Monthly Archives: November 2016

A week after a devastating election loss, and the dawn of a new and terrifying era in American life, most people on the left are still reeling. Or numb, or sleepless, or at a loss for words. Many among them are turning to the Harry Potter books and movies for solace and inspiration as they […]

Fresh air is very important for our health. It affects our respiratory system, boosts our immune system and helps protect our digestive system. Being surrounded by poor quality air can have some harmful side effects on our bodies like constant headaches, allergies, asthma and many other illnesses. A lot of people don’t live in the […]

You look familiar…have I bitten you before?Image: BERNARD DUPONT/FLICKR Your job is tough, sure. But have you ever been bitten by a snake at work, twice in two days? This lucky guy has. While clearing a paddock on a Queensland property in Australia, an 18-year-old man was bitten by a “brown-coloured” snake on his lower […]

The UK must move towards providing “fibre-to-the-property” broadband, rather than fibre to the roadside cabinet, the Chancellor will say. Currently only 2% of the UK has access to this “full-fibre” connection, offering download speeds of up to one gigabit per second, according to government figures, Media captionSir Mike Rake, BT chief, speaks to Radio 4’s […]

Oxfam criticises rising inequality as Credit Suisse finds about 400,000 Britons have lost their status as dollar millionaires The UK saw $1.5tn (1.2tn) wiped off its wealth during 2016 after the Brexit vote sent continuing the dominance seen in last years report. A recovering in the global stock markets in recent weeks is also likely […]

Forget Venice. The fastest-sinking city is the Indonesian capital, parts of which are dropping at 25cm a year. Can an outlandish plan for a giant seawall and luxury waterworld city in the shape of a mythical bird save Jakarta from drowning? Indonesia by a high-profile Dutch trade mission, headed by the prime minister, Mark Rutte, […]

David Watssman, 34, Invergordon, near Inverness Image copyright Lisa Shimmins ‘Everyone who works hard deserves to earn a decent wage’ We just about get by – but after we pay our rent, council tax and all the other bills, there’s not a lot left. We can’t save. My partner works while I look after our […]

London (CNN)Five years ago, some young thrill-seekers went underground in London. Collectively dubbing themselves “Consolidation Crew,” individually with names like “Urban Fox” and “Silent Motion,” their mission was to “explore everything.” The extraordinary fact is that for much of its working life (pre-helicopters that is), the Post Office Railway was almost certainly the quickest way […]

The piece gained listed status in 2015 after Cheltenham Borough Council granted it retrospective planning permission. Since it appeared it has been fought over, defaced and vandalised several times.

Det Ch Insp Mark Tivendale said: “We are keeping an open mind as to why this has happened and the investigation is in its early stages. “If you know something, please come forward – silence could result in someone being seriously injured, or killed in the future.” Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-38073057