Review: Oblix Afternoon Tea
It is a subject that I’ve touched upon before, but after four years, the thought of paying in excess of £30 to visit the top of The Shard still baffles me. Indeed, the view across the city is exceptional, providing that the weather is clear and the clouds are higher than the 800-foot viewing platform. However, the main view to be excited about is that of the city’s other very close skyscrapers, Canary Wharf, Parliament, the London Eye and maybe...
Made in Chelsea Crew Crash Land in Pacific Ocean
Four members of the Made in Chelsea production crew crash landed in the Pacific Ocean as the cast headed to film a special in Costa Rica. The production plane crashed over the Pacific en route to Central america while the rest of the cast and crew were flying to a luxury resort separately. However, they will be flying back to the UK "as soon as possible" after the shoot was abandoned. The small Cessna 210 Centurion plane was carrying two senior producers and...
15ft Structure Erected Outside Home Office Building as Child Refugees Arrive
A 15ft structure has been erected outside a home office building ahead of the latest arrival of child refugees from Calais to London. White sheeting was put up in front of scaffolding in order to screen any arrivals from waiting photographers after many of the first arrivals appeared to be older than they claimed. Yesterday another 14 migrants arrived in Croydon, with half demanding not to be photographed and many covering their faces with blankets. Today, around half a dozen construction workers...
Scientists Accidentally Discover Process to Remove Large Amounts of CO2 From the Atmosphere
Scientists in America may have accidentally discovered an efficient process to remove large amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere. Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee have fallen upon a chemical reaction to turn CO2 into ethanol, potentially creating a new technology to help avert climate change. The findings, which have been published in the journal ChemistrySelect, were made when the team were attempting to find a series of chemical reactions that could turn CO2 into a useful...
HIPOJI is Bringing ‘Trendy’ Back to the Emoji Market
Are Jeremy Corbyn, a Pug and an Avocado the new-age emoji’s we’ve been waiting for? It’s already hard to resist not ending every text message with an emoji. But now we have even more reason to get excited, with a fresh new batch of modern images ready to depict our everyday conversations. The birth of the mini graphics came about in 1998 when Japanese employee Shigetaja Kurita was working on a mobile internet platform. While many people could be forgiven for presuming...
Macro Meantime Opens Micro Pub – Which isn’t Fooling Anyone
The craft beer industry is full of gimmicks - said the trans-gender beer to the portable brewpub - but this one ain’t fooling anyone. Months after being bought by SABMiller and then passed from AB InBev to Asahi, Meantime Brewery has opened Britain’s smallest craft beer bar in Greenwich to give the impression that they're still craft at heart, paying homage to their locality and creating the illusion that they're a personal brand. A funny stance from a brand that produces...
Semen Cooking Classes Launched in London to Promote Health Benefits
“Bring Your Own Semen” cookery classes are set to be launched in London by a renowned sex educator. Amateur chefs are promised they will be taught how to use semen as a cooking ingredient in cakes and other desserts as well as main courses. The cooking class, which will go ahead in London once just 30 people register their interest, will discuss the health benefits of semen and cook using the intimate substance. Renowned sex educator Alix Fox said: “While...
Who Ordered the Antipasti?
An Italian restaurant in London has made an attempt at the Guiness World Record for ‘Giantipasti’ with an antipasti board featuring a mouth-watering array of 62,100g of ingredients! The board, which includes 16,000g of cured meats, 13,000g of cheese and 13,000g of vegetables, stretches the length of the entire restaurant at a whopping ten metres long, and is looking to set the first ever record of its kind. It took a dedicated team three hours to build the feast for guests to...
Disabled mum has benefits cut… because she can squeeze a thumb
A severely disabled mum-of-two who struggles to walk more than a few metres has had her mobility allowance axed – because she can squeeze someone’s THUMB. Mel Wiseman, 43, suffers from debilitating multiple sclerosis (MS) and is unable to walk unaided for more than five metres. She qualified for disability benefits but has now had her £87-a-month personal independence payment (PIP) cut. Assessors from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) visited her at home in July and decided she...