Arm yourself – there is a new war, and we’re losing it
Arm yourself. There is a war raging across our information systems. Whilst no bombs are being dropped, the impacts of this war will have far reaching consequences. At the same time Donald Trump was elected president of the United States of America, 2016 witnessed the rise of populist and extremist movements all over the globe. The success of many of these causes, groups and individuals came as an unexpected surprise, even a shock. Many asked ‘how could this happen?’ In...
Restaurant Review: The Pickled Hen, Marylebone
On the ground floor of the Marriott Hotel, just off Edgware Road, The Pickled Hen promises a ‘selection of authentic British food and drink, with a pickled twist’. I enjoy good pub food and pickles as much as the next person, but the signature Pickleback (Jameson with a chaser of hen pickle juice) fills me with concern. Opened at the end of the summer, this new ‘gastro-pub’ is not this year’s first new opening with a name suggesting a heavy...
WATCH: Rowdy football away fans given a lift to the PUB – in the back of police riot van
This is the moment rowdy football away fans were given a lift to the PUB after a match - in the back of a police riot van. Leeds fans said officers spotted them heading towards a pub popular with Bristol City fans after their 0-3 victory on Sunday and quickly ushered them away. But instead of marching the 40-strong gang of fans three miles to the train station in the pouring rain, officers from Avon and Somerset Police offered them...
Man engraves cross into forehead to get medical treatment and then abuses Muslim doctor’s beliefs
A man 'chiselled' a cross into his forehead so he would be taken to hospital for treatment - and then abused a Muslim doctor by telling him to ‘get back to Iraq’. Joe Edgar, 50, hurled racial insults at the A&E doctor in front of other patients and hospital staff which made him feel ‘degraded, distressed and disgusted’. Edgar was admitted to Scarborough Hospital after he carved a cross into his forehead, a court heard. While he was being seen...
£450m ‘lost’ old £1 Coins could have helped nearly 20,000 home buyers onto the ladder
From the 16 October 2017, the old £1 coin will no longer be accepted as legal tender. As a result, it’s being reported that £450 million has been lost. But what does this equate to in property terms? Even in a market as expensive as the UK, home buyers could have clubbed together with their old £1 coins and put down a ten per cent mortgage on 19,895 properties, or bought 1,990 properties outright at the current UK average of...
The Role of Usability and Trust in Link Building
How do you decide where your links should come from? If you’re like most webmasters, then you probably don’t think too much about your link sources. After all, a link is a link, right? This mindset might be the reason why you can’t outrank the competition in the organic search listings. Google’s search algorithm has come a long way. Building contextual links from relevant sources are no longer enough to climb up the rankings. Your link building strategy should now...
Dramatic CCTV shows father of three mown down by hit-and-run driver
CCTV footage showing the moment a father of three was struck by a car which then failed to stop in Birmingham, as the hunt continues for the driver.Police are hunting a hit-and-run driver who was caught on CCTV knocking down a 65-year-old man before speeding away. The father-of-three was left for dead in the middle of the road after he was mown down as he crossed a junction. Shocking footage of the crash, which happened at around 10.15pm on Thursday...
Populist politicians are “weaponizing trade”
Populist politicians are weaponizing trade to the determent of the global economy, a new book has claimed. As politicians on both sides of the Atlantic raise the stakes, trade is increasingly becoming a tool of coercion to achieve strategic influence. Although trade, wars and foreign policy have been interwoven throughout history, the belligerence of the language today means trade is becoming predominantly political and strategic, rather than economic. Politicians have resorted to economic nationalism, using the rhetoric of conflict to...
Stroke sufferer left struggling to WASH after bodged renovation work by social landlord
A stroke sufferer with mobility problems has been left struggling to WASH after a social landlord bodged renovation work on his bathroom. Workmen left pensioner Adam Mohammed, 74, with wallpaper peeling off the wall, dirty floors and shower area and without a handrail to use while bathing at his home. He was due to have a replacement to his bathroom in August but work to replace the bathroom is still ongoing two months later - despite the fact he relies...