By Deborah Hodge There has been a surge in poverty porn programmes of late. One of the most controversial was “the great British Benefits Handout” giving households £24K in cash to come off benefits and plotting their progress. A close second is the Channel 5 programme about people’s lives on benefits ...
If you've ever dreamed of running your own business but never had the time, money or opportunity then you may be in luck. As it's done in countless industries around the world, IT technology has made it possible for anyone to do almost anything and in 2016 that luxury has ...
James Cordon's Carpool Karaoke, which has starred celebrities such as Justin Bieber and First Lady Michelle Obama, has taken a new British twist after Simon McDermott posted videos of duets with his father to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society. The heartwarming singsongs are performed by 40-year-old Simon McDermott and his dad Ted, 80, ...
Just when you thought the national obsession with almost calling a scientific vessel “Boaty McBoatface” has subsided, a public house has brought the subject back into our national psyche. I'm guilty of all this as well, I call my new bed "Beddy McBedface," I am not immune to it. Unlike ...
The backlash against Byron burger chain has stepped up another gear, after protestors released thousands of live cockroaches and other insects into two of its burger outlets. The branches, Shaftesbury Avenue and Holborn restaurants in London, were attacked on Friday evening and both were forced to close after the infestation. ...
By Deborah Hodge As a previous television addict I can map out the time of year according to big shows that mainstream media feeds us. Britain’s Got Talent begins the year nicely and the X Factor winner is announced just before Christmas. Yes, we really do have our lives mapped out ...
Men across Iran have been taking pictures of themselves wearing the hijab in solidarity with women in the country, which has strict conservative legislation. Since the 1979 Islamic revolution , wearing the headscarf is part of the law. Any females who don’t follow the rules face a punishments even the ...
Several new funds have been set up offering to pay the £25 charge in exchange for a vote for Jeremy Corbyn in the upcoming Labour elections. Political commentator Guido Fawkes revealed that the groups have been set up just days after Labour shut down a Just Giving page doing the same ...
UKIP Councillor Terence Nathan has threatened to kill Remainers looking to overturn Brexit’s victory in the June referendum. The Bromley Councillor responded to the possibility of legal action being taken before Article 50 is invoked by saying those who want to block the Brexit process should be killed. He wrote: “Time to start ...