By Tom Moore Wile E. Cayote has today predicted his company, famous for making ridiculous contraptions that backfire spectacularly, has a bright future in post Brexit Britain. Acme Inc became a global brand in the 50s and 60s with best sellers such as rocket powered roller skates, bat-suits, invisible paint and earthquake pills. Sales began to dip towards the end of the century as the public’s appetite for products that blew up in your face began to wane. However Wile...

If you are a wobbly great BBC nerd and have an unfortunate proclivity for being star struck, the press night for a play written by a 27-year Have I Got News For You veteran is both a bounteous gift and a terrible curse. Because I am British and middle class, I wouldn’t dream of actually going up to and talking to famous people like they are normal humans, so instead I dither and sweat and panic eat whatever is in...

Thousands of Brits have registered as Estonian e-residents to maintain EU links following Brexit. The program allows individuals from anywhere in the world to set up an Estonian "sister" company and maintain close links with the EU after Brexit, ensuring that they are safeguarded from the fall out and continue to access valuable benefits of EU membership. UK copywriting company Red Robot is one such company to formally apply for registration of a new Estonian sister company, allowing them to access all of...

CCTV footage reveals the moment a gang of three men set fire to a Mercedes on a driveway as the owners slept. The masked attackers struck in Selly Wick Road, Selly Park, smashing a rear window before throwing a Molotov cocktail in. A police spokesman said: “However the blaze could easily have caused more damage or resulted in serious injury as it was parked so close to the house. “The three men in the CCTV have their faces covered, but...

By Jeremy Blackburn, RICS Head of UK Policy The triggering of Article 50 has today set Britain on a course to exit the European Union. It is essential now that Government and industry work together to get the best deal possible and ensure our country’s future growth and prosperity. It is everyone’s responsibility to make Brexit work. Britain must retain its front line position on the international stage. Delivering the airport hubs, high-speed rail networks and energy systems needed to...

Shades of Spielbergian energy cast an endearing silhouette over this airy but assured big-screen adaptation of Spain’s much-loved 1950s comic book series ‘Zipi y Zape’; an affectionately adventurous vigour that matches the irresistibly mischievous vim of José Escobar Saliente’s original strip. Sent away to summer school as a punishment for their unruly behaviour, the titular twins (Raúl Rivas & Daniel Cerezo) find themselves at the mercy of an oppressive teaching establishment that forbids all forms of recreation & entertainment. Determined...

Paul Brown, 48, spent nine hours crafting the T-Rex out of over 200 specialist balloons to take into his children's school as part of "Dinosaur Week". The inflatable structure is the biggest the dad-of-two has ever created in his 30 years of balloon modelling. He previously made a series of superhero costumes after his work went viral and received hundreds of thousands of likes on Facebook. Paul, who lives with his wife Kirsty, 38, son Sammy, nine, and daughter Molly,...

This phenomenal footage shows the moment that lightning struck the world’s tallest building – the 829 metre-tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai. A massive electrical storm hit the country on Sunday 26th March 2017, leaving residents amazed by the massive thunder strikes. This video was captured by 37-year-old Wisam Saker as he sat on his balcony with his wife Lovely Reyes, 30, to watch the shocking weather. He said: “My reaction is so wow in amazement. My wife couldn't open her...

Two men decide to attack another driver in a road rage incident. The cowards are happy to both attack the man, one of the men even carries a weapon. Allegedly the driver of the Silver Vauxhall Astra cut in front of a white transit van - almost causing a crash. However, that is no reason to launch such a vicious attack. Video footage filmed on a mobile phone shows a raging passenger landing six heavy blows as he leans through the...