There is a cost of living crisis in the United Kingdom. Soaring inflation is causing real incomes to fall; companies are using inflation as a pretext to price-gouge and reap handsome profits, which in turn contribute to further inflation. It is a vicious cycle. The opposition Labour Party rightly blames …
Read More »Belfast Royal Mail postal workers attacked by dogs 50 times last year
ROYAL Mail workers in Belfast were attacked by dogs 50 times last year – the second-highest figure in the UK. Only Sheffield, with 51 reported attacks on postal workers, fared worse. Postmen and postwomen across the UK suffered 1,673 dog attacks between 2021 and 2022, new figures from the postal …
Read More »Squid Game: The Challenge is recruiting UK contestants – here’s how to apply
Netflix is recruiting contestants for the new Squid Game show – with the ‘sole survivor’ promised a big cash prize. But fear not, unlike the hit drama series, the gameshow which is looking for UK entrants, it is promised that everyone should emerge ‘unscathed’. Squid Games was the surprise streaming …
Read More »Top garden trends for 2022 include bird feeders and baths – but gnomes are out
Bird feeders, bird baths, and hanging baskets are the top garden trends for 2022 – while garden gnomes, trampolines, and artificial grass have had their day. More than one in ten, of 2,000 adults polled, are intentionally letting their gardens grow “wild” in order to encourage biodiversity, with wild flowers …
Read More »Chancerygate sells major Dagenham urban logistics site to Blackrock
A joint venture between Chancerygate, a fund managed by Credit Suisse Asset Management, and global real estate firm Hines, has forward sold a 172,000 sq ft urban logistics development in Dagenham to a fund managed by BlackRock, for an undisclosed sum. Dagenham Council has approved plans to speculatively build …
Read More »Princess Beatrice watches The Rolling Stones at Hyde Park
Bea’s still rocking! Princess Beatrice dons an orange skirt and denim jacket to watch The Rolling Stones at Hyde Park a week after attending Glastonbury Princess Beatrice, 33, attended The Rolling Stones concert at Hyde Park The royal looked summery and relaxed in a white sweatshirt and orange skirt She …
Read More »Royal Thai Navy budgeting 4 billion baht for seven Israeli made drones
The procurement contract will be drafted by a committee before being presented to the commander-in-chief Adm Somprasong Nilsamai, with the signing to take place at the Ban Chang naval air base in Rayong. The Royal Thai Navy has announced plans to acquire seven Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from …
Read More »Reverse waterfalls appear at Royal National Park, south of Sydney, amid wild weather
The severe weather lashing New South Wales’ coast has triggered an incredible natural phenomenon, with the wild winds forcing waterfalls to move in the opposite direction. Water was seen flying over the top of the cliffs of the Royal National Park, south of Sydney, on Monday as wind gusts reached …
Read More »Belfast posties reported 49 dog bites last year
Belfast posties made 49 dog bite reports last year after encounters with pets as they worked to delivery letters and parcels. The average of almost one a week in the city is the second highest recorded rate in the UK, just two reports behind Sheffield and five ahead of the …
Read More »Bionic valve implant from pig can spare patients major heart surgery
Patients with a debilitating heart condition could be spared major surgery by a bionic valve implant. The tiny device, which can be fitted in under an hour using local anaesthetic, is designed to treat aortic regurgitation, a condition that starves the body of oxygenated blood and leaves patients fatigued and …
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