The home security technology everyone forgets

Wi-Fi  enabled home cameras so you can check security from your phone;  smart controls so you can close blinds and turn lights on and off wherever you are in the world…the list of new equipment to safeguard your home continues to develop and grow. But there is one area which hasn’t received due attention…and that is the new technology recently developed for modern garage doors.  A garage door can be a vulnerable entry point to a storage area used for...

Drink driver kills cyclist then orders another pint

A speeding drink-driver who killed a cyclist in a head on crash and then fled only to order another pint has been jailed for just three years and four months. Joseph Bills, 22, was one and a half times over the limit and behind the wheel of a van when he drifted into the path of Dave Thorman, 35, after taking cocaine and visiting two pubs. As others tried to save the life of chef Mr Thorman described by his...

Kickboxing kid comes back from disease to become world champion again

A former kickboxing world champ who was forced to throw in the towel at just seven years old due to a disease has fought back to winning ways by breaking records. Brandon Murray became a world champion at just seven years old - beating nine-year-olds in the process. But the youngster was forced to give up kickboxing after being diagnosed with Perthes disease in 2012. Brandon, now 12, was in primary school when his mum Vicky and dad Brian noticed...

Heavy Police presence at Britain’s Christmas markets with barriers and armed cops

These images show the "rings of steel" protecting Britain's Christmas markets this year as security is bolstered amid fears of Berlin-style copycat terror attacks. Armed police, large concrete barriers and stop and search checks are being carried out at festive markets up and down the country as many opened to the public last week. Pedestrianised areas are blocked off to prevent vehicles driving into crowds - after an IS fanatic killed 12 when he ploughed a lorry through Berlin's Breitscheidplatz...

Growth of online printing in England

The printing industry in England is a growing business. And as nowadays more and more companies are also active online, printing services cannot be left behind. Traditional printing companies are increasingly making way for digital services. Thanks to the wide variety of offered products, fast delivery, flexibility and the comfort of ordering, together with a professional finishing, the online printing industry in England is growing year after year. Printing companies operate in an industry that, as it seems, is benefiting...

Corbyn’s opponents in the press “running out of ideas”

Jeremy Corbyn's opponents in the press have been accused of "running out of ideas" after The Times' Senior Political Correspondent accused the Labour leader of being Trump-esque. The allegation came after a chance screengrab captured Corbyn striking a similar hand-pinch pose to the Republican President during a speech. Lucy Fisher also noted that the new Labour website "does nothing to dispel personality cult accusations" by featuring Corbyn speaking to "adoring fans". Her attack has since been dubbed "embarrassing" and has...

GALLERY: Protomartyr

14.11.17 The Dome, Tufnell Park, London Detroit has never sounded so gloomy. Post-punkers Protomartyr treated London to two back-to-back shows last week in support of the quartets' latest LP Relatives In Descent. Live, it's really frontman Joe Casey's show. Pacing back and forth, a beer in hand with spares in each pocket, his deadpan sermonising on-record escalates into straight-backed, blank,eyed, rapturous anger. It's easy to read this twist of emotions on his face in the photoset below.   Photos: Grant Bailey

Five offbeat things to do with your friends

All of us love to spend some quality time with our friends and loved ones. After a grueling week of work or studies, most of us love to spend some time with our friend and rejuvenate for the days to come. While some people prefer to have quite get-togethers, others love to party and get it moving. But after a certain point of time, all of this can get a bit boring, even if with our friends and loved one....

Exceptional”engineering student fell to his death at Cambridge while high on LSD

An "exceptional" student who died in a fall at a Cambridge University college had evidence of LSD in his system, a pre-inquest review has heard. Thomas Millward, 19, was found injured at the bottom of stairs after police were called to 148-year-old Girton College on March 5 last year. The engineering student suffered serious injuries and was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge with serious injuries where he died the following day. Cambridgeshire assistant coroner Simon Milburn said medical evidence...

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