The Labour Party has gained 100,000 new members since the EU referendum, taking it up to around half a million members. The previous peak under Tony Blair of 405,000 has now easily been surpassed under Jeremy Corbyn's reign, as the outspoken leader appeals to more grassroot supporters. Despite Corbyn losing the faith of Labour MPs it seems the EU referendum has bolstered his popularity among the party's members. Indeed, it is thought the boost in membership has come in a...

UNILAD is set to become the first broadcaster to use Facebook Live to stream a football match with coverage from the Homeless World Cup. The social platform will live stream the games from Glasgow which will open up the tournament to a potential 1.5 billion video viewers. It also marks a momentous occasion in sport. Liam Bagnall from UNILAD said: “Facebook Live has been a hot topic for the past year and what better way to use the new technology than to bring great sporting...

Renowned micro-sculptor Willard Wigan was left with a headache and a sore throat after he inhaled part of his new masterpiece. Alice, of Lewis Carroll’s seminal children’s tale ‘Alice In Wonderland’, found herself tumbling down a different sort of rabbit hole as the miniature figure was inhaled by her creator. Willard had been working on the scene, a representation of the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party placed in the eye of a needle, when an intake of breath sent the guest...

It's all stations go for Pixies after the American alt rock band announced a new album, new tour and officially welcomed bass player Paz Lenchantin to the band. The sophomore “post-reunion” album, Head Carrier, will be released on September 30 featuring a unique aural mix of surrealism, psychedelia, dissonance and surf rock. It was produced by Tom Dalgety (Killing Joke, Royal Blood) and recorded at London's Rak Studios from mid-February through to mid-March this year. The first single, "Um Chagga Lagga," has...

Can I do anything about my bad tenants? According to Simply Business, a recent survey revealed that landlords in the UK are out of pocket to the tune of over £5bn every year because of damage to property and unpaid rent. Broken appliances, damage to carpets and decorating is a big problem, alongside tenants paying late or failing to pay at all. When you’ve invested in a First Urban Group property, the last thing you want to worry about is...

Ken Clarke and Sir Malcolm Rifkind have been caught on tape giving an unguarded opinion of the Tory leadership candidates. Michael Gove, Theresa May, Andrea Leadsom, Stephen Crabb and Liam Fox are running to take charge of the Conservative Party, but a scathing review of their policies by Clarke and Rifkind could dampen their chances. The full transcript broken down by candidate is below: On Gove:  Rifkind said:  "I don't mind who wins as long as Gove comes third. As long as...

Uruguaran Pablo Cuevas threatened to urinate on court during a doubles match with Britain's Jonny Marray and Adil Shamasdin. Umpire Aurelie Tourte refused Cuevas a toilet break which resulted in him threatening to wee into a ball can. He and his doubles partner Marcel Granollers then held a sit-down protest after receiving warnings for said violation and hitting a ball out of court. "You have to take bad calls on the chin at some point," said Britain's Marray. "I went to the bathroom twice during the...

Romance is dead, right? Or has it been re-imagined? Modern dating seems to be eschewing all the conventional rules of chivalry in favour of equality. Today, women are expected to at least offer to pay the bill and couples are increasingly going Dutch when dining out. British women take the gold in the 'dating Olympics' for splitting the bill 50/50 with a majority reporting that they offered to pick up the bill on alternating dates — far more often than women...

Support for the European Union in Denmark has surged to new highs with Danish people keen to avoid putting themselves in the "kind of mess the British have created for themselves". A new poll has countered fears that the Scandinavian nation might be the next country to hold a referendum, revealing 69 per cent of Danish people now endorse the country’s membership of the union, up 10 per cent from the week leading up to the Brexit vote. The Voxmeter poll also...