Plans for England’s biggest whisky distillery revealed
Plans are in place to build the biggest whisky distillery in England - on a moor made famous by Sherlock Holmes. Princetown Distillers Ltd want to build the largest facility distillery outside Scotland based on Dartmoor in Devon. The Somerset company wants to build a £4 million distillery in Princetown, Devon, which will be the second whisky producer in the area but the first of its kind. If given the go-ahead, it will be be the highest in the UK...
BA workers strike over “poverty wages”
BA workers walked out on strike today in pursuit of higher pay for members of the so-called "mixed fleet" who are being paid "poverty wages" according to the union. According to Unite salaries for mixed fleet staff start at a lowly £12,000, despite the parent company of British Airways forecasting annual profits in the region of £2.3 billion. Some members of staff are reportedly doing two to three jobs on their days off to make ends meet, or sleeping in their cars between shifts because...
Corbyn maximum salary cap plan to reduce UK inequality divides the nation
It didn’t feel great to read about “Fat Cat Wednesday” just as the January depression was about to kick in. To know that UK top bosses earned more in two and a half days than most will make in the whole of 2017, made me want to crawl back into bed, i doubt I was alone. There was a fairly strong public outcry at this shocking statistic, so riding on the back of that Jeremy Corbyn, today, announced he would...
UK tech industry bounces back from Brexit Shock
The UK tech industry has bounced back from Brexit shock with a sharp rise in the community’s confidence since June. Almost half of tech businesses expect the environment to get better in 2017 compared to just eight per cent in the days immediately after the referendum. The dramatic improvement in confidence comes after the UK tech sector lobbied hard for the UK to remain in Europe and was rocked by the vote in June. Almost half of respondents now expect things to get...
Increase in English patriotism at expense of British identity, study shows
The UK vote for Brexit showed Europe that the UK wanted to stand alone as a united Britain outside of Europe. However, a new study indicates that more people now think of themselves as English rather than British. The YouGov statistics found that nearly 20 per cent of people think of themselves as English rather than British, this shows a 5 per cent increase since 2015. Additionally the number of people thought of themselves as British over English also fell...
Scotland’s odds of qualifying for 2026 World Cup slashed from 250/1 to 250/1
FIFA’s decision to allow pretty much every country in the world into the 2026 World Cup, has lifted the spirits of Scottish fans desperate to see their team in an international tournament, but not the bookies. Sadly the bookmakers are not as confident and have slashed the odds to exactly the same as they were before the announcement by FIFA to extend the tournament to 48 teams. Scotland fan James McDougall, 27, said: “You would think we would get through,...
Government Hires New EU Ambassador Britain Prepares For Brexit
Following the resignation of EU Ambassador Sir Ivan Rogers, the Government has selected his replacement, “seasoned and tough negotiator” Sir Tim Barrow. Sir Ivan Rogers, who has been labelled a ‘Remoaner’ by pro-Leave supporters after saying it may take 10 years for the UK to settle a trade deal, quit unceremoniously on January 3. According to Downing Street, Sir Tim Barrow will bring energy to the Brexit negotiating table, and is committed to delivering the “right outcome”. Many Britons will...
A new law may allow Czech citizens to shoot Muslim terrorists themselves
The Czech Republic is a country of around ten million people with fewer than four thousand Muslims, however this didn’t stop Czech President, Milos Zeman, urging people to arm themselves in case a “super-holocaust” by Muslim extremists. Unlike most European states, the Czech Republic has a large number of citizens who own firearms. Currently there are around 300,000 people who have a weapon license and it is thought there are 800,000 weapons owned legally in the country. Obtaining a weapon...
London tops “dirty dining destinations”
London has topped a list of dirty dining destinations according to ratings from the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Six out of the ten least hygienic areas were London boroughs, with a high percentage of zero rated restaurants recorded in Ealing, Enfield and Brent. Newham has the highest percentage of restaurants and cafes rated between 0 and 2 at 29.2 per cent. Barking and Dagenham has the lowest percentage of eateries given top marks with just 27.1 per cent out of 177...