By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Official figures released by NHS Improvement have shown that NHS trust in England, closed 2015-16 financial year, £461m worse off than had been forecasted. This means that we now have a record deficit in England of £2.45bn, the largest in its history. The health service is trying to cope with a large rise in demand and budget constraints, leaving it with this dire financial black hole. NHS financial experts claim the full scale of the...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor As embarrassing things your dad would do, this must rate near the top. Today David Cameron attempted to recreate the Beatles' Abbey Road picture, but with only one other person, pop legend...Tessa Jowell. There is no way around it, it simply didn't work, Cameron strode across the zebra crossing, like an army major, with the ex-culture secretary leading the march across the road. The PM was at the world famous studios to meet 300 famous people...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Jeremy Hunt was taken apart by veteran broadcaster Jon Snow on Channel 4 News over the Junior Doctors fiasco, and millions tuned in to see the event. Expert video editor Chris Presswell noticed how well the interview fitted with a classic scene from BBC comedy series, ‘The Thick Of It’, and put this gem together, well worth a watch, even if you don't know the show, which you should, it's one of the best tv shows ever...
Review by Ben Holliday X-Men: Apocalypse is the latest entry in the 16 year old franchise and marks the fourth time director Bryan Singer has helmed an X-Men picture. Unfortunately, it may be time for him to move on from the genre he helped create. The film starts off strong enough with a visceral set piece introducing us to the main villain Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) in ancient Egypt. In fact the first half an hour or so flies by, bringing...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor A prominent Labour politician, Chuka Umunna, has accused the UKIP leader of echoing Enoch Powell. Umunna said that Farage was showing “shades of Enoch Powell” due to his warning that there may be violence on the streets of Britain if immigration kept rising. A vote to remain in EU could lead to conflict in his opinion. Chuka thought the UKIP leader sounded like Powell’s famous “rivers of blood” speech, who made a speech regarding immigration...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Pat Glass, Labour’s Shadow Europe Minister, has decided to apologise after branding a voter a “horrible racist.” Glass was in Derbyshire on a Vote Remain campaign visit at the time. The comment was captured by BBC Radio Derby says: “The very first person I come to is a horrible racist. I’m never coming back to wherever this is.” Ex-PM Gordon Brown was also caught in a similar circumstance when he called Gillian Duffy a “bigoted woman.”...
The R&A have announced Muirfield will not stage another Open Championship after members at the historical course voted to maintain its ban on women members. The governing body in Scotland said it would not stage the Open "at a venue that does not admit women as members" after 36 per cent of its members voted against the notion, which falls short of the required two thirds majority. A group of 'no' campaigners among the Muirfield members cited concerns about slow play and making...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor You have just released your new single ‘Bakkos’ on DELPHI, how was it working with Marc Pell and Gavin Farrell on the track? It was a long learning process for me. I worked with Gav before on demos and he's great to work with. I had limited time with him, he tracked the drums and bass in a friends rehearsal space and main vocals in my bedroom then the session was left with me. I...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The junior doctors’ dispute seems to have finally reached a deal to end the months of industrial action in the medical profession. A lot of the blame has been placed firmly at Jeremy Hunt’s door, and he has managed to admit there are “lessons to learn,” from his lengthy dispute with junior doctors over their contracts, and plans to offer a seven-day health service. However, the health secretary, still takes no responsibility for the industrial...
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