General Election 2015: Gangsta Ed Miliband Vine takes social media by storm April 7, 2015 Labour leader Ed Miliband is making waves on social media with a six second Vine video that has been looped more 660,000 times. Unfortunately for Ed the video is not of his pledge to save the NHS or stop the Tories from taking the country back to the 1930s. Instead, the video is a mashup, [...]
World Health Day 2015: Six food safety tips for your home April 7, 2015 World Health Day has come around once more, and this year the focus is on food safety. The World Health Organisation, which organises the annual event, has picked this as one of the biggest dangers society currently faces, and estimates it leads to around two million deaths across the world each year. With the [...]
General Elections 2015: Bookies’ odds of two elections in one year just shortened to 4/1 April 7, 2015 As things hot up on the campaign trail, it's looking increasingly likely the result is going to be decidedly, er, indecisive: Ladbrokes has even shortened its odds of two elections in one year to 4/1, down from 10/1. And although the two parties are neck and neck in the polls, at the bookies the Conservatives [...]
Large Hadron Collider: What is it and why is it so important for our understanding of everything in the world? April 7, 2015 Keen particle physicists received the best Easter present possible over the weekend – after two years of being in hibernation, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Switzerland was rebooted once more. The machine holds promises to advance understanding of the laws of physics at the most minuscule yet fundamental level. By recreating temperatures [...]
Why in-house lawyers face an ethical minefield April 7, 2015 Rising regulation, higher standards of compliance, and the increased threat of litigation are making the role of in-house lawyers more important, but many are being confronted by a ethical minefield, a new report has found. They have to balance the demands of their primary role, such as upholding the rule of law, with being a commercial team [...]
Rand Paