Are these the best burgers in London?
From midday on Saturday 16th September, the ETM Slider Decider 2017 tournament will take place at Broadgate Circle, behind Liverpool Street Station. Now in its fifth year, the annual competition will see the 16 finalists prepare their unique creations for a panel of judges and to the public. Served from KamadoJoe grills supplied by CCS, each slider will be available priced at just £3. Tokens are sold in minimum books of five for £15, with no additional entry fee. Hosted...
Union slams Big Ben refurbishment contract handed to blacklisting firm Sir Robert McApline
Union protests at £29 million public contract award to blacklisting firm Sir Robert McApline GMB, the union for construction workers, has voiced opposition to the awarding of a contract to refurbish Big Ben, to Sir Robert McAlpine Limited, the company at the heart of blacklisting scandal in the construction industry. Victims of blacklisting by the construction industry, who were awarded a £75m out-of-court settlement in 2016, have demanded a police investigation into their claims that key executives tried to pervert...
Top ten sports bars in London
As we look ahead to a busy twelve months of sport action, one criteria that is necessary for every fan across the country – which bar to watch it in? Leagues such as the Premier League for football, Aviva Premiership for rugby have begun in exciting fashion, while we look ahead to an Ashes series down under and none other than Fifa World Cup to be had next summer, we’re not light of sporting events to come. Every Sports fan...
Who is Kubrat Pulev?
Anthony Joshua’s next challenge has been revealed. On October 28, heavyweight champion Joshua will face Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev. Pulev is probably a boxer many British boxing fans will be unfamiliar with, but he certainly will be well known come October 28. The fight will take place in Cardiff, where Pulev will challenge for Joshua’s IBF, WBA and IBO heavyweight world titles. Nicknamed ‘The Cobra’, Pulev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. The 36 year old was voted the country’s no 1...
High-performance sportscar recovered from side of a house
A high-performance sportscar was recovered from the side of a house today (Tues) after it dramatically crashed through a wall and injured a man sat on his sofa. The white £20,000 VW Golf R was pulled from the dented three-bed semi after creating a picture-postcard snap of a Grand Theft Auto (GTA) video game stunt. A white VW Golf R is removed from the house it crashed into in York, which left one man seriously injured and three other people...
Insects can see the world in much finer resolution than previously thought
A bug's life was one previously thought to be blighted by poor eyesight - not so say university boffins. But a new study has found insects can see the world in much finer resolution than previously believed. Scientists had long thought insects could not see images in high resolution because of their compound eyes - which together capture thousands of pixelated images of the surrounding world. However, researchers from Sheffield University's Department of Biomedical Science together with scientists in Beijing,...
Civitas adds three supported living portfolios
Civitas adds three supported living portfolios - Civitas Social Housing REIT has completed the purchase of three portfolios of specialist supported living for a total consideration of GBP5.8 million, comprising the freehold interest in 11 properties, with 52 tenancies. The portfolios are immediately income generating with an initial net yield in line with expectations and all three were sourced off-market by Civitas Housing Advisors Limited, the Investment Manager. Portfolio One Portfolio one was acquired for a total consideration of GBP2,375,000, comprising...
Britain’s longest running planning row ends after 60 YEARS…but claimants have died
One of Britain’s longest legal disputes - a row over a tiny rural footpath which has rumbled on so long that the original claimants died - has finally been resolved. Nearly 60 years after a footpath was wrongly included on a local authority map and the family who were besieged with walkers traipsing past their front door objected to it being listed as a public right of way, the saga has finally been wrapped up in their favour. After long-drawn...
Killer behind tragic school stabbing revealed for the first time
This is the face of the killer who stabbed a fellow school pupil to death and can legally be named for the first time after turning 18-years-old. Daniel Stroud was found guilty of stabbing Bailey Gwynne to death in the corridors of a high-achieving secondary school as an argument took a dark turn for the worse. Daniel Stroud while on trial for murdering Bailey Gwynne, at the High Court in Aberdeen Stroud regularly brought knives with him to Cults Academy...