First off, before we move on, we must remind you that you should do your own due diligence before investing because that’s how investors get rich and avoid losing money. Having said this, you should start looking for investment opportunities for the next year, and this article will share with you the top 3 promising stocks that are expected to have an excellent performance in 2018. #1 – Xperi Corporation (XPER): The previous year was bright and prosperous for Xperi...

By Simon Russell The consensus view is that big brands don’t deliver on flavour but you can at least be certain about what you’re getting. But even that forlorn hope appears misplaced as the brewers of Carling – a one of the biggest beer brands in the UK – admit that the alcohol content is less than claimed. Global brewing giant brewer Molson Coors owned up that their big seller is actually a modest 3.7% abv and not the 4% abv...

It says something about the state of modern society that "hideaways" have become the new "getaways", but for anyone who feels as chained to their work emails and as bombarded by their social media feeds as I do you can hardly deny that it's an appealing concept. Nestled in the picturesque market town of Helmsley in North Yorkshire and surrounded by stunning countryside the  Feversham Arms and Verbena Spa is leading the way in marketing itself as a hideaway retreat designed to help...

Jupiter European sticking with Novo Nordisk - Jupiter European Opportunities says that, for the financial year to 31 May 2017, its total return on net assets was 30.5%, which compares with 35.7% for the benchmark. The total return on the shares was 30.6%. There is a 6.5p dividend. The manager says that the underperformance is partly explained by sector weightings - notably the overweight position in Healthcare, a sector which underperformed. The most significant detractor during the period under review was Novo Nordisk. Their US business...

“Zoology” is a film that starts off bleak but ends up becoming enchanting as it move towards its conclusion. Written and directed by Ivan I. Tverdovskiy and starring, Natalya Pavlenkova as the principal character, the story focuses on a middle-aged woman who grows a tail. This may seem like a hardship too far for many but in fact it appears to be both the best and worst thing that has ever happened to Natasha. The story is told in intimate...

“Killing Ground” is a horror film by Tasmanian born writer-director Damien Power. It is a film that takes its cues from other Australian horror cinema such as Wolf Creek and the film has tones of the low budget British horror, Eden Lake. The film focuses on Sam (Harriet Dyer) and Ian (Ian Meadows) who are on a camping trip to a remote part of the Australian outback that holds fond memories of Ian’s youth. It’s New Years Eve and the...

There’s been a lot of news reports recently about plans by President Trump’s administration to put a stop to the so-called ‘Dreamers Law’. Officially known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme, the immigration policy championed by Barack Obama has protected nearly 800,000 young adults without documentation to work legally in America since 2012. It recognises that if they have grown up in America, they should have the chance to build a life – regardless of if they...

A councillor has denied allegations that he said that "all Muslims carry sharp knives" at a formal meeting about Christmas lights in June this year. Councillor Martin Field of the March Town Council, accused his colleague, Councillor Kit Owen, also of March Town Council, of racist and sexist remarks at the committee meeting. Councillor Field said: "He has muttered such things under his breath before at council meetings and I have questioned him about it before." Carol Pilson, monitoring officer...

With a focus on rationality and simplicity – the basic principles of modernism – at the helm, Bavarian craft beer brand And Union was set up in 2007. The product of a father, his son and his business partner, And Union works with brew-masters from four small, family-run Bavarian regional breweries, with all of their craft beers brewed in a traditional manner, using just barley, yeast, hops, and water. As a result, the brewing process for the unfiltered and unpasteurised beers is...