Game: Can you avoid crashing the Brexit Bus
An addictive Brexit Bus game has been doing the rounds on social media with Brits challenged to keep the infamous bus on track as it navigates the ups and downs of the economy. The Leave campaign have been chastised for their referendum pledges that Brexit would deliver £350 million a week to the NHS. Philip Hammond put aside more money for Brexit than the NHS in the recent Budget. In a deeply ironic twist the NHS now has just £350 million to see...
Popular teaching assistant left badly injured by Manchester terror attack is welcomed back to work by adoring pupils
A popular teaching assistant badly injured during the Manchester terror attack has returned to work - much to the delight of pupils at the school where she works. Sharon Crawford was caught up in the bombing as she waited in the foyer for her 14-year-old daughter to return from the Ariana Grande concert on May 22. She spent two weeks receiving treatment after a bolt from the bomb went through the top of her leg, breaking her Femur and also...
Supermarket giant Morrison’s has pulled its chicken and mushroom pies off its shelves – because some are actually fish pies
The Yorkshire retailer had to withdraw its Morrisons Traditional Chicken & Mushroom Pie because some may actually contain fish and mustard. This could pose a health risk to anyone who is allergic to these ingredients which are not labelled on the packs. The 400g pies affected have a use by date of 4th December. The supermarket said: Morrisons is recalling the above product because it may contain mustard and fish that are not declared on the label. "This means the...
Business leaders blast cash-strapped police force that wants to stop investigating shoplifting – saying it will give thieves “a licence to steal”
Business leaders have blasted a cash-strapped police force that wants to stop investigating shoplifting - saying it will give thieves "a licence to steal." Nottinghamshire Police plans to stop sending officers to investigate incidents of thefts from shops in order to prioritise more serious crimes like sex attacks. The controversial proposals come despite 8,786 shoplifting offences being reported to the force between June 2016 and June this year. Police and Crime Commissioner Paddy Tipping said the move comes as the...
An addiction counselllor who invested half his life savings in Bitcoin made so much cash – he can now retire
An addiction counselllor who invested half his life savings in Bitcoin after taking the advice of one his patients made so much cash - he can now retire. Savvy John Coats has been able to pay for his retirement plus holidays to Africa after putting £16,000 into the digital currency in 2013. The 66-year-old knew almost nothing about the cryptocurrency - which was at that time used mainly by criminals on the 'dark web'. But after a tip off from...
Former senior Royal Navy Office Charles Howeson takes to the stand for the first time to deny sexual assault charges
A former senior Royal Navy officer accused of sexually assaulting several young men has denied he is gay and told his trial he was horrified by the allegations. Charles Howeson, 68, is alleged to have sexually assaulted victims during a distinguished career including groping a junior rating in a man overboard drill. Despite complaints to Navy officials more than 30 years ago Howeson was given a warning and went on to have a lengthy and decorated service. He became a...
Time between world-changing volcanic ‘super eruptions’ less than previously thought
We may be much nearer to a cataclysmic volcanic 'super-eruption' than previously thought, warns new research. That is the conclusion of Bristol University scientists after analysing a database of geological records dated within the last 100,000 years. They discovered the average time between so-called volcanic super-eruptions is actually much less than previously understood. Volcanoes and 'bolides' - such as asteroids - are geohazards powerful enough to be destructive on a global scale. One recent assessment described them as capable of...
Prehistoric women ‘had even stronger arms than today’s elite rowing crews’
Prehistoric women had even stronger arms than today's elite rowing crews, reveals new research. The study comparing the bones of women that lived during the first 6,000 years of farming with those of modern athletes shows that the average prehistoric agricultural woman had stronger upper arms than today's female rowing champions. Researchers from Cambridge University's Department of Archaeology say this physical prowess was likely obtained through tilling soil and harvesting crops by hand, as well as the grinding of grain...
Cash-strapped NHS Trust bans doctors & nurses from using free tea & coffee machines – telling staff to drink HOT WATER instead
A cash-strapped NHS Trust has banned doctors and nurses from using free tea and coffee machines – telling staff to drink HOT WATER instead. Health chiefs say it is too expensive to provide beverages to staff and from now on they will restrict free hot drinks to just patients and visitors. Instead, medical staff – as well as police officers who come into the hospital - have been told to either drink hot water or bring in their own tea...