Husband and wife to stand against each other in council elections
A husband and wife are to battle against each other for a seat in Scotland's upcoming council elections. Michael and Agnes Coyle will both contest fight for the same seat in North Lanarkshire which they had jointly represented on an SNP ticket in the last council term. The couple will stand against each other in Airdrie South. Both of them were axed from the SNP's candidate list during party vetting but Mr Coyle was handed a lifeline after he was...
Who’s afraid of a new Virginia Woolf?
The recent controversy over the placing of the small statue of a brave girl opposite the huge statue of a bull in Wall Street, New York, reveals the ongoing lack of female representation in our public spaces. In the UK, statues of men outnumber those of female figures by 16 to 1 and if Queen Victoria were removed from the equation, those numbers are far worse. Virginia Woolf, one of the founders of modernist literature, has been commemorated with a...
German Conservative candidate compares “nationalist” SNP to Nazis
A German Conservative candidate in next month's council elections has come under fire for comparing the SNP to the Nazis. German-born Reiner Luyken, a retired journalist, has had a running battle with SNP politicians who have branded the comparison "ridiculous and offensive". Hours after the candidate selections were published, Moray MP and SNP Westminster leader Angus Robertson took to social networks, urging people to search Mr Luyken's name on the internet to see "some of the offensive stuff" he had written....
An emperor’s gold Rolex is about to sell for an obscene amount
An emperor's gold Rolex is set to become one of the watchmaker's most valuable timepieces when it sells for more than £1.5 MILLION. The iconic Rolex Reference 6062 is widely considered by the collecting community as being amongst the most desirable Rolexes. One of only three made, the 1952 model is known as the "Bao Dai" after its first owner, the 13th and last emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty in Vietnam. Dai bought the watch himself in Switzerland in 1954...
Say goodbye to same day appointments under crumbling NHS
Patients are to lose the "automatic right" to see a doctor as part of a rescue plan to ease pressure on a dwindling workforce of GPs. Health bosses at Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group are understood to be the first in the UK to introduce the measures county-wide as part of a care plan overhaul. Patients who call up asking for a same-day appointment with a doctor will not "automatically" get one, under the plans approved this week. Instead, callers to...
If N’Golo Kante doesn’t win PFA Player of the Year, football is unofficially dead
Sport News 24/7 The modern game of football is, rather entertainingly so, marred with all of modernity's frenzied hype and the many million tweets, posts, likes and shares that come with it. The unqualified opinions of those with a pained propensity to vent their frustration on fan cams and footy forums as a means of therapy. It's worked out pretty well for ArsenalFanTv's Troopz & DT. But there comes a point, when opinion doesn't matter anymore. Once all the polls...
Shocking! 4 million people can’t afford to eat sufficient amount of food
The UK has left the EU and is also leaving it’s poorest families starving. Theresa May has promised that Britain will flourish in this brave new world, but before that happens (which many feel is unlikely) she needs to ensure the population can eat three meals a day. A new survey by the FSA (Food Standards Agency) found that eight per cent of those questioned are facing low food security, so around four million adults in Britain are not able...
What Cars Would The Disney Princesses Drive If They Were Real?
Disney princesses have been around since the 30s and have been inspiring girls around the world ever since. With a number of films, spin offs, albums, video games, theme parks and attractions under their belt, there is very little that we don't know about them. Up until recently one of those mysteries was what cars would they drive if they were real. But, thanks to our friends over at OSV we now know the answer. The vehicle leasing company have created a...
Sausage dog rescued by firefighters after it gets stuck between fence railings
A sausage dog that got stuck in a railing outside its home for half an hour had to be saved by firefighters. Desperate dachshund Milo was running around in the garden while waiting for owner Sarah Jane Thompson when its long body got stuck in the garden gates. Sarah was putting her six-week-old daughter into her pram ahead of a walk in the sunshine on Monday when over-excited Milo lodged itself between the garden and the street. The panicked dog...