Opposition parties have pushed for the PM to disclose her finances and wealth after it was discovered she had set up a “blind trust” to handle her investments. A “blind trust” allows a way for a person to keep a stock and share portfolio away from the public gaze and a private matter. The use of this type of financial arrangement, might feel like a one rule for us and one rule for them, to the general public struggling to...

Britain's shattered kids are ‘working’ for over 46 hours a week, according to a new survey. The shock research shows that parents are over-timetabling their children with extra-curricular activities in addition to their school commitments. This means exhausted children are actually working harder than the average parent who only completes a 37.5 hour week at work. The average child already completes 30 hours and 50 minutes a week at school Monday to Friday, as well as seven hours and 51...

One of Britain's most successful rail franchises is set to be sold to the Italian government-run train operator in a £70 million deal. Public transport operator National Express has today (Weds) announced the agreement to sell their c2c rail franchise to the Italian state train company Trenitalia. They claim the deal 'represents the best, and a fair, deal for its shareholders' on a franchise wher National Express are 'immensely proud' of their record. The bid from Trenitalia, owned by the...

A leading industry body has recommended cutting the working day to six hours in the winter to stave off slumps in productivity. Researchers discovered that in order to feel 100 per cent productive during the winter months workers simply need to work six hours instead of eight, and have two breaks more than they would get during the summer months. Flexible working hours, the opportunity to get fresh air during the day and access to really healthy foods are also conducive...

Fantastic renewable news from our Dutch neighbours, as they have announced that, as of January this year, all of their passenger trains are now powered by wind energy. This is great news for the environment, but also puts the UK to shame, which is currently suffering with strike action and ticket increases to the most expensive fares in the Europe. There was another day of strike action today at Southern rail, and regardless of your political allegiances, it doesn’t put...

The poor have got fatter and it is passed on from one generation to the next, a new British study found. The lower a person is on the social ladder, the higher their body mass index was likely to be. A new study which looked at class and weight since the Second World War found the rich and educated have been able to shield themselves against the obesity epidemic. And efforts to close this health inequality gap between the rich...

By Linda Marric @linda_marric In light of the praise bestowed upon director Damien Chazelle and his cast at this year’s Golden Globes, some might feel that other more “worthy” productions might have been more deserving of the accolades. This is precisely why one should come out in defence of La La Land and its enchanting, unabashed tribute to the old MGM musicals. Starring two of the most loved and respected actor of the moment, La La Land is a disarmingly...

The Government has rowed back on the four hour A & E pledge and have now reclassified it as anyone who can survive more than four hours are now not an “urgent” case. Tony Grays, 44, who had been stabbed in the stomach was turned away and seemed ok with it. He said: “Well I thought I was at death’s door, but it turns out I have at least four hours to go, so I’m going to enjoy the rest...

Plans are in place to build the biggest whisky distillery in England - on a moor made famous by Sherlock Holmes. Princetown Distillers Ltd want to build the largest facility distillery outside Scotland based on Dartmoor in Devon. The Somerset company wants to build a £4 million distillery in Princetown, Devon, which will be the second whisky producer in the area but the first of its kind. If given the go-ahead, it will be be the highest in the UK...