NHS nurses using food banks and pay day loans to survive
Shocking news has emerged via a study that has found the shocking situation NHS workers have found themselves in. The study, by Unison, discovered that nurses are using food banks and applying for pay day loans just to get through the month, until the next pay day. The trade union said that years of pay freezes has left NHS staff without the funds to make ends meet. The survey of 21,000 workers found that one in ten had to pawn...
Magic Roundabout – Review
I won’t lie TLE writers have spent a LOT of the summer drinking in the Magic Roundabout, literally on right top on Old Street station, the gateway to the East End. Yes that’s the same Old Street station that used to smell of urine, depression and the fact that you knew you would end up walking the wrong way out of one of the numerous exits, no matter how times you have been. Well no more of that now, you...
“Someone Will Get Killed There”: Fans Clash at London Stadium
Chelsea and West Ham fans clashed at London Stadium last night, with one spectator warning that someone could get killed if nothing is done about the unrest. Plastic bottles, seats and coins were hurled between rival fans, with a young child getting hit in the crossfire in the latest outbreak of disorder at West Ham's new ground this season. Rumours that homophobic leaflets were handed out before the game were also rife, with evidence of scripted chants appearing on social media....
Global Wildlife Populations Fall by 58% in 40 Years
Global wildlife populations have fallen by 58 per cent over the past 40 years, according to a report by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and WWF. The worrying research has concluded that if the trends continues the decline could reach two-thirds among vertebrates by 2020, with animals living in lakes, rivers and wetlands suffering the biggest losses. It found that for freshwater species alone, the decline stands at 81 per cent since 1970. Human activity is chiefly to blame, causing habitat...
Wealthy Aristocrat Lambasts NHS Over £40 Charge Months After Doctors Saved Her Husband’s Life
A wealthy aristocrat lambasted the NHS over a £40 charge for a medical reference for a gun license months after doctors saved her husbands life. Multi-millionaire Lady Sara Bathurst, the High Sheriff of Gloucestershire, called the NHS a "disgrace" for making the charge, posting a photo of a letter received from her GP and accusing them of "blackmail". But the privately-educated farmer's wife has since deleted the tweets, blaming her reaction on being "overtired" because her husband is currently in an NHS hospital. Labour...
Sheffield FC Applies for UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Status
The world's oldest football club has applied for UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status for its original ground as it celebrates its 159th birthday. Sheffield FC was founded on 24 October 1857 and is applying for its initial ground, the Olive Grove, to be recognised and added to the iconic list. Club chairman Richard Tims said the move is a celebration not just of the club but of world football as a whole. He said: "This move for world cultural recognition...
Beer of the Week – Brooklyn Brewery’s American Ale
Brewed: Brooklyn, New York Strength: 4.5% ABV Brooklyn Brewery are one of the very few craft beer giants that deliver consistency when brewing is concerned. Their flagship lager is, somehow, nothing like the over-sweetened, over-carbonated lagers that we’re used to in the UK and is all the better for it. Their American brown ale is classic, yet well executed; a slightly spiced autumnal seasonal featuring pumpkin is an ideal companion for the cooler months; and the East India Pale Ale is...
PMQs 26TH October – “If nothing else works, a total pig-headed unwillingness to look facts in the face will see us through”
I didn’t write my PMQs last week as I was in New York (show off) and simply had better things to do than listen to Theresa May say “Brexit means Brexit.” In fact there are few things worse, attaching a car battery to my own testicles….maybe. Also just to ensure we never enjoy a PMQs again a York University study has reported that Theresa May scores incredibly highly in dodging questions, oh joy. However, personally for the first time I...
Anti-Selfie Exhibition to bring Portraiture into the 21st Century
An anti-selfie exhibition is set to run in London next week with the aim of bringing portraiture into the 21st century. The pop-up show highlights the emptiness of our social media personas through revealing portraits which show their subjects’ flaws – and what it is to be human. Dellasposa, a new London-based gallery, will host Face | Time which looks to bring to light the relevance of portraiture today through contemporary paintings which offer sincere portrayals of people – unlike our manufactured identities...