Man forced to wait in A&E for 14 hours after his bowel exploded
A man who was left in A&E with a perforated bowel says he could have died after being forced to wait for more than 14 hours. Eddie Thomas, 50, was in desperate need of urgent surgery when he first arrived at hospital after suffering from intense pain in his stomach and vomiting. He arrived at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital at 10.40pm, but was made to wait 14 hours, visiting two different hospitals, before he finally went under the knife...
Police uncover weed plantation in mansion yards from Buckingham Palace
Police uncovered a massive haul of cannabis being grown in a £15 million mansion just yards from Buckingham Palace. The drugs factory growing "£500,000 of weed" was raided by police inside the mansion on one of Britain's most expensive streets in posh Belgravia, central London. Around 30 bags of suspected drugs were seized from the five storey vacant property at around 7.30am on Friday morning, in Grosvenor Gardens. One cheeky squatter - part of a group that have taken over...
The death of local business: How the Conservatives killed our community stars
As if Britain's local shops weren't beleaguered enough already with giant corporations showing up on every corner and the majority of people preferring to use online retailers than spend their money with small businesses, the government is about to deliver what could be the sucker punch for small shops when business rates are increased in April. That's right. As Amazon's business rates are cut at most of its warehouses our high street stores are been forced to pay more. The American internet giant,...
A mindful approach to attention seeking in children
By Dr Nigel Mellor, author of the Good, the Bad and the Irritating ADHD and attention seeking are often confused. In this article I will have a close look at dealing with attention seeking in children and how to cope with it using mindfulness. PARENTS AND GUILT As parents we are generally racked with guilt and anxiety when managing our children. We often feel inadequate and try very hard to be “good parents” - we may, for example, do our utmost...
Charity can’t find a home for dog that looks like Goofy
Dogs Trust Harefield is appealing for a home for a dog that resembles the famous cartoon character, Goofy. Staff at the rehoming centre are concerned that Beaky has been overlooked due to his unusual appearance and goofy smile. Handed over to Dogs Trust over 500 days ago, the ex-racing Greyhound is eagerly on the marks and set to sprint off to a new home. Although his canine carers at the charity were instantly won over by his striking and quirky...
The Evolution of the Build-to-Rent sector in the UK
By Andrew Screen, Director at CBRE Following the recent RICS Real Estate Investors’ Conference, held in Holborn, featured panellist, Andrew Screen, Senior Director at CBRE explores the evolution of the UK’s Private Rented Sector and build-to-rent funding. The Private Rented Sector has undergone much evolution over the past five years, particularly with the creation of the Private Rented Sector Taskforce as well as the Build-to-Rent fund. The Taskforce was created to improve the quality of existing rented accommodation and to...
Italy shouldn’t be in the Six Nations
Sport News 24/7 Flats and Shanks Rugby Podcast Episode 23: Let's get physical Six Nations Round 2 Review, Premiership round-up, plus this week we talk about movies on Netflix, players contracts and whether Italy should be part of the Six Nations. TheLondonEconomic.com Sport brings you Flats and Shanks Rugby podcast. If you love rugby, sport or just changing room chat, you'll love this. Listen to the podcast right here... http://rss.acast.com/flatsandshanks/episode23-letsgetphysical/media.mp3 If you have any life or rugby related questions you would...
Employed To Serve Announce Sophomore Album ‘The Warmth Of A Dying Sun’
Employed To Serve have announced they will be releasing their sophomore album 'The Warmth Of A Dying Sun' on May 19th through Holy Roar Records. Produced by Lewis Johns (Gnarwolves, Funeral For A Friend, Rolo Tomassi), the band have also released the first single from the album, 'I Spend My days (Wishing Them Away)', which is available to stream and download now and was given it's world debut last night on the Radio 1 Rock Show. All current confirmed and announced ETS...
The 20 best kept travel secrets in the world
Jaffna in the North of Sri Lanka, El Nido Pangalusian Island in the Philippines and the ancient Mayan city of Yaxchilan in Mexico have been named among the 20 best-kept travel secrets in the world. From tiny towns to palm-flecked beaches, the top 20 list of the world’s best-kept hidden gems has revealed some lesser known beauty spots. But few people know of them. Just one per cent of the UK has heard of Indonesia’s Gili Meno Island, selected by Kuoni...