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Fire Service Receives Record Number of Call-Outs to Obese People

The fire service got a record number of call-outs to obese people last year, rising from just over 700 in 2012 to 944 in 2015-16. Firefighters are being called to move obese people from buildings because they are too large to move independently. According to a spokesman for the National Obesity Forum, ...

Corbyn Wins – What Next?

Former underdog Jeremy Corbyn is on course to beat challenger Owen Smith and will most likely be re-elected leader of the Labour Party next week. But then what? From purges to merges, deselections to elections, here are ten things to keep an eye on: 1. Reselections It used to be the case that before ...

2,500 Life Jackets Used By Refugees Laid Outside Parliament

Some 2,500 life jackets used by refugees have been laid outside Parliament today to represent those who died on their way to Europe. According to new figures the World is on course to register the highest number of migrant deaths this year, with pressure mounting on governments to do something ...

Business Confidence Drops to Four-Year Low

Business confidence has dropped to a four-year low following Britain's vote to leave the EU, with the outlook for demand, employment and investment weaker across all sectors of the economy. The service sector saw the biggest fall, down by a sizeable 30 points  across hospitality and leisure, retail and wholesale, ...

4 Privet Drive Goes Up For Sale

The real 4 Privet Drive from the Harry Potter movies has gone on sale in Martins Heron, Bracknell. The detached family home was picked from hundreds for use as the Little Whinging set in 2001 and is now on the market for £475,000, the Independent has reported. Complete with the cupboard under ...

What’s the Alternative to Capitalism?

By Michael Smith, Initiatives of Change Winston Churchill famously said: “The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent vice of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.” So if the point of economic systems is to help create personal wealth, you could argue that capitalism ...

Alex Hales Calls Time on Testing International Career

Sport News 24/7 England’s Test squad for the tour of Bangladesh is brimming with youthful enthusiasm and a few wily old heads. Youth will certainly get its chance atop the order, as Alastair Cook prepares to take to the field with his umpteenth opening partner since the retirement of Andrew ...

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