“Get on your bike” & “work with gorgeous EU women” Tory MP tells unemployed
The Conservative party conference in Manchester has been under intense police security and subjected to large protests, but inside the ring of steel, Tory MPs are still mouthing off with their reactionary views. It was the turn of South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay to step up and make a statement to wind up everyone outside of the Tory bubble. Mackinlay won his seat in Kent following a close battle with former UKIP leader Nigel Farage in 2015, but is set...
Small Chinese dish sells for world record £28 MILLION at auction
A small but highly-important ceramic dish from Imperial China sold for a world record £28 MILLION. The "virtually unobtainable" brush washer is around 1,000 years old and was commissioned by the imperial court during the Song dynasty. It was made by Ru guanyao, which is one of the most revered of the Five Great Kilns used during this period. The dish, which has a diameter of just 13cm and would have been used to clean brushes, has a glowing, intense...
Graham Bell filmed being towed across the Arctic Circle at almost 120mph
This is the moment former Winter Olympian Graham Bell set a world record by being towed across the Arctic Circle at almost 120mph - on SKIS. Bell, 51, braved temperatures of -28C for the daring attempt at Jaguar Land Rover's Arctic Revi Test Centre in Arjeplog, Sweden. After putting on a pair of skis, the Brit was towed by the new Jaguar XF Sportbrake at 117mph - smashing the previous record for 'fastest towed speed on skis' of 70mph. Bell,...
These are the first pictures of a man shot dead by police after a rush-hour motorway chase
These are the first pictures of a man shot dead by police after a rush-hour motorway chase. The CCTV footage from 2016 was captured in a locksmiths' shop and showed Spencer Ashworth as he threatened a shopkeeper and demanded he "empty the till". Pete Taylor, 60, said Ashworth came into the shop Avon Lock & Key in Bristol and bought a keyring before returning the next day to return it. He called the police and Ashworth disappeared - but was...
Expert says hotels are a soft touch as there is no security
An American mass shooting expert says hotels are a soft touch for attacks like Vegas due to their lack of security. Professor Adam Winkler of UCLA is a gun law expert and has been cited in landmark Supreme Court cases, including opinions on the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms. And he added that with 320 million guns in the US, such massacres are impossible to stop. At least 50 people have been killed and more than 400 were...
Dad of cocktail waitress caught up in Las Vegas massacre recalls bone-chilling call where she told him: “Everyone is dying around me.”
The father of a cocktail waitress caught up in the Las Vegas massacre has told of the "bone-chilling" call he received from her as bullets rained down on her and her friends. Lexi Cheplak, 25, frantically dialled her dad Jon Cheplak at 10.17pm local time while in the audience of the bloodbath country music concert. The Las Vegas local, who attended the Route 91 Harvest Festival with a group of girlfriends, told horrified Jon: “Everyone is dying around me.” She...
Phenomenal year for TR European Growth shareholders
Phenomenal year for TR European Growth shareholders - TR European Growth says that, for the year ended 30 June 2017, its net asset value total return was 54.0% compared to a total return from the benchmark index of 35.8%. The share price total return was 75.5%. They are proposing an increased final dividend of 11.5p and also a 3p special dividend. They say that it is their intention to move towards paying an interim and a final dividend. Ollie Beckett (pictured) and...
Nothing will change after Vegas – NRA are Trump’s biggest backers
Expect more inaction from White House following the deadliest ever US gun attack in Las Vegas. The National Rifle Association was the biggest financial backer of Donald Trump's campaign last year, which means gun control legislation is off the table. The NRA spent $6 million in TV ads on behalf of the Republican presidential candidate, which is $6 million more than the Trump campaign has spent on itself. In all the gun rights group placed multimillion-dollar bets on Donald Trump...
How to get round ‘collection only’ on eBay
If you’ve spent any time as a buyer or seller on eBay, you’ll know the sinking feeling you get when you see something listed as ‘collection only’. For sellers, maybe you’ve decided not to list a large item in the knowledge that it won’t get as much attention as perhaps a listing a smaller item with the words FREE DELIVERY glaring at you will attract. When buying or selling anything larger than a parcel, it can be difficult to see...