A motorist has died after he parked in a hard shoulder and was hit by a lorry. The M5 northbound was shut following the smash at 4.40am today (Thurs) causing miles of tailbacks during the morning rush hour. Police have found the victim's car on the hard shoulder and believe he parked up and got out before he was stuck by the HGV and then other vehicles. The horrific crash took place between J16 and J14 in South Gloucestershire and...

  A brutal killer who bludgeoned his housemate to death with an iron bar during a row over late rent has been jailed for life. Murderer Henry Jones, 23, smashed Mark Beresford's skull with the weapon after launching at him in the property they shared. Jones had already punched Mr Beresford, 55, to the floor when he struck him over the head as his housemate cleaned himself up at the sink. A court heard Jones tried to cover up his...

QuotedData’s economic round up – September 2017 – is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell any of the companies mentioned. Kindly sponsored by Martin Currie. September Economic and Political Roundup Roundup As tension rose on the Korean peninsula, gold rallied...

More than one million of the new plastic £10 banknotes celebrating author Jane Austen have entered circulation. The new tenner is the first Bank of England note with a tactile feature to help blind and partially-sighted users. People queue outside the Bank of England in the City of London this morning as they wait to exchange old ten pound notes for the new ones. The tactile feature is a series of raised dots in the top left-hand corner of the...

An Iranian who built a new life for himself in Britain is giving all his profits to local charities in thanks to the city which took him in. Grateful Ali Pajouheshnia, 53, known by his middle name Reza, came to this country at the age of 18 to study. For the last 25 years he has become well-known in Plymouth, Devon for his takeaway and calls the city his 'Bethlehem'. Watch Video Here   https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/property/britains-first-micro-home-installed-tackle-countrys-homelessness-housing-crisis/30/08/ https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/lifestyle/official-commuting-leaves-us-stressed-tired-even-get-work/28/07/

When exactly is it political correctness gone mad? Diane Abbott appeared on Good Morning Britain this morning after a study by Amnesty found almost HALF of all the horrendous abuse female MP's suffer on social media is directed at Britain's first black woman MP, the shadow home secretary Diane Abbott. The human rights watchdog uncovered 25,688 abusive tweets to women MP's over six months leading up to the June 8 general election. Diane Abbott received 45% of all abusive tweets. Black...

Whoever is in charge of the Conservative Party's comms strategy should have learned to keep Jacob Rees-Mogg out of the limelight following his controversial comments last week. But the staunch Catholic is at it again today in an interview with LBC. Speaking about the growing use of food banks in the UK he said the trend is "rather uplifting", insisting that rather than demonstrating the scale of poverty in the country the development showed what a “good compassionate country we are.”...

By Jim Mackney Like all good folk songs, there is darkness at the heart of Rolando Colla's new film" Seven Days" (Sette Giorni). It is set on an idyllic Sicilian island and a pair of middle-aged dreamers act like a couple of horny teenagers, with predictable complications. Throughout the film the lead characters, Ivan (Bruno Todeschini) and Chiara (Alessia Barela), attempt to figure out their feelings with a quiet determinism that remains throughout the film. Although only 97 minutes long,...

Millions of Brits would happily celebrate a big windfall – by ditching their other half, a study has revealed. Researchers who carried out a detailed study found more than one in four would leave their partner, with some blokes admitting as little as £100k would be enough for them to walk away. One in 50 would even be willing to cut ties with their spouse for less than £50,000. It also emerged men would be more likely to be tempted...