by Britney | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
Description December and January are traditionally the busiest months for football in England Credits Matthew Lewis/Getty Images Alt Text Premier League winter break English football league New TV rights deal could see a mid-season break introduced...
by Bill | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
Leaders often don't notice how much they base their idea of leadership on themselves. Dean Drobot/ShutterstockFew people have many good words to say about our leaders at the moment, it seems, and faced with the absence of leadership we might think that we should...
by Bill | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
Description Julian Assange has been holed up in the embassy for more than five years Alt Text Julian Assange WikiLeaks founder could still be detained for skipping bail to flee to Ecuador’s London embassy One-Minute Read Tuesday, February 6, 2018 –...
by Bill | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
Care – with charges. G.Ware, CC BY-NCIt will soon cost migrants from outside the EU £400 a year to access the National Health Service in Britain, after the government announced plans to double the fee from £200. The NHS has long been a bastion of universal healthcare...
by Albert | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
Description Maldives police break up celebrations after Supreme Court orders release of political prisoners Credits Photo credit: AFP/Getty Images Alt Text Maldives police break up celebrations after the Supreme Court orders release of political...
by Bill | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
Shutterstock.It has been 100 years since women won the right to vote in Britain. More accurately, it’s 90 years since young women were able to vote; 2018 actually celebrates 100 years since suffrage was given to women over 30. Feminism is held up as one of the most...
by Albert | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
Description South Korean soldiers replaced security guards showing symptoms of the norovirus Credits Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images Alt Text PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics norovirus outbreak PyeongChang 2018 organisers are ready despite quarantine...
by Bill | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
There are women-only shortlists for books and art, and talk of women-only carriages on trains, so let’s have some women-only food, a light snack to got with the sherry. Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo, opined that the company is tasked with making Doritos less...
by Britney | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
We have been talking about this for the last 12 months: when will financial markets realise that the amazing performance of 2017 was not sustainable? When will stock markets adjust? Are we approaching the next big market crash? When will the bubble burst? Apparently,...
by Jimmy | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
Description Just under three million people now vape in the UK Credits Photo credit: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images Alt Text A smoker is engulfed by vapours during lunch time in central London Public Health England suggests initiative in bid to reduce...
by Britney | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
Description Anthony Joshua will step into the ring with Joseph Parker on 31 March in Cardiff Credits Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Alt Text Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker betting odds tickets Cardiff British star Joshua wants his opponent to come...
by Albert | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
LSE libraryIt has been 100 years since women’s enfranchisement and the election of an Irish woman – Sinn Féin’s Constance Markievicz – as the first female member of parliament. However, the level of political participation by women on the island of Ireland remains...
by Bill | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
Credits Twitter Alt Text Benches Bournemouth Council U-turn comes after weeks of criticism for measures to stop rough sleeping Reaction Tuesday, February 6, 2018 – 3:13pm Bournemouth Borough Council has said it will remove “anti-homeless” bars from...
by Jimmy | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
The Blyth Spartans team of 1917, including Bella Raey (front row, centre) who scored a hat-trick in the Munitionettes Cup Yvonne Crawford, Author providedWorld War I is still seared into the national consciousness thanks largely to Remembrance Sunday. Most people,...
by Bill | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
The best houses on the market with the smallest environmental footprint One-Minute Read Tuesday, February 6, 2018 – 2:41pm Four-bedroom house, Mystery Hill, Hockerton, Nottinghamshire Residents of this idyllic development in this Nottinghamshire village are...
by Daphne | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
ShutterstockThe image of the sarcastic teacher is a common one. From the masterful speech given by Socrates at his trial for corruption (his “apology”), to the withering insults of Mr Gilbert on The Inbetweeners TV show, sarcasm and teachers seem inextricably linked....
by Britney | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
Credits Twitter Alt Text Doritos PepsiCo boss believes females are too demure for oversized bags and loud crunch Reaction Tuesday, February 6, 2018 – 12:33pm In a move that has left many people checking whether the date is 1 April, Doritos has...
by Jimmy | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
ShutterstockBusiness leaders who recently convened in Davos for the annual World Economic Forum fretted over the various catastrophes that could hit the globe hard and – given the recent spate of cyberattacks – cybersecurity was high up on the agenda. The end result...
by Daphne | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
The Times has news on car insurance, a tax that can be prohibitively expensive. Well, yes, of course it is – that’s one of the points of it, no, to link risk to wealth? James Daley asks: The industry’s defence will always be that their prices are based...
