The Weekly Cocktail Recipe: Nine Lives ‘The Pink Flamingo’
South London’s coolest new cocktail bar, Nine Lives will present ‘The Nine Lives of El Tigre’ for London Cocktail Week (October 2nd-5th). For one week only, legendary bartender El Tigre will bring his Mexican family’s seafood restaurant, Los Barcos, to Nine Lives – offering a selection of Don Julio tequila cocktails and authentic tacos. Featuring Don Julio Blanco tequila, pistachio, fresh watermelon and white balsamic, Nine Lives’ The Pink Flamingo cocktail has been shortlisted as one of London’s top six...
Swansea’s announcement that the university is giving Hillary Clinton honorary degree has not gone down that well
Swansea University has announced that the Democrat's 2016 Presidential candidate will be given an honorary doctorate at the Welsh University on Saturday 14 October. And the decision does not seem to have gone down that well with its students. "We are proud to announce that we are awarding Hillary Rodham Clinton with an Honorary Doctorate at the Bay Campus on Saturday 14 October. The award is in recognition of her commitment to promoting the rights of families and children around...
Student has lucky escape when fell on tracks during fit
A young student came inches from death after falling onto a railway track during an epileptic fit. Lucky Toby Taplin, 20, was dragged from the track by on-lookers just moments to spare before the train pulled into the platform. But he told how he would have lost his life if brave heroes on the platform hadn't jumped to his rescue and it would have been too late if he was been waiting for a seat at the back of...
Pervert spared jail for importing a child-like sex doll into the UK
A pervert was yesterday (fri) spared jail for importing a child-like sex doll into the UK. Simon Glerum, 33, bought the 3ft 3ins mannequin online, requesting it be sent from Hong Kong to his home address. But the parcel was intercepted at Stansted Airport by Border Force officers who also found items including a body stocking. Essex Police officers arrested Glerum at his home in Great Bardfield, Essex, where they seized computer equipment. A laptop was found containing a...
Star Trek: Discovery – Well, it beats at least half the movie versions
The re-launched Star Trek: Discovery contains scoops of every element that made the previous Trek television series and movies memorable. Now that may or may not be a good thing as not all those memories are fond ones yet this new series is deliberate in re-voicing the sounds of the past; quite literally when it comes to the pinging ambient sound on the bridge of the starship Shenzou which may or may not be destroyed at the end of the...
Pacific Industrial buys nine logistics assets
Pacific Industrial buys nine logistics assets – Pacific Industrial & Logistics REIT has completed the off-market acquisition of a portfolio of 9 logistics assets for a total consideration of GBP45.5m. The purchase price represents a net initial yield of 7.3%. The deal has been financed from the proceeds of the recent placing, completion of which was announced on 16 August 2017. The remaining proceeds of the placing will be used, together with debt finance where appropriate, to fund acquisitions from...
Ukip’s new logo looks a bit familiar…
As Ukip decide on a new leader for the party - with Nigel Farage threatening to launch a new pro-Brexit party if Anne-Marie Waters wins and takes the party off on a rabid anti-Islam direction - news of a new logo for the party with no MP's has been met with much derision today. People immediately spotted a striking similarity with the Football Premier League logo after the Brexiteers dropped the pound sign from their logo and replaced it with...
Restaurant Review: Flavour Bastard
While the best restaurant names were being handed out, I’d imagine Flavour Bastard (along with Sexy Fish and now renamed Pussey Liquor in East Dulwich) must have been taking a cigarette break. Since opening in Soho just under two months ago, Flavour Bastard has received a mixed reception, to say the least. Before visiting, I’d already (wrongly) gathered an idea of what the place would be like. But no matter how easy it may seem, it’s never okay to judge...
Seller of imported endangered skulls….spared jail
An importer who sold the skulls of endangered species including monkeys, crocodiles and a bear has been spared jail. Peter Bailey, 65, was caught trying to sell skulls of primates including chimpanzee, drill, guenon, mangabeys, macaques and colobus as well as other endangered species such as crocodiles, elephant, Asian Black Bear and whales. Inner London Crown Court heard he offered and sold items without the necessary certificates or import permits required for the trade to be deemed legal. Two baboon...