News & Views

4 December 2014

Change To Stamp Duty Big Surprise In Autumn Statement

George Osborne's change to stamp duty was the surprise announcement in yesterday's autumn statement, in the biggest shake up in this housing tax for decades. Average and lower end house ...

4 December 2014

Nigel Farage claims to be the 'poorest man in politics' despite £79,000 a year wage

Despite being paid three times the average UK salary, having his own chauffeur and pocketing tens of thousands of pounds in expenses every year, Nigel Farage has complained he is ...
3 December 2014

More Women Should Give Birth At Home Because It's Safer

Pregnant mothers to be should consider giving birth at home or in midwife-led centres, as they are safer for both mother and child it is being suggested Currently just 2.3 ...

3 December 2014

A and E departments achieving ‘worse than expected’ results

With recent articles written on emergency departments suggesting that there are as many as 600,000 face waits in 24 hours of A and E, numbers of patients waiting on trolleys ...
3 December 2014

1980s voted best decade for Christmas music

A new study commissioned by blinkbox has seen the 1980s voted as the best decade for producing Christmas hits. A classic from that year - 'Fairytale of New York' - ...
2 December 2014

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown confirms he'll stand down as MP

Gordon Brown hinted in an announcement last night that he nearly lost his sight whilst acting as Prime Minister in No10 Downing Street. He made the admission in his Kirkcaldy ...
2 December 2014

Pre-election promises- £2.3 billion for flood defences

Today, the coalition government will announce their intentions to increase spending on social housing, flood defences and explore the option of the first lagoon power project which has the potential ...

1 December 2014

George Osborne To Pour Extra £2 Billion Into NHS

George Osborne has revealed that he is going to inject a further £2 billion into the NHS, and will set out details in his autumn statement. This will be Osborne's ...

1 December 2014

£15 billion investment to improve UK roads

Over 80 new road schemes, which includes the plan top tunnel under Stonehenge has been announced today and is set to be the most far reaching road in decades. The initiative ...

28 November 2014

Teenagers now find Facebook 'boring'

Teenagers are finding Facebook less appealing than they once did and are spending less time on the social network site. In fact 170,000 users say that Facebook is nowhere near ...
28 November 2014

Brits now anticipate hard-hitting news over reality TV... but Bake Off's still a hit

It seems the tide is turning as hard-hitting news takes over gossip and celebrity culture as what the British nation have been looking out for throughout 2014. Research from 888casino ...
28 November 2014

Call for buffer zones around clinics as anti-abortion activity intensifies

The government is being urged to take action to protect women attending pregnancy advice and abortion centres amid an escalation in anti-abortion activity. The Back Off campaign calls for the ...
27 November 2014

Ferguson protests reach London as over 1,000 turn out

More than 1,000 protesters reached London and the US embassy last night to stand in solidarity with the American city Ferguson. Taking to the streets to allow their voices to be ...
27 November 2014

Phillip Hughes dies age 25

Phillip Hughes, the Australia Test batsman struck on the head by a ball two days ago has died. The 25-year-old passed away after injuries sustained while batting for South Australia ...

27 November 2014

Food waste to cause for the obesity epidemic?

Ever since definitions of a ‘healthy’ bodyweight changed in the 1990s, the world seems to be facing an obesity epidemic. The World Health Organisation (WHO) convened an expert consultation in ...
26 November 2014

Nick Clegg Reveals Plans To Cut Back EU Migrant Benefits

Nick Clegg has set out his plans to curb benefits given to EU migrants, saying that they need to have paid taxes for six months before they can claim. Europe ...
26 November 2014

Michael Brown would be alive 'if he just followed orders' says Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson

Missouri Police Officer Darren Wilson has given his first televised interview since shooting dead black teenager Michael Brown last August, and his comments may do nothing to ease the tensions ...
26 November 2014

Harriet Green, Chief Executive of Thomas Cook resigns

Harriet Green, former chief executive of Thomas Cook has resigned. The travel operator has seen a fall in their revenues, improved margins and reduced losses since September last year. Shares took a ...
26 November 2014

Vodafone mistakenly sends data of 1,700 people to police

Vodafone made a big mistake when they accidentally sent phone data of more than 1,700 people to the police when it only required information of one person. The information was requested ...

25 November 2014

Private Schools Should Help State Education Or Lose Tax Breaks, Say Labour

Labour are warming that private schools will have to do more to help state schools or risk losing tax breaks, should they win the general election next year. Shadow education ...

25 November 2014

Protection laws for women and girls are under review

Many laws are under review at the moment as the Government puts its focus on protecting women and girls, in a bid to reduce the amount of violent acts against ...
24 November 2014

NHS Staff Strike Again Over Pay

NHS workers continue to show their anger over their pay as they walk for four hours today. Hundreds of nurses, midwives, and ambulance staff walked out at 7am and joined ...

24 November 2014

Police shoot dead 12 year old boy after he waves toy gun around

A 12-year-old boy has been shot dead by police in the US after he was spotted playing with a fake gun in the park. Tamir Rice died of his wounds ...
24 November 2014

Supermarket wars are having a negative impact on food producers

As the supermarkets battle it out to be the cheapest place to shop, the consumer is happy, however its bad news for food producers. There has been a 28% increase in ...