Foundation calls for urgent review ahead of the launch of 'Beyond the Bars: The Welfare of Captive Animals in 2017', Westminster, 22nd March On the eve of a high-profile event at Westminster, international wildlife charity, the Born Free Foundation, has today sounded the alarm over the viability of current regulations for monitoring and inspecting the UK's more than 250 zoos. This comes on the back of a series of disturbing incidents in UK zoos which have included animals being killed, attacked or...

Malta will benefit more than any other financial centre in Europe from Brexit, according to an international asset management group. As Paris and Frankfurt battle over “Brefugees” more companies could actually choose to move to Malta's shores because it offers significantly fewer drawbacks than its European Union counterparts. Jeremy Leach, Chief Executive Officer at MPG, said: “Malta will be the biggest beneficiary following Brexit. After London, it should be the first choice for a financial firm to establish a branch or secondary office...

Police placed a Birmingham bank on lockdown after a man reportedly stormed in with a pistol and took staff hostage. Negotiators at the scene of the Natwest branch arrested one man after firearms officers contained the building. A West Midlands Police spokesman said: "Police received an emergency call at 11.45am on Friday March 17th reporting a man with a firearm inside NatWest bank in Bristol Road South, Northfield. "Response and armed officers have contained the building and police negotiators are...

Speed dating? Give it a try today and start your journey towards not being single. There is no doubt about it: being single has its benefits. But if you are desperately searching for a partner, that little bit of love and magic in your life, it's possible to become despondent after yo you do a tour of the different bars offering the singles nights London has to offer. Or perhaps you've seemingly 'swiped right' to the entire population of Tinder who...

The day after Theresa May announced that she would trigger Article 50, on 29th March, inflation has leapt up. Due to increasing fuel and food costs inflation is now at the highest rate since Sept 2013. Economists had expected CPI inflation of 2.1% for February, so the extra increase is cause for concern across the nation. There are fears that inflation will continue to rise as the UK prepares to cut itself off from the other EU member states. The...

Sport News 24/7 All empires crumble. Just ask the Romans, Ottomans and British; all good things come to an end. And so it is proving at the Emirates Stadium, where one man’s kingdom is crumbling around him. Like King Cnut, Arsene Wenger is finding that he cannot hold back the inevitable. Yet Wenger finds himself in a similar position to Cnut, Cesar, Suleiman the Magnificent and the plethora of Kings and Queens of England. Wenger believes that he is omnipotent...

Head to your butcher and pick up a beautiful dry aged sirloin, and then place it straight onto the coals on your BBQ.... Eh?.... What did you say?? Yes cooking straight on the coals is definitely a wonderful way of cooking, but it takes some nerves to just pop your steak straight onto the coals...most people ask...won't it burn? Won't it get gritty or ashy? Well the answer to these is no....the reason is a little science, and using good...

By Jay Williams If you like your rock and roll straight up, no chaser, then you’re probably already well acquainted with Blackberry Smoke.  They’re for you if you’re into the real thing and by that I mean Little Feat, Led Zeppelin, Black Crowes, George Jones … Like most great bands, the Georgia-based five-piece are true road dogs and their stagecoach pulls into Blighty later this month (a few tickets for London Roundhouse on Tuesday 28th are still available HERE). Jay...

Believe it or not but there is really no trick in gambling without losing a penny. It is just about problem gamblers who are not capable of controlling their emotions as well as a stop at the right moment when it comes to different kinds of gambling. That’s why if are a problem gambler, it is important to look for help as gambling addiction is one of the most powerful ones. While some players have issues with quitting the game...