FGM is a serious human rights violation that needs to end
By Mary Wandia, Manager of End Female Genital Mutilation Programme, Equality Now Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a campaign day established by the United Nations to raise awareness about the urgent need to end this unacceptable form of child abuse and violence against women and girls. Despite being banned in the UK, girls continue to be cut and unofficial figures estimate that 137,000 girls and women in Britain are affected. Research by the...
Metal thieves pillage miniature railway for just £36
Railway buffs were left distraught after parts of their model railway were stolen by metal thieves - worth just £36. The entire 720 foot circuit was stripped of its aluminium running rails and almost a third of the track itself was stolen. But the callous thieves' hard work will earn them just £36, and cost the owners thousands. The track was taken during the early hours of Sunday morning from the Canterbury and District Model Engineering Society, based in Sturry,...
The 40 most common childhood fears revealed
Spiders, dogs and the dark are among the top 40 things we fear the most as children, along with beards, boiled eggs and bagels! Other common phobias include monsters under the bed, clowns, going to the loo and the tooth fairy, with some of the more unique fears experienced by some kids including buttons, gravy and the sound of cutlery rubbing together. Around seven in ten mums and dads said they had a fear as a child and 68 per...
Marathon running “helps mend broken hearts”
Regular endurance training such as running marathons helps mend broken hearts and keeps the organ young a new study found. A hard work out increases the expression of genes used to repair damaged DNA. And even one session can be as important to maintaining heart health as reducing bad cholesterol and having a health diet. Mice who exercised had longer telomeres - tiny caps found on the ends of strands of DNA that have been likened to the plastic tips...
Prolific ‘jailfie’ back behind bars
A prolific burglar who appeared in an infamous set of prison selfies boasting about the cushy regime inside is back behind bars - after reoffending when he was released. Simon Inker, 42, starred in a series of Instagram pictures taken on a smuggled camera showing inmates using PlayStations, cooking steaks and taking drugs. He had been released on licence by the time the scandal broke in November and had returned to his life of crime, committing a string...
Incredible home with 5,000 acres of land put on the market
An incredible country estate used to film scenes in Braveheart is being sold for £24 MILLION by a descendent of the Guinness brewing family. Luggala is one of Ireland's best-known homes having been used in film and TV and hosted the likes of Michael Jackson. It was built in the 18th century and, in the 1930s, was bought by Ernest Guinness who gave the property to his daughter Oonagh as a wedding present. The main home on the 5,000 acre...
Is President Trump The Biggest Game Changer on Wall Street
The President of the United States wields huge influence on the economic fate of the U.S. and the economic fate of the rest of the world to a large extent. The direct, vocal, unfiltered, and controversial nature of President Donald Trump also amplifies the influence of the POTUS of the economic and geopolitical fate of the world. Many Wall Street experts had predicted that the U.S. economy would be plunged into chaos if Trump becomes president. The fears of increased...
Restaurant Review – The Gate, Seymour Place
As a man who eats meat, and always has, I’ve never been in the position to take the moral high ground as far as dinner table ethics are concerned. I do, however, respect peoples’ choice to follow vegetarian diets, and understand that vegetarian food is not necessarily boring food. Alas, it is only within the past five years that so many British restaurants have begun to understand the true, delicious potential of vegetables. Until recently, most token vegetarian dishes would...
Ad Agencies Take On Trump And Extremism
With an eye-watering price for prime slots, Super Bowl ads are always sure to make a mark. And this year many did by taking a pop at the United States President - mainly by promoting the legacy of immigration and tolerance that made America great - in a rather different way than the one Donald Trump promises. Though the NFL and Fox who air the event ban explicit politicisation, the adverts paying a record $5 million for a...