GP quits to become fashion designer after being “broken” by long shifts, phone appointments and so much stress she’d leave work shaking
A GP has quit to become a fashion designer after being "broken" by long shifts, phone appointments and so much stress she'd leave work shaking. Linda Thomas was a salaried GP at a practice in Bristol and quit to work as a locum, before abandoning the medical profession to be an eco-fashion designer. She said changes left her assessing patients over the phone and pressure on appointment times meant she eventually had enough. Research from the University of Exeter Medical...
Aha! Alan Partridge filming a new series set to return to BBC One!
Alan Partridge is set to return to BBC One, a quarter of a century after the Steve Coogan character’s BBC debut. Filming has begun today on the new half hour show. The BBC have released details of the new show - “a heady mix of consumer affairs, current affairs, viewer interaction, highbrow interview and lightweight froth, ”which will see Partridge “finally recognised as one of the heavyweight broadcasters of his era.” The weekday evening show This Time, will be Alan’s...
Theresa May to set out the “Road to Brexit” – 10 months in to the exit process
Prime Minister Theresa May is set to outline what Britain wants from Brexit almost a year after article 50 was triggered and some 19 months after the vote to leave the EU. The Conservatives will outline their vision for Britain over a series of speeches which are set to be kicked off by Foreign minister Boris Johnson next week. Brussels recently called for clarity over what the UK wanted from the EU, saying a transition deal was not a certainty. And according...
Spotting Supercars in the Capital
Those that spend a fair amount of their time in the capital will know that the roads are usually filled with black cabs and buses, but from time to time you will be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a breathtaking supercar. People tend to be in a rush in London, but when one of these luxurious automobiles is on the roads it is impossible to ignore. Air Quality These are rare sightings at the moment, but they could...
Empiric buys Southampton’s Emily Davies Hall
Empiric buys Southampton's Emily Davies Hall - Empiric Student Property has acquired the freehold of a 240 bed student accommodation property in Southampton, the Emily Davies Halls of Residence, for GBP10.6 million (excluding costs). The property comprises affordable student accommodation configured in three and four bed apartments with 65 commercially let car parking spaces. The property is fully occupied and leased by Southampton Solent University on a full repairing and insuring basis until September 2019 with the rent subject to...
Mum of young girl murdered in India launches petition calling on Boris Johnson to intervene as they struggle for justice – after more than 100 failed hearings
The mum of a young woman murdered in India has launched a petition calling for Boris Johnson to intervene - after more than 100 failed scheduled court hearings. Kate Groves is urging the Government to lodge a complaint about the way in which her daughter Sarah's trial has been handled. More than 5000 people have already signed the petition which is calling on the Indian authorities to treat Sarah's trial with respect. It also outlines the family's aim to recall...
British scientists are in a race to study a mysterious ecosystem that has been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice shelf for up to 120,000 years
British scientists are in a race to study a mysterious ecosystem that has been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice shelf for up to 120,000 years. Members of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are hoping to study creatures and bacteria that lived beneath a giant iceberg four times the size of London. The iceberg known as A68 'calved off' from a long ice shelf in the northwest part of the Weddell Sea, also known as the Larsen Ice Shelf exposing the...
WATCH – Rolo Tomassi at their melodic best in ‘Aftermath’
TLE have had ears on Rolo Tomassi's upcoming album, the cheerily-titled Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It, and to say we're impressed with what's coming our way is an understatement. For listeners who might have felt a little put off by the band's penchant for bewildering time signatures and throat-shredding vocals, allow latest single 'Aftermath' to entice you back into the fray. The band have just released the video for the track, which is the second single to be...
Gin heir in court for allegedly violently pulling his elderly mother out of chair
A gin heir dialled 999 complaining his 95-year-old mother had gone "crazy mad" after she told neighbours he assaulted her following an argument, a court heard. Sir Walter Gavin Gilbey, 68, allegedly 'hurled' his mother, Lady Elizabeth Gilbey, from a chair causing significant bruising on August 26 last year. Lady Gilbey previously told Horsham Magistrates' Court she fled to her neighbours' home after the attack, before police were called by her housekeeper five days later. The court today heard a...