LBC presenter James O'Brien has ridiculed Conservative MP John Redwood over his optimistic post-Brexit plans in a typically brutal put-down live on air. In a hilarious spoof, the presenter said he wished cash machines had a John Redwood optimism button, dispensing more money than you actually have in your account. The Conservatives, who are traditionally renowned for their fiscal responsibility, have run into problems after the Office of Budgetary Responsibility reported that the economic forecasts for the last seven or eight years have...

Two more defeats this week for the Tories mean they're down 10 council seats since June 8. Eight by-elections took place this week with Labour defending five seats and the Conservatives defending three. Hucknall North (Ashfield) went to an independent with a swing of +51.1 from the Tories. The Liberal Democrats also gained in Oxhey Hall & Hayling (Three Rivers) from Conservative. noooo — Alex Robinson (@arrobinson1994) October 13, 2017 Labour jumped from fourth to first in Halton-with-Aughton and from third to...

A wheel-chair bound ex-dancer left crippled by bone and joint problems has said her benefits have been axed and she has been told go back to work. Jayde Chambers' promising dance career dramatically ended after she was diagnosed with multiple debilitating joint problems leaving her unable to move without a wheelchair and high doses of morphine. Jayde Chambers, 21. The 21-year-old suffers from multiple debilitating joint problems including hip dysplasia, twisted pelvis and thigh bones, torn cartilage in both of...

Miles Reucroft is undertaking a different way of playing the ever popular Fantasy Football this season. To understand his methodology, read part one here.  International breaks are always an interminable bore, punctuated with moments of deep concern for the welfare of your players. You want to get back to the cut and thrust of club football, but you want to get back there with a squad of fit players. We go into game week eight on a real high. A 65...

Animal rights activists in chicken masks cage themselves in supermarket trolleys Animal rights activists donned chicken masks and caged themselves in ASDA supermarket trolleys today to protest Noble Foods’ use of cages for hens. Oxford-based Noble Foods, the UK’s biggest egg company, produces over 60 million eggs a week and owns well-known brands such as The Happy Egg Co. and Big and Fresh. Drawing attention to the plight of these sensitive, intelligent animals, The Humane League UK staff and volunteers...

When I first walk into Neville Hair and Beauty, it feels more like a nightclub than a salon. There is exposed brick, the catchy beat of dance music and a cloakroom complete with a bored looking attendant. This is where the well-coiffed women of Knightsbridge come to have their tresses styled. The salon has an impressive roster of celebrity clients including Kelly Brook and Holly Willoughby. It describes itself as ‘the home of palm painting’, when a colourist paints dye...

On the surface The Snowman looks like one of those films that could only be good. With an acclaimed director, a strong cast, interesting source material, and even Martin Scorsese in an executive producer role, what could possibly go wrong? Based on the novel by Jo Nesbø of the same name, the film follows detective Harry Hole (Michael Fassbender) as he investigates the disappearance of a woman whose scarf is found wrapped around a sinister-looking snowman near her home. He...

Sport can be wonderful, passionate, heart wrenching, but often it can simply be funny. So i've put together a top ten sports funniest moments...enjoy 10. Olivier Bernard – A French knockout. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LltnTI7MzIM The former Newcastle fullback was minding his own business, when out of nowhere he felt the full force of a Laurent Robert bullet on the side of his head. The way he sways around, dazed, and finally staggers backwards, is a work of pure, comedy genius. 9. Andy...

By Michael McNulty Alan Clarke is a name not heard often enough.  Perhaps this is due to the fact that of his filmic output only two were theatrical releases.  Clarke instead made a name for himself producing teleplays for the British small screen.  But, whilst the screen may have been small, Clarke’s films certainly were not.  They are some of the most radical, ferociously intense and scathingly honest ever to be broadcast on television.  From Scum to The Firm, so...