How you can help out during Breast Cancer awareness week 18-24th Sept

Join us this Prevention Week as we shine a spotlight on breast cancer prevention. 1 in 8 women in the UK will develop breast cancer at some point in their lifetime. 1 in 5 of them will be under the age of 50. We can do more to prevent breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK. Each year over 55,000 people are diagnosed. Sadly not all breast cancers are preventable. Yet around 1 in 4 breast...

Forgotten Film Friday: The Last Picture Show

By Michael McNulty Peter Bogdanovich, who had made a career as a film critic and historian, first dipped his toe into the filmmaking pool when he joined forces with B-movie master, Roger Corman, helping him to script The Wild Angels. But it wasn’t until 1971, after first taking the director’s chair for the 1968 feature, Targets, that Bogdanovich produced the finest film of his filmmaking career, The Last Picture Show. After the success of Easy Rider, BBS Productions, who had...

Pictures capture rarely-witnessed water battle between wolf and a stag

This is the extraordinary moment a stag escaped the from the clutches of a wolf during a rarely-witnessed water-based battle between predator and prey. David Smith, 39, heard a massive splash while on a camping trip in a remote part of Northern Alberta, Canada. The Brit ran back to his tent and picked up a camera in the hope of photographing a deer swimming across a lake. But he was left stunned when he zoomed in to see the stag...

GCP Student Living says returns on target

GCP Student Living says returns on target - GCP Student Living has published results for the year ended 30 June 2017. The highlights are: Total revenue for the year of £28.6 million. Annualised shareholder returns since IPO of 14.2%, in excess of the target return of 8-10%. Successfully raised £103.6 million through two oversubscribed placings of ordinary shares. Dividends of 5.75 pence per ordinary share for the period in line with target and up 1.6% on the previous year. EPRA...

Live updates: Explosion at Parsons Green

Update: Police are hunting the bomber as there is a claim of responsibility on behalf of Islamic State. Islamic State said a “unit affiliated with Islamic State” carried out the attack. Theresa May says further attacks "may be imminent” and military officers will help armed police cover potential targets. Transport For London say the the District Line has now reopened apart from Parsons Green station. Police say 29 people have been taken to hospital following an explosion at Parsons Green underground station....

How to plan for your first trade show

For many small businesses across the world, taking part in a trade show is one of the best ways to find new customers, establish brand recognition, and simply get people excited about what you’re selling. As we’ve seen with E3 – the biggest video game expo in the world – people love attending exhibitions to get hands-on with new products they’ve never seen before. There are dozens of fantastic trade shows around London every year, but this advice really extends...

Sash window repair could save you thousands on replacement

London sash window repair has become ever more popular and the options and number of companies continues to grow, with Londoners benefitting significantly from the competition driving down prices. With more and more London sash window repair companies favouring salvaging traditional joinery over brutally ripping out over a hundred years of history there’s never been a better time to keep your existing windows even if they are in various states of disrepair. The average London sash window company can now...

Review: Madame D serves a taste of the Himalayas in East London

Contrary to little Britain’s modern-day shortcomings, London’s restaurant scene is something to be genuinely proud of. Forget Paris, forget Hong Kong, forget New York, even: it’s undeniable that our countless restaurants aren’t merely amongst some of the world’s most diverse, there’s genuinely something for everybody. Persistently seeking something new and exciting, the notion of generalised Chinese food, for instance, has become almost extinct amongst the city’s most food-obsessed. With so much focus on complexities and sincere authenticity, the whole prospect...

Watch guys wrestle Great White Shark in the back of a van!

This shocking video shows a marine rescue team wrestling with - a Great White Shark. The animal had beach-bums terrified after it washed up on Manly Beach in Sydney, Australia, the day before. The 1.8 metre-long shark - nicknamed Fluffy - ended up at the popular tourist spot last Monday (4/11) afternoon after becoming injured. Frightened tourists were seen running from the beach but the shark didn't show any signs of aggression. The animal was taken to a nearby public...

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