Nottingham Panthers – A true ‘British’ underdog story!
I’ll be honest, I don’t know that much about Ice Hockey. In fact, what I do know, comes from the Mighty Duck films and watching players fight each other on YouTube. But recently, Ice Hockey has tweaked my interest and it’s all because of one team, The Nottingham Panthers. Britain loves an underdog. Whether it be Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards throwing himself off a ski jump, Leicester City winning the Premier League at odds of 5000-1 or those Jamaican Bobsledders,...
Warning gross: Britain’s biggest fatberg – weighing over 10 double decker buses – finally defeated
A monster fatberg weighing more than ten double-decker buses has been cleared – following a nine-week battle. The 130-tonne congealed mass of fat, oil, wet-wipes and other sanitary products was lodged in an egg-shaped sewer four metres underground. But it now clear after workmen were forced to ditch machinery for hand shovels to battle Britain's biggest fatberg - in the final stretch beneath Whitechapel, in east London. Thames Water staff worked in disgusting, cramped conditions in their battle to clear...
What to do if a child suffers burns at a Fireworks event
Families up and down the country will be attending bonfire parties and fireworks events to celebrate Guy Fawkes night. Unfortunately the NHS annually reports increased incidences of children and adults suffering from serious burns. It's important to know what to do in the event of a burn, so please remind yourself and others of the NHS burns advice: Immediately get the person away from the heat source to stop the burning Cool the burn with cool or lukewarm running water for 20 minutes –...
Tory MP Charlie Elphicke referred to police for ‘serious allegations’
Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke has been suspended by the Conservatives following ‘serious allegations’ that have been referred to the police. Mr Elphicke, has been the MP for Dover since 2010, and is also a former party whip. Mr Elphiche has denied any wrongdoing and accused the Tory party of tipping off the police before they informing him of his suspension. The married 46-year-old MP released a statement on Twitter saying: ‘The party tipped off the press before telling me of...
Smoking falls to record low – but drugs are on the up
It seems that while campaigners have been focused on stopping kids from smoking they’ve dropped the ball on drugs. New research out from NHS Digital’s Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People in England survey has made some alarming discoveries. The research found 19 per cent of youngsters aged 11-15 in England have smoked compared to 24 per cent who have taken drugs. This details a rise in juvenile drug use of nine percentage point since the last survey...
British Council worker sacked after saying Prince George was the ‘face of white privilege’ loses her employment tribunal
The British Council, whose patron is the Queen, were within their rights to sack a senior worker who described Prince George as the "face of white privilege" on a Facebook post, a tribunal has ruled. Angela Gibbins, 53, was given her marching orders after the "distasteful and personal attack" on the future King went viral last July. Her republican views were well known by colleagues. She refused to meet Prince Charles, the registered charity's vice patron, when he toured their...
The School of Life (L’ecole Buissonniere) : Film Review
L’ecole Buissonniere is a slow moving French period drama, one that is perfect for a cold, drizzly Sunday afternoon. This is not intended as a criticism and the film acts in the same way dunking a freshly ripped piece of bread into a steaming bowl of stew is often the most comforting thing you can do of an evening. Directed Nicolas Vanier along with his directors of photography, Eric Guichard and Laurent Charbonnier, Vanier guides the camera contemplatively across the...
Problemos: Film Review
Eric Judor brings us a slight, satirical comedy in his third feature, Problemos. Urbanite couple, Victor (Eric Judor) and Jeanne (Celia Rosich), with their young daughter Margaux travel to a commune to visit ex yoga instructor and old friend of Jeanne’s, Jean-Paul (Michel Nabokoff), for a weekend. The camp is full of born again hippies sporting dodgy haircuts, djembes, and flimsy new age, socially conscious beliefs. We quickly learn that they are a collective who have rejected city living and...
Restaurant Review: The Jugged Hare
In February 1946, George Orwell wrote an essay, The Moon Under Water, in which he outlined his ideal London pub. Sadly, the eponymous pub was completely fictitious (contrary to the belief of the JD Wetherspoon chain) and the essay concluded, somewhat bleakly, with the fact that the perfect pub doesn’t really exist. At the time, The Jugged Hare wasn’t yet operating. On the site of an old brewery, just across the road from the Barbican Centre, The Jugged Hare is...