By Amy Hanson from Small Steps Project Last week a devastating landslide of rubbish on Koshe landfill site in Addis Ababa killed over 100 people. Unfortunately this is not the first and nor will it be the last. Thousands of children currently live on landfill sites and rubbish dumps, surviving from scavenging all over the world. This problem, resulting from mass production and consumption, continues to worsen, as the disposal of waste is not properly addressed. UK charity Small Steps...

They say there's no such thing as a free lunch, but in Brexit Britain there may not even be such a thing as a free mug of tea following Waitrose's announcement that it has "refined" its complementary offer. As things stand punters simply have to be in possession of a My Waitrose card in order to claim a free hot beverage every day, but from April 3rd customers will only get the drink after they have paid for their shopping. It has...

Filming for smash hit superhero franchise The Avengers is set to take place in the Scottish Capital tomorrow. Production trucks for the multi-billion pound movie series have been in Edinburgh for the past few days to prepare the city for the arrival of some Hollywood icons. Scenes featuring the likes of Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans will be filmed in the city's Old Town and filming could last until May. A huge green screen has been put...

Forget punching horses, a Charlton Athletic fan may have stooped to new lows after trying to punch an American bald eagle in a game back in 2015. The fan is on trial for criminal damage at Croydon Crown Court after he tried to throw a punch at the eagle following violence during the mach. The Palace mascot named Kayla was targeted by Charlton fan Daniel Boylett, 36, of Eltham, south east London, during a Capital One third-round tie at Selhurst Park....

Britain's oldest butcher who is the fourth generation to run the family business fears his dynasty is facing the chop - as he has no heirs to take over his life's work. Dedicated Frank Fisher, 87, still works full time six days a week to keep the shop going. And although he is not yet ready to pin up his apron, he fears that once when he retires the business will go with him. The bachelor is the fourth of...

By Jay Williams  “It’s a press trip,” I pointed out when asked to sign for our room.  “I know,” replied the receptionist.  “It’s just in case, you know, you throw your telly out of the window or something.  You are in Brighton, after all …” I felt a flush of pride that she thought my hell-raising days were not behind me.  Or perhaps she had spotted that I was indeed a fifty-something, osteo-arthritic teetotaller and she was just being kind....

Operating from a site towards the Regent’s Park end of Great Titchfield Street, Mac & Wild’s first bricks and mortar site is possibly the most honest restaurant I’ve ever visited. Stylised as a Scottish restaurant but without any gimmicky tartan check, bagpipes or tam o’ shanter caps, Mac & Wild has a prominent focus on game meats (sourced from Ardgay Game, run by the restaurant founder Andy Waugh’s Father and Brother), and serves enough whisky to wash an elephant. And...

Customer service will become a thing of the past by 2020 after new data revealed that 85 per cent of customer engagement interactions will be managed without people. Talking at the Systems in the City Conference (SITCC) held at the London Stock Exchange, Microsoft's Richard Peers suggested that "automated intelligence" will overtake people allowing firms to "engage with customers in a natural way, conversationally and in context". Hmmm....  I wonder how many mobile phones have been destroyed because of automated call centres?...

Are you in the process of planning your retirement for that beautiful future you have always imagined?  Great! If your answer is yes. That’s a step in the right direction. However, a well planned  strategy from an informed perspective on how to protect your retirement savings should be incorporated into your retirement planning, considering the potential threats certain factors can pose to the security of your life savings. “There are specific strategies and approaches to financial management in retirement that...