Is this the most damning indictment of Theresa May’s premiership?

A week after Theresa May suffered a heavy blow at the hands of the British electorate she may be about to suffer her biggest set back yet - after she was made odds-on leave Downing Street before Arsene Wenger exits Emirates. The Prime Minister has come under fire after last week’s general election saw the party lose their majority share of seats in parliament, and an online bookmaker thinks May will walk the plank before Arsenal’s long term gaffer does.   Arsene Wenger...

Photographer releases book of 100 naked woman to try improve their body image

A photographer has released a book featuring pictures he took of more than 100 naked woman in his local area - to try and improve their body image. Snapper Jojo found 108 females willing to shed their clothes for his project. He has now published all the images in his third book: Naked Truth: Plymouth Unveiled accompanied by the women's thoughts on their own bodies. Jojo, 52, who lives in Plymouth, Devon, said all the women involved are from his...

10ft robotic bartender hits immersive London wine bar pop-up

A 10 foot robotic bartender is set to start its first shift at an immersive London wine bar pop-up. The contraption will appear at Campo Viejo’s Fiesta de Color on Waterloo Millennium Green from today and will be dishing out wine until 11pm this Sunday. It is part of an immersive pop-up exploring the art and science behind wine blending. The experience, which is normally only offered at Campo Viejo's winery in Spain, is lead by company's wine experts and will give visitors the chance...

Demand for urgent action on cost of living crisis as retail sales slump

The Government must look after ordinarily working people as growth lowest for four years. GMB union has called for urgent action on the cost of living crisis as retail sales growth slumped to its lowest level for four years. Figures from the ONS this morning show that the annual retail sales growth rate was the lowest since April 2013. Non-food stores were the main contributing factors to this slowdown with an annual fall of 1.2% and predominantly food stores saw...

Let’s clear the air…for National Clean Air Day

Today marks the first ever National Clean Air Day, a chance for the whole country to come together and improve air quality through collective action. Air pollution contributes to 40,000 premature deaths a year in the UK but progress on this issue has been glacially slow. Recently the government was successfully taken to court by NGO Client Earth for failing to meet pledges on air pollution, forcing the publication of a new clean air plan by 31 July. A draft air quality plan for...

Animals…The world’s forgotten workforce

On International Working Animal Day (15 June), Geoffrey Dennis, Chief Executive of the charity SPANA, argues that animals still play a vital but largely ignored role in keeping the world’s economy moving. If you’ve just spent another miserable morning fighting your way through rush hour traffic to get to work today, you may be forgiven if you find yourself yearning for a time before the streets were crammed bumper to bumper with polluting cars and trucks. Go back to the...

Why Should I Balance My Budget?

There is no single "best" way to conduct personal financial affairs.  In fact, since each person's resources, experiences, and financial goals are unique, there are actually countless approaches to money management - some more successful than others.  While you may not exactly be able to copy another person's financial success, it does make sense to observe and learn from others' experiences.  Because in the end, despite differences in the ways we address financial concerns, some practices (balanced budget) furnish universal...

WATCH: Iron & Wine Back After 4 Years with Beast Epic

Iron & Wine will release Beast Epic, his first new material in over four years, on 25th August via Sub Pop. The new LP features eleven new compositions that share a certain kinship with his earlier material. The video for lead track “Call It Dreaming,” is also out in the world right now. Watch it below: Iron & Wine’s principal songwriter Sam Beam had this to say of the album: “I must confess that I’ve always shied away from album introductions...

Protecting your assets after death

Last July Paul had a call that we all dread: an uncle of his had taken ill, and he knew straight away from the tone of the lady informing him, from the hospital, that it did not sound good. What made this situation more complex was that his uncle lived in Thailand. Paul, from Peterborough, said: “The next day we received another call saying that his situation had not improved overnight, and we faced the difficult position of giving approval...

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