Young vote jumps from 43% in 2015 to 72% in 2017

Early reports have suggested that the number of 18-24 year-olds voting in the General Election has jumped from 43 per cent in 2015 to 72 per cent in this year's snap election. A surge in registrations to vote was noted in the run-up to the election but it was unclear how many would turn out on the day. As it was there was a phenomenal turnaround on 2015's number, with an estimated 72 per cent of young people casting their vote...

Vaccination Requirements for Different Countries

Working out which vaccinations you need to get, for which parts of the world can be an absolute minefield. The World Health Organisation’s guidelines are complex and confusing. Even if you’ve successfully discovered that, a trip to, Burkina Faso for example, requires you to get vaccinated for malaria, you then have to work out which strain of malaria is prevalent in which regions of Burkina Faso, and then cross-reference that with the region of the country you will be visiting....

Who are the DUP?

Of all the search queries you thought you might be typing in this morning I bet "who are the DUP" was certainly not one of them. Granted it is part of the wider quandary of "what comes next", but with just hours after the first results have landed the most likely outcome of the 2017 snap election is that the Tories will band together with Northern Ireland's DUP - either in a coalition or more likely a "supply and confidence arrangement" - which...

Even the Tories want you to vote Labour! Con club has vote labour pic in window

Normally you would expect your local political club to support your party on election, day but one Conservative club has bucked the trend and appears to support a Labour victory. Christopher Kirk, 41 from Keswick was going to work this morning at a bakery, at 2.30am when he glanced into the local Conservative club window and couldn’t believe what he saw. He says: “I burst out laughing, someone had managed to get a vote Labour poster in the window. The...

Loire Valley Wines Glisten at London Wine Week Dinner

Within Death in the Afternoon – a paean to Bullfighting, published in 1932 - Author, Journalist and keen drinker Ernest Hemingway wrote: “Wine is one of the most civilized things in the world and one of the most natural things of the world that has been brought to the greatest perfection, and it offers a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation than, possibly, any other purely sensory thing.” Not only does wine unlock a magical gateway to drunken, innocent gallantry,...

Watch – All in this together?! David Cameron jumps queue in JD Sports to buy SOCKS

An eagle-eyed shopper captured the moment ex-Prime Minister David Cameron appears to jump to the front of a queue - to buy some SOCKS. The former leader seemed to be given special treatment as he popped into the Oxford Street branch of JD Sports in London to pick up a budget multi-pack. Flanked by two bodyguards, he can be seen taking the white socks to the cash desk to pay, before realising he has the wrong size. He then returns...

Exploring Turkey’s tourism capital of Antalya

By Peter Hall Once known as Pamphylia, modern day Antalya is now dubbed ‘Turkey’s tourism capital’. Its sun drenched turquoise coastline, mountainous backdrops, and ancient history attract visitors in their millions. It offers high contrast and variety; from the sublime, to the hairless. Sun worshippers can cook in 300 days of annual sunshine, with average temperatures reaching 28°C. Whilst their intrepid counterparts can trek through the snowcapped Taurus mountains. Huge theme parks are a short drive from remarkable ancient ruins. Hidden...

Watch – Man tries to unblock a drain and pulls out a COW

This is the moment a man waded into waist-deep sewage to unblock a drain - and emerged with a COW. The brave man apparently spotted the calf slipping into the open drain in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh in Northern India, and watched it disappear underwater. The animal lover pulled off his shirt and trousers and dived into the waste and slush without hesitation, clutching the end of a rope. He emerges moments later and pulls the confused animal to...

The Belfast Book Festival: When Irish Spies are Writing

I ask you, who amongst us has not at some point wanted a few tips as to how to commit the perfect murder? Aha! Made you smile! However we'll just ignore that little glance you just made, the one where your eyes lifted from your iPad and leveled on that burping bag of fart across the room. He's your problem, not mine and if you ask me any more questions I'm lawyering up. Besides, I'm no expert on murder, although...

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