When we think of local charities, the image that springs to mind is often that of the village pump preservation society and their creaky wooden tombola. However, the reality is that local charities now provide the last, and often the only, line of support to many of our most marginalised ...
Radio 4 listeners today (Fri) branded ex-British ambassador to the US Sir Christopher Meyer a "posh bore" after he appeared to call presenter Mishal Husain STUPID live on air. The pair were discussing plans for President Donald Trump’s visit to the UK in July on the Today programme when Sir ...
By Ben Bird Tech giants Google and Facebook have come under fire recently for providing a platform giving users of their social channels access to large volumes of news content, whilst doing nothing to support its origination. But should they be made to pay, or should advertisers be doing more to ...
Daniel Roberts invented a procedure where leavings are flash frozen before being encased in resin and polished to a sheen - like bowling balls.
A fondue revival which has seen sales of the 1970’s dinner party favourite soar could be down to BREXIT, an Oxford professor claims. Sales of fondue kits have tripled in two years at John Lewis stores, and an academic believes it could be down to Remainers longing to bond with ...
An elderly couple have received a letter from Theresa May asking for their support in the upcoming local elections addressed “Dear Mr Fuckingjoking." Their neighbour posted it on social media, along with the enclosed form asking for a donation to the Conservative Party that she says accompanied the rude ...
Hoverboards seem to come from out of nowhere to become some of the hottest products available – but how did this all happen? Here we look at the rise of these self-balancing scooters to understand what allowed them to capture the attention of the public. Two famous names https://youtu.be/TkyLnWm1iCs?t=21s The ...
While talking dogs have long been a cinematic gimmick, they have never been as affectionately rendered as in Wes Anderson’s latest animation Isle of Dogs. The film is set 20 years in the future and takes place within a dystopian Japan. Following an executive decree from Mayor Kobayashi (Kunichi Nomura), ...
By Roger Cottrell, PhD At 8.00 pm on March 23, 2018, 18 officers of the Information Commission Office led by Elisabeth Denham raided the headquarters of Cambridge Analytica in Mayfair, London, having secured a warrant to do so from a Judge in less than 48 hours. This may seem like ...