Specsavers to Trademark “Should’ve”
Specsavers has moved to put permanent dibs on the commonly-used verb "should've" after the opticians approached the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) for a trademark. The company used the phrase "should've gone to Specsavers" in it marketing and branding and has become commonly associated with the word, which has given it grounds to apply for exclusive use. If approved, it would mean that other companies will not be able to use "should've" and "shouldve" in their marketing. Despite some commentators demonstrating...
World’s Largest Wind Farm to be Built off Yorkshire Coast
The World's largest windfarm is to be built off the Yorkshire coast after the government gave the go-ahead for the project in Hornsea. In what Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark dubbed "as a marker of the UK’s status as a global leader in offshore wind”, the windfarm will consist of 300 turbines that will have the capability of generating enough electricity to power 1.8 million homes. He said: “The industry has grown at an extraordinary rate over the last few years, and is...
London’s battle against air pollution
In the latest attempt to reduce air pollution across London, the city’s Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that London’s new Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) could be introduced as early as 2019. This will be a year earlier than previously anticipated, with the roll-out initially focused on inner London, before expanding to both the North and South Circular starting from 2020. Mr Khan stated: “Just as in the 1950s, air pollution in London today is literally killing Londoners. But unlike...
Spag Bol: 20 Ways to ‘Boost’ the Nation’s Favourite Dish
Back in 2010 Italian chefs pooled together to reclaim their national dish of spaghetti bolognese. They claimed the original recipe had become so corrupted it was in urgent need of a culinary rescue, penning an authentic recipe which reflected its historical routes. But here's the rub. Brits don't seem to give two hoots. According to new research eight in ten people in the UK never use a recipe when creating the dish, and 56 per cent regularly improvise – adding Worcester sauce,...
The UK’s First Sweet Pie Company Pops Up in Clerkenwell
The UK's first sweet pie company, One Four, is bringing a mix of American deserts to Clerkenwell from next week at East London eatery, Printworks Kitchen. Running from 22nd - 26th August, it’s time to leave your diets at the door and dig into some seriously dirty desserts this summer. Chocolate and nut lovers will be spoilt for choice between the positively filthy Peanut Butter and Chocolate Pie and mouth-watering Pecan and Bourbon Pie, whilst fruity favourites include the sinful Banoffee...
Train fares have grown at double the rate of wages since 2010
The train system in the UK has always been the Achilles heel of the UK, a small-ish country, who simply can’t get their heads around running a train service efficiently and at a reasonable price. Ask any commuter in Surrey or Sussex what the think of their train service and I am pretty sure a number of expletives will be used. We all have our own horror stories of delays, sky high prices etc. For me, to get the “cheap”...
Media agency Ephiphany & Google first in UK to track in-store footfall via search activity
The future of retail and how companies can track their customers’ behaviour took another step forward today. Now Google and Ephiphany, a media agency, have teamed up to be the first in the UK to track in-story footfall through search activity, reports the Drum. Jewellery business Pandora are the first to trial this project to trace the impact of search activity on in-store footfall. This ground-breaking project will cover 90 per cent of the jewelers 210 stores throughout the UK,...
Watch – Professor Brian Cox schools climate change sceptic
Almost all scientists agree that climate change is a fact and a huge issue that could wipe humans from the planet, but sadly quite a lot of people don't think it is real. Well step forward a newly elected Australian politician who thinks climate change is in fact a climate change, manipulated by NASA of all people. Don't worry though Professor Brian Cox was on hand to sort him out with, cold hard facts, something that seem to be increasingly...
Londoners have worst debt problems in whole of UK
As house prices have began to fall in the capital, there is more news that London may be struggling, perhaps the gloss has come off the largest city in the UK, until recently one of the most desirable cities in the world to live in. Now a new study has found that people living in the capital have the worst debt issues of anyone else in the UK. This news will come as no shock to people struggling in the...