Millions of Brits have been involved in "phone-ccidents" - an embarrassing or painful mishap while using their phone. A fifth of adults have walked into someone while trying to multitask on their mobile while another one in five have tripped over. An unlucky one in eight have even ended up hurt or injured, with almost a third claiming to have narrowly avoided disaster while distracted by their devices. Twenty seven of the 2,000 mobile users polled even admitted their phone...

A third species of orangutan has been recognised - but less than a thousand are still alive, warns new research. Previously only two species of orangutans were identified – the Bornean and the Sumatran orangutan. Now, researchers have described a new great ape species, the Tapanuli orangutan. But it is the great ape species at greatest risk of extinction, with only around 800 remaining individuals in upland forest regions of North Sumatra. Two species of Indonesian orangutans had previously been...

By Sam Inglis Films menace us in many different ways. We’ve been scared by ghosts, by aliens, by monsters, vampires, zombies, demons and supernatural murderers. I like films with all of these threats in them, but the ones that scare me, that truly get under my skin, are serial killer films. Dracula, Pennywise, The Wolfman, Damien, Sadako and Freddy Kruger are all very different threats, but they all have one thing in common: you know they’re not real. When you see...

The number of children living in poverty is set to soar to 5.2 million in the next five years as the richest members of our society get richer. New research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies has predicted an increase of more than a million in the number of children living in poverty, more than reversing all the progress made over the past 20 years. The shocking numbers come as new OECD figures reveal the gulf between the rich and poor...

Henderson Diversified Income Trust - Dear Prudence 171102 HDIV Update QD In the face of declining yields across its investment universe, the managers of Henderson Diversified Income Trust plc (HDIV) have decided to take a pragmatic and sensible approach by refusing to chase higher yielding but riskier opportunities. Instead the trust is paying the price for prudence by cutting its dividend. The managers say many shareholders have been consulted and are supportive of this move. High income from a flexible fixed income...

European ferry operator DFDS has announced it will donate £5 for every booking made on its Dover to Calais or Dunkirk services to charity Breast Cancer Now. The fares, booked through a dedicated ‘Think Pink’ page on the website, start from £35 each way for a car and up to nine people and gives customers the option to match DFDS’ donation and add-on an extra £5 to the charity if they wish. Breast Cancer Now is the UK’s largest breast cancer charity, dedicated to funding research into breast...

Artists and philanthropists alike gathered at Old Homestead on the evening of October 25 for Caron Treatment Centers’ “Save a life Event.” Hosted by Jacquelyn Coombe, Pamela Hanson, and Aura Arslanian, the event featured Hanson’s project Drugfree.org, a short documentary. This event is one of Caron Treatment Centers’, a leader in the field of addiction and behavioural healthcare treatment, largest regular benefits, but is especially poignant in light of the current opioid epidemic, the deadliest drug crisis in American history....

Women will have to wait more than two centuries to achieve equality in the workplace, according to new research. According to a damning study it will take 217 years for disparities in the pay and employment opportunities of men and women to end. This is significantly longer than the 170 years its researchers calculated a year ago - signalling that things are only getting worse. Commenting on the World Economic Forum study, Professor Marianna Fotaki of Warwick Business School said: "Cultural assumptions...

I suspect it’s safe to say few, if any, Londoners consider themselves novices when it comes to dim sum. With an extensive number of Chinatown restaurants including it on the menu, we like to think there’s nothing that could possibly surprise us. Enter Courtesan. This restaurant, tea room, cocktail bar and events space in Brixton relaunched in September after an extensive refurbishment, promising not only a food menu designed and executed by an all-female chef team - under the leadership...