Have Children Mastered the Balance Between Tech and Play?
The contemporary adage that our squared-eyed kids spend too much time in front of the television may be wide of the mark, according to new research, which shows modern children may have mastered the balance between tech and play. A study of boys aged 6-12 found that although they spend a shocking total of 29 days and nine hours a year playing video games, they will spend five days,16 hours playing sport, will play outside for two hours each day and spend 103 hours on their...
Rough Sleepers Could Face Fines of up to £1,000 in Affluent Borough
Rough sleepers could face fines of up to £1,000 in a borough nicknamed Bread and Lard Island because of its large houses, according to reports. Rushcliffe Borough Council are set to introduce £100 fixed penalty notices to homeless people which could increase to £1,000 in some instances. Borough representatives say rough sleepers had been "causing a nuisance" in West Bridgford, but Local MPs say the measures "punish victims of the housing crisis". King Timothy Baker wrote on the BBC East Midlands Today's Facebook page: "Where...
Beer of the Week – Meantime Raspberry Wheat
Brewed: Greenwich, London Strength: 5% ABV Founded at the turn of the millennium in a small flat in Greenwich by Brew Master Alastair Hook and some like minded friends, Meantime has since become one of the leading breweries in the British Craft Beer revolution. Having set up their state-of-the-art brewery in 2010, just a stones throw from the Prime Meridian, as well as opening The Tasting Rooms - a venue that offers the chance to tour, drink and shop in the company’s...
Children More Proficient in TV Channels than the Alphabet
Modern children are able to operate a TV remote control before they can recite the alphabet, according to shocking new research. The average British child can confidently channel-hop at the age of four years and ten months, but don't have a full grasp of the alphabet until they are almost five years-old. But the loss of traditional skill sets may not be all doom and gloom. Nine in ten adults admit their children have a better of grasp of tech than...
In Pictures: A Hero’s Return For GB Athletes in London
Team GB Olympians and Paralympians received a hero's welcome home today in London, with thousands of people gathering in Trafalgar Square to see the returning athletes after a successful summer. A GB record was set this summer after our athletes returned with 67 medals, which is two more than they managed at London 2012. The Paralympians also beat their previous performance with 147 medals - 27 more than four years ago. Thousands of people turned out in Trafalgar Square to welcome stars...
Multi-Million Pound Brothel Shut Down by Police
A brothel in Birmingham was shut down by the police after generating £7 million in revenue. The Libra Club was allowed to be run by six crooks serving some 200 customers a day, with more than a dozen women inside along with sex paraphernalia. It is estimated the brothel generated millions of pounds before it was shut down after the raid in February last year. Officers from West Midlands Police seized tens of thousands of pounds in cash believed to be...
Pro Rugby Players Rescued From Hotel Lift Because they Exceed Weight Limit
Seven professional rugby players had to be rescued when they got stuck in a hotel lift because they broke the weight limit. The Sale Sharks stars, included Wales' all-time great scrum half Mike Phillips, South African prop Brian Mujati and Samoan centre Johnny Leota, spent an hour and a quarter trapped inside the lift because at 755kg they were more than 120kg above the maximum weight limit. Fire crew and an engineer were called out to the lift at the Hilton hotel in...
More than £1bn at risk as renters languish on expensive energy deals
49% are given no information on their energy supplier at the start of their tenancy. 18% of renters miss out on huge savings available by switching. 12% think landlords are responsible for shopping around for a better deal, even when the tenant pays the bill. MoneySuperMarket urges renters to take control wherever possible and switch for savings of up to £359 per household. UK renters1 are missing out on savings worth over £1 billion2 collectively on their energy bills, because...
Waitress saves pensioner who was stuck in bath for FOUR days
What could have been a tragic end of life to an elderly woman, ended positively, after an observant woman noticed her regular customer was missing. Doreen Mann, 87, had been stuck in her bath for four days and only stayed alive by topping up the tub with the hot water tap and drinking out of the cold water tap, and a dressing gown to cover her body. She shouted out for help but nobody heard her, and she doesn’t have...