by Britney | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
Description NYSE traders work the phones as the Dow Jones closes down 1,175 points on Monday Credits Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images Alt Text NYSE traders work the phones as the Dow Jones closes down 1,175.21 points European stock exchanges...
by Daphne | Feb 6, 2018 | Scotland-Sports |
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by Bill | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
People smuggling raids: Arrests made across England 6 February 2018 Image caption Police targeted about 20 properties in the North East and south of England Raids have taken place across England in an operation to tackle people smuggling involving suspected Kurdish...
by Albert | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
Work for The Conversation and you could be as happy as a stock image model. ShutterstockThe Conversation is excited to announce its first paid internship programme, offering budding journalists their first step on the career ladder. The Lloyd’s Register Foundation is...
by Albert | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
Credits Getty Images Scientists in Japan have found dimethylpolysiloxane promotes hair-growth in follically challenged mice Reaction Tuesday, February 6, 2018 – 10:31am Japanese scientists believe they may have discovered a cure for baldness – and it...
by Jessica | Feb 6, 2018 | Uncategorized |
Scottish A&E waiting times improve after slump 6 February 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Planned operations include procedures like hip or knee replacements The performance of Scotland’s A&E units has continued to improved after reaching...
by Jimmy | Feb 6, 2018 | Scotland-Sports |
WHEN Phil Anderton was appointed chief executive of the Scottish Rugby Union back in 2005 he had a huge task on his hands ensuring the archaic organisation met the demands being placed on it by professionalism.He took over a body with a multi-million pound revenue...
by Jessica | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
Developer’s gypsy threat to Broughton Astley residents 5 February 2018 Image copyright Pinel Close resident Image caption The district council said it was “taking the matter very seriously” and police said they will talk to the landowner Residents...
by Bill | Feb 6, 2018 | England-Sports |
Newcastle United target Nicolai Jorgensen Tuesday, February 6, 2018 In-demand Feyenoord striker Nicolai Jorgensen has revealed he was never close to joining Newcastle during the January transfer window. Rafa Benitez’s side pulled out all the stops to try and...
by Daphne | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
Description Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane were international team-mates for England Credits Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images Alt Text Wayne Rooney Harry Kane Spurs transfer news Premier League transfer news, talking points and managerial mutterings...
by Bill | Feb 6, 2018 | Scotland |
Toy tiger sparks armed police alert in Aberdeenshire 6 February 2018 Image copyright Facebook Armed police were sent to an Aberdeenshire farm after reports of a tiger on the loose – only to discover it was a large cuddly toy.A nervous farmer had phoned for help...
by Britney | Feb 6, 2018 | Northern Ireland |
‘Brilliant’ Frasier star John Mahoney dies aged 77 BelfastTelegraph.co.uk British-born actor John Mahoney, who starred as Martin Crane in hit US sitcom Frasier, has died, his manager said....
by Bill | Feb 6, 2018 | Scotland-Sports |
STEWART ROBERTSON insists Rangers will only sell their prized assets at a time and a price that suits them after the Ibrox board rebuffed an £8million offer for striker Alfredo Morelos.The Colombian was the subject of bids from Chinese Super League side Beijing Renhe...
by Britney | Feb 6, 2018 | England |
A winter break would bring England’s top flight in line with most of EuropeThe Premier League is considering introducing a winter break when the next television rights deal is agreed.The top leagues in Germany, France, Italy and Spain all take time out in...
by Jessica | Feb 6, 2018 | England-Sports |
Thorgan Hazard is a target for Leicester City, according to reports in Germany Tuesday, February 6, 2018 Leicester City have set their sights on Eden Hazard’s brother Thorgan as a direct replacement for wantaway midfielder Riyad Mahrez. The Algerian, 26, is...
by Jimmy | Feb 6, 2018 | Wales |
Newport was Wales’ most congested city in 2017, figures show 6 February 2018 Image copyright Lewis Clarke/Geograph Newport was the most congested city in Wales in 2017 with motorists spending an average of 24 hours a year in traffic jams, new figures have...
by Daphne | Feb 6, 2018 | Scotland |
Fisherman dies after falling overboard near Durness 6 February 2018 Image copyright Gestumblindi Image caption The boat returned to Scrabster harbour A fisherman has died after falling from his vessel off the north coast of Scotland. The man was helped back on board...
