Barnes pub to host 2017 Great Sausage Roll Off
The Red Lion is set to host the fifth annual Great Sausage Roll Off this evening, with finalists from across Britain entering sausage rolls with the hope of been crowned Britain's best. The Barnes pub has been giving this much overlooked buffet item the attention it deserves since 2013 with an event that has been described as the X Factor meets Masterchef. Tonight's live cooking event, which will feature around 20 professional chefs who take their turns bake their own take on the...
Tory councillor on illegal hunt tells female activist “I’d quite like to shag you”
This is the extraordinary moment a Tory councillor appears to try and silence claims he was illegally hunting a fox by telling a female activist: "I'd quite like to SHAG you." Middleton hunt master Charles Carter, 33, is filmed telling the woman that she is "very pretty" before requesting her number and asking: "Can I take you to bed please?" The young Breckland Council member made the remarks after being challenged by activists during a meet of the Middleton Hunt,...
Trump sets out plans to build Mexican mall on border
Donald Trump has set out plans to build a huge shopping centre on the Mexican border to increase bilateral trade between the two countries. Fulfilling an election pledge made to US voters that he would construct a mall as soon as he got into power, the new US president is expected to sign several executive orders to get construction under way immediately. Several Trump voters are said to be bemused with the decision to build a cross-border retail outlet, with some...
Brits reveal their biggest Valentine’s Day disasters
Getting arrested after a fight in a restaurant, finding out they were being cheated on and ending up in hospital are among Brits’ biggest Valentine’s Day disasters. Millions have been left disappointed after a lacklustre Valentine’s Day, but more than one in ten went as far as to say the traditional day of love ended up as a total disaster. Some of the worst-ever gifts included a tin of baked beans, a live tarantula, an ironing board cover and a...
Paris and Frankfurt battle over “Brefugees”
Brefugee, noun, UK, informal - a worker who is to be displaced by Brexit Paris and Frankfurt are set to battle over so-called Brefugees. The workers, who have been displaced by Britain exiting the European Union, will in most cases have to choose between the French capital and the German financial centre. While Theresa May’s statement last week that she would be willing to turn the UK into a low-tax, fiscal paradise offers a new kind of hope to the...
Scotland’s monster industry booms again
It is said that at any given time there are almost five barrels of whisky maturing in Scotland for every person living in the country. In a nation with a population of 5.3 million people it is quite remarkable that it houses a global industry worth £5 billion a year to the UK economy. That's a £1,000 contribution per Scot! Or £125,000 per ever person working in the industry, said to be around 40,000 people according to the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA). Their...
Loan sharks responsible for “appalling rate” of homelessness
Loan sharks are pushing vulnerable families into homelessness according to a campaign launched to raise awareness about the dangers associated with borrowing from illegal lenders. New figures from the Department for Communities and Local Government show there has been a 16 per cent increase of people sleeping rough on England's streets compared to last year. Outside London, the number of people on the streets rose 20 per cent, whereas in the capital it was three per cent. The homelessness charity Crisis said it was...
Fuel Poverty Rife in Scottish Cities
Dundee, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Falkirk are the top five cities in the UK for fuel poverty, according to an infographic published by MoneySuperMarket. Scottish residents who are considered fuel poor struggle to pay their annual energy bills by an average of £437 per year. The shortfall is much less (an average of £371.00 per year) for those in other parts of the UK. MoneySupermarket further explains that many parts of the United Kingdom are wasting more than £100.00 each year...
Places to stay in Mozambique
By Sean Sheehan ‘I like to spend some time in Mozambique’ sings Dylan and he’s right on the ball there. A beautiful place for a winter break, filled with sunny, happy people and with some amazing places to stay. There was a time when most European travellers reached Mozambique from South Africa but now you can fly direct to the capital Maputo via a short hop to Lisbon with TAP. This brings you to a well ordered city sitting on the...