‘Back to Burgundy’ (‘Ce qui nous lie’) Review
A sense of history hangs heavy over ‘Back to Burgundy’ (‘Ce qui nous lie’), the new film from French filmmaker, Cedric Klapisch. ‘Back to Burgundy’ is a sentimental film and one that has a very good first act with the strongest writing of the whole film, nicely setting up the premise. Thereafter the film’s structural problems begin. It is a tale of familial heartache and strife set against the picturesque vineyards of Burgundy, where siblings Jean (Pio Marmaï), Juliette (Ana...
Ground Rents to offer inflation linked alternative to doubling rents
Ground Rents to offer inflation linked alternative to doubling rents - On 2 August 2017, Ground Rents Income Fund issued a Corporate Update in light of media attention on ground rents and the launch by the Communities Secretary, Sajid Javid, of a consultation on proposals to amend leasehold legislation. The announcement advised that the Board, in conjunction with the Investment Manager, was considering options for certain ground rents within the portfolio, reflecting concerns expressed by the Government. These concerns were...
London worst hit by UK gazumping
London is worst hit when reviewing gazumping rates across the UK There has been an increase in gazumping across the UK over the past 24 months, a new study finds. As house prices continue to rise to meet high levels of demand and low levels of stock on the market, gazumping rates have risen from 13 percent in 2015 to 36 percent now. Gazumping is when a property seller accepts an offer from a buyer and then accepts an even...
NHS boss admits health service may not be able to cope this winter
There has been some shocking news that has just emerged that could mean that the NHS might not be able to provide beds to patients this winter, with many asking if this could be the last year the NHS can function as a provider of universal health care. Even though the target to seen A&E patients within four house has failed to be met over the last two years, it is likely to be much worse this coming winter. Now...
Watch – Woman blasted M&S after slippery slippers caused her to fall down a flight of stairs
Marks & Spencer are selling potentially deadly SLIPPERS, according to a customer, after she slipped down a flight of stairs because of the comfy footware. Vasantha Narayanswami was left with a broken foot, vertigo and partial deafness after falling down a flight of stairs due to faulty slippers, she claims. And scores of other customers have blasted the £15 slippers, because there is an unsupported heel, that doesn't have enough grip. Vasantha Narayanswami holding a cruch and leg brace that...
Watch -Mum’s ecstatic reaction as quadruple amputee daughter takes first steps on prosthetic legs
This heartwarming video captures a mum's ecstatic reaction as her quadruple amputee daughter takes her first steps on prosthetic legs. Harmonie-Rose Allen was just 11 months old when she was struck down with a rare strain of meningitis which nearly killed her. She was given a 10 per cent chance of survival but pulled through after having all her limbs amputated in order to save her life. This heartwarming video captures a mum's ecstatic reaction as her quadruple amputee daughter...
Poundland hit with record fine for having dead rats in their stockroom
A bargain shop has been handed the biggest ever fine after inspectors discovered a rodent infestation that was so bad some of the rats were DEAD. Poundland was fined £100,000 and forced to shut after health inspectors discovered a widespread and uncontrolled rodent infestation throughout the store. Mouse droppings and evidence of urine were found on food shelves alongside gnawed and soiled packets of biscuits, nuts, sweets and popcorn. Droppings were found throughout the store and the behind-the-scenes storage areas...
Would you eat the bizarre diet of Victorian Cambridge University scholars?
Bizarre and stodgy diet of Victorian Cambridge university scholars has just been discovered. The bizarre and shocking eating habits of Victorian scholars have been revealed in documents found in a university archive. Students at Cambridge's Girton College survived on a relentless round of stodge, meat and more stodge, according to work records recently discovered. One of the dinning halls. The bizarre and shocking eating habits of Victorian scholars have been revealed in documents found in a university archive. The academics...
Pervert caught smuggling vile child sex doll into the UK
A perverted loner who smuggled a grotesque sex doll of a CHILD into the country has narrowly avoided a jail sentence. Paedophile Brian Hopkins, 40, had a vast collection of sickening images and wanted to add the 3ft 9in mannequin to his sordid inventory. But he was caught out when Border Force officers discovered the doll at Stansted Airport, addressed to Hopkins' home in Plymouth, Devon. The flat-chested doll was 'anatomically correct' and immediately raised suspicions as it came in...