Doctor Who returns: Can Peter Capaldi command record viewers in series 8? August 23, 2014 It's back. At 7:50pm tonight, Doctor Who returns to our screens, albeit in a brand new guise. Well over a year after the 12th Doctor was revealed to be Peter Capaldi, Whovians will finally get their first real taste of the new man after being teased with a snippet at the end of the Day of [...]
Iceland volcano warning raised to red alert as risk of Bardarbunga eruption grows August 23, 2014 Iceland has raised its flight warning from orange to red, its highest level, as the country’s largest volcano experienced an increase in seismic activity which could cause it to erupt. The warning means the volcano is likely to produce significant amounts of ash that could disrupt air travel as Eyjafjallajokull did in 2010. Scientists first [...]
London Bridge Station closure: Southern and First Capital Connect commuters forced to find alternative routes for nine day partial shut down August 23, 2014 London Bridge has partially closed as work takes place on its multi-billion pound makeover as part of the Thameslink upgrade. First Capital Connect and Southern trains will stop calling at the station for the next nine days, which is likely to affect the 50,000 commuters every hour passing through the station- one of the busiest [...]
Rent or buy? First-time buyers in London save £1,000 a year compared to renting as mortgage rates remain low August 23, 2014 Londoners managing to jump on the property ladder are saving £984 a year by making mortgage repayments instead of paying rent as a result of low rates and rising rental prices. New home owners in the capital are pocketing more money than any other region along with first-time buyers in the West Midlands, saving £984 [...]
Theresa May to tackle extremism in Britain with new laws but warns it will take decades to eradicate August 23, 2014 The Home Secretary Theresa May has announced plans to tackle home-grown extremism following the murder of the US journalist James Foley by a suspected British Jihadist. New measures dubbed “anti-social behaviour orders” for extremists will seek to curtail extremist behaviour and language and make it illegal to join extremist groups not directly involved in terrorism, [...]
No, really: Ann Summers launches Isis lingerie range (well, kind of) August 22, 2014 In what may be the poorest timing in recent retail history, Ann Summers has been forced to deny supporting terrorism after it launched a range of lingerie named "Isis". The range, which appeared in shop windows this week, includes a £26 plunge bra and a £45 babydoll, both in monochrome colours. Obviously, the range isn't named [...]
Ex-MEP who called for caps on bonuses, slammed for taking London Stock Exchange job August 22, 2014 Former Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles has been chastised by Sven Giegold, a German Green, for taking a job at the London Stock Exchange (LSE) after calling for caps on bonuses in the financial industry. Giegold, who had spearheaded the campaign for a cap on bankers' bonuses, which was introduced last year, used to Twitter [...]
Space economy takes off: Mining asteroids becomes easier with legal bill August 22, 2014 The space economy has reached a watershed moment. A new legal bill in the US, called the Asteroids Act, would allow companies to mine asteroids for precious resources which they could call their own. Asteroids are host to a whole range of materials that are important for sustaining lives and lifestyles, from the essentials [...]
MPs spent more than 115 days tweeting last year – but who sent the most? August 22, 2014 Our publicly elected leaders have spent more than 115 days tweeting in the last year – a total of 2,774 hours – with nearly three-quarters of all MPs now on the social media platform. A report published by Westminster Public Affairs shows that parliamentarians sent a total of 718,431 Tweets for the 12 months [...]
Fed’s Janet Yellen hints at an early rate rise August 22, 2014 New US Fed chief Janet Yellen raised the prospect of an earlier-than-expected rise in interest rates during her first address to the audience of central bank chiefs at the Kansas City Fed's symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Friday. Yellen, who started her job in February this year, studiously avoided making any commitments to new [...]