of a young charcoal producer in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kabwita is a 28 year old Congolese man who, with his wife Lydie and their three children, lives in poverty. They rent a small, ramshackle home in the bush, and although their accommodation is basic, the full weight of their situation is clearly communicated when we see Lydie...

A decade on from their first collaboration, director Paul Thomas Anderson and actor Daniel Day-Lewis reunite for another tale driven by strong personalities, power struggles, and personal obsession. Set in 1950s London, Phantom Thread follows Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis), a fashion designer who makes clothes for high society and even royalty on occasion; a meticulous craftsman, with a precise routine and method. One day he meets Alma Elson (Vicky Krieps), a waitress at a sea side restaurant, and is instantly...