Watch – Corbyn’s surprise UK election success, explained
Well many Corbyn supporters and wider left-leaning voters are surprised/delighted that the Labour leader managed to make significant gains on the Conservative party. Theresa May could not secure a majority and recent polling has shown that Labour could indeed win an election if it was held now. It was such a dramatic turnaround but how did he manage it? This Channel 4 video is definitely worth a watch, to see how Corbyn came from nowhere and shook the electoral landscape...
These New Yorkers have the best response to the subway dog ban
These hilarious photographs shows the extraordinary lengths that New York commuters are going in order to get around a ban on dogs on the subway. New laws say you cannot take your beloved pet on underground trains in the Big Apple unless they are 'carried in a manner that would not annoy passengers.' But the rules do not state a maximum size bag which they can be carried in. So crafty pet-lovers are now carrying around their pooches in outsize...
Average pay drops as inflation soars
The average pay has dropped by 0.4 per cent, new figures have a revealed - a day after news broke that inflation has shot up to 2.9 per cent. Even taking into account bonuses real average weekly earning, taking account of inflation, decreased by 0.4 per cent and by 0.6 per cent excluding bonuses. Today’s figures are the first time average earnings, including bonuses, have gone into decline since 2014. GMB says the squeeze in pay and living standards is more evidence the...
UK in desperate need for a pay rise as wages drop AGAIN, says Union
Conservative’s flawed economic plan exposed once more as average pay drops even including bonuses GMB says the UK desperately needs a pay rise as average real terms wages drop once again. Even taking into account bonuses real average weekly earning, taking account of inflation, decreased by 0.4% according to today’s figures – and by 0.6% excluding bonuses. Today’s figures are the first time average earnings, including bonuses, have gone into decline since 2014. Just yesterday ONS figures showed inflation has...
Study reveals preconceived notions British nations have about each other
The English DO have a stiff-upper lip – and Scots are NOT tight with their money, a study into stereotypes found. The research of 1,635 English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish and Northern Irish people looked at preconceived notions they have about one another. Over half of English folk don't consider Scots to be tight with their cash - although six in ten people north of the border think those further south have a stiff upper lip. Fifty-nine per cent of those...
Grenfell Tower: How you can help
Londoners who wish to help the victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster can donate clothes, food, blankets and toiletries to one of three drop off centres in west London. A call out has been put out to anyone in the area who is able to help after a fire ravished the Grenfell Tower in the early hours of the morning. Met Police have reported “a number of fatalities” following the fire in North Kensington, and several hundred people have been left homeless....
Heartbreaking funeral message from daughter to mum who died in Manc terror attack
The heartbroken husband of a woman killed in the Manchester terror attack urged people to "choose love" as he bravely spoke at her funeral. Tony Kiss and daughter, 12-year-old Millie, gave heartfelt messages at the touching service for mum-of-three, Michelle Kiss, who was killed as she waited for her daughter after the Ariana Grande concert on Monday May 22. Tony and their children Dylan, 20, Elliot, 17 and Millie, 12, walked behind the hearse from their home to the local...
Hayfever sufferers will be forced to stay indoors on 14 occasions this summer
One in four of Britain’s 18 million hayfever sufferers is ‘dreading’ the warmer months, it has emerged. Experts have already warned grass pollen levels are set to build up steadily during 2017, meaning a summer of sniffles and streaming eyes looms for those who suffer from the condition. Researchers who carried out a detailed study also found typically sufferers who work for a living take an average of 1.8 days off each year due to their reaction to the pollen...
Watch – CCTV captures moment woman shockingly steals CHARITY TIN
CCTV captured the shocking moment a thief stole a charity donation tin. The woman stole the donations from Spoon World Buffet in Basildon, Essex, at 2.30pm on Saturday, after posing as a customer. Footage shows the brunette sitting down on a sofa, while waiters and waitresses busy themselves with serving diners. She then fled the scene with the tin, which contained hundreds of pounds for Cancer Research. Staff worker Shirri Lynn said: 'I can't believe some dirty scummy woman came into work...