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...
High costs stopping Brits from attending university
Over half of Brits say current costs would stop them from attending university. Over 50 per cent of people in the UK would now choose not to attend university if they were to start today due to the high level of tuition fees and associated living costs. The research by Newsflare reveals just how many of us would choose not to attend university if we faced the financial pressures placed on student’s starting university now. Of those surveyed, those aged...
Electra to hand back another £350m and drop private equity from name
Electra to hand back another £350m and drop private equity from name - Electra has completed what it termed as "Phase II" of its strategic review. The conclusions are: Continue to focus on optimising return on shareholder capital. No new investment in current market conditions. However, should conditions change the Board will consider further investment. A further special dividend of GBP350 million, or 914p per share. This is to be paid on 1 December 2017 to shareholders on the register of members at...
Angler launches ‘Taste of Autumn’ menu: Review
Of all the square mile’s high-rise restaurants, Angler seems alone without a sole selling point that harks on about the view. Let’s be fair - even when the windows are (rarely) clean - the only real scenes observable from the top of the South Place Hotel are into the dreary lives of office clerks, or skyscrapers with ballistic lifts that blast unlucky diners into some of London’s worst restaurants. At Michelin-starred Angler, however, the main focus is on the food...