Camden Rocks Festival has announced the first names for the 2017 line-up. Punk legends The Damned, stoner rock giants Orange Goblin, and The Ruts DC are the first to be revealed from the bill. The fest will host over 250 bands and artists across 25 of Camden Town’s revered venues this June 3rd 2017, including legendary Camden venue KOKO.   Ahead of their headline set at the Electric Ballroom, The Damned’s Captain Sensible reveals, “Camden Market is partially responsible for the...

A historic locomotive has finally made the last leg of its cross-country journey from a sugar mill in Trinidad to its new permanent home at the world's oldest working railway. The rare Picton model train - which has been described as 'technologically better' than the iconic Flying Scotsman - has finally had much-needed conservation work completed and a proper shelter in which it can be preserved. The 1927 train was a batch of three vehicles before ending up in a...

The strength of reindeer's antlers could inspire indestructible robots of the future, according to a new study. Male deer use their iconic crown of bones to fend off competitors and woo females, then shed them once mating season is over. Now scientists have discovered the secret behind their toughness and how they can resist breaking during fights, and they hope to turn the natural phenomenon into developing unbreakable building materials and even armour. Study lead Paolino De Falco said the...

Yorkshire entrepreneur helps secure future of Hartlepool FC as it expands into property development Leeds entrepreneur and funding consultant Matt Haycox, a consultant for Access Commercial Finance, has helped Hartlepool football club secure funding to follow in the footsteps of Arsenal and Reading FCs - into property development. The club has outlined ambitious property and retail plans for the land currently occupied by the Mill House Leisure Centre adjacent to the 7856 capacity Victoria Park ( also known as the...

By Michael McNulty The representation of immigrants, diasporas, and conflict of cultural identity has, in the latter half of the century, slowly found footing in recent cinema, under the moniker of migration cinema. These films, which often blend or reimagine the generic conventions and production modes and practices typically associated mainstream cinema with less conventional methods, are often the products of filmmakers who are themselves a product of either post-colonial or post-war displacement. They tell the stories of immigrants and...

Terrorist 'truck' attacks like the ones seen in Berlin and Nice are likely to become more common, a leading terror expert warned. Raffaello Pantucci, the director of international studies at the Royal United Services Institute, said that the ease of obtaining a truck made it an attractive method for terrorists looking to "sow terror in the hearts and homes" of people in Europe. At least 12 people died after a 25-tonne truck loaded with steel girders smashed through a crowd...

It's seems that Brits have finally gotten over years of crippling FOMO - Fear Of Missing Out. Yes, rather than obsessing over the fun times we might be missing and dragging ourselves out to yet another social engagement we loathe, we've finally come to our senses and are bloody well staying in! Rather than worrying about what is going on in our absence, 85 per cent of us are relieved at not having to go out and soclialise. The FOMO phenomenon has morphed...

Our relationship with the humble sprout is a complex one. Regardless of your stance on the deliciously juicy/repulsively pungent veggies, there's something about sprouts so quintessentially Christmas it would be a travesty not to see a couple on your dinner plate when Christmas Dinner rolls around. Sprouts take a lot of flack, then, but this sweet video showing the journey of a jolly sprout from field to fork aims to change all that. As Asda gets ready to sell 1.1million...

The first beer in the world to be specially brewed to have with a kebab has been launched by London restaurateur and British Kebab Awards founder Ibrahim Dogus. Bira London was officially launched in central London last night as part of the festive build up to Christmas. Its secret recipe was created to suit barbecue flavours and liberal use of spices. It has been described by those who have tasted it as a dry, very smooth lager with a crisp taste, a strong...