As junior doctors announced their plans to strike for five days, they have been warned they could be struck off for their decision to pursue industrial action. The GMC (General Medical Council) has demanded that they call off the strike as they fear it will put many patients at risk. The GMC have issued the harsh warning, which means anyone is struck off can’t work in the medical profession again, to try and stop the strike, which is due to...

There will be a debate today in parliament to discuss the possibility of a new referendum over the UK’s decision to leave the EU. The session today will make no difference to the result, but it will give MPs who have objected to the result a chance make their feelings felt. David Lammy, Labour MP for Tottenham, has been particularly vocal in his calls for the decision to leave the EU to be ignored by Government. The Leave vote showed...

A lesser known sibling of moules marinière - mussels mouclade is a classic French dish cooked similarly, yet traditionally using a lightly curried sauce, instead of one with a tomato base. “Inspired by a lifetime of the love and appreciation of seafood”, Ondine is a seafood restaurant based in Edinburgh’s historic Old Town, launched by Chef Patron Roy Brett. The chef’s take on mussels mouclade uses coconut milk and is served alongside poori (a deep fried Indian bread) to mop...

Locals in Majorca have lashed out over the influx of British holidaymakers with signs reading "Tourists Go Home, Refugees Welcome". Tourists in the Spanish resort have been branded "terrorists" by local residents, with a series of inflammatory slogans sprawled across the walls in the Old Town of Palma. "Tourist you are the terrorist".#Tourism #Tourists #Economy #Travel https://t.co/KSKkmPzmFI — Nick Lewis (@ncplewis) August 13, 2016 New figures reveal 15 million Brits will have visited Spain this summer, with the tourist capital of Majorca...

Well, that was quick! Summer’s gone, and that can only mean one thing for teachers. OK, 2 things. First, we don’t have to hear one more wit making reference to the length of our holidays until next July. Honestly, do these people write to their expensively assembled Premier League teams they support implying footballers should train at least 9-5 every day to earn their £80,000 a week? No, but they still buy the XXXL replica shirts, don’t they? But I...

Despite a plethora of celebrity chefs, cooking channels and online networks such as Pinterest and Instagram, Brits still rely on recipes handed down from their mothers, a new study has found. Some 64 per cent of the average Brit's current repertoire of meals are those inherited from their own mothers, rather than found in books, with seven in ten respondents saying there is an element of comfort in using the recipe they remember their parents using. Six in ten cooks say...

For a man who has lived in Britain all of his life, Robbie has had very little exposure to football. His isolated town seven miles south of Glasgow is smack in the heart of rugby union territory and he has little interest in the fierce rivalry between the green and white hoops of the East End or the Blues of the West. So it wasn’t until he landed a job in London and a houseshare with two football fanatics that...

Alongside becoming renowned for their seafood and steak focused menu, Brighton’s Salt Room also possesses a selection of brilliant cocktails. Located on the seafront, the restaurant’s ‘Seaside Martini’ features a base of vermouth that’s made in-house and sea herb infused Sussex Gin, both of which are teamed with a smoked sea salt saline solution and a dash of locally sourced rapeseed oil. What’s more, the drink is served over ice with some samphire and an oyster shell for the drink...

Only two years ago Scottish voters rejected the chance to break from the UK, but after the result the SNP went from strength to strength, almost wiping out Labour in Scotland in the last election. Labour now find themselves in third place behind the Conservatives. However, since the Brexit vote, where Scotland voted to Remain in the EU, the SNP leader believes that the political landscape of Britain has changed so much, and a new Scottish vote is a necessity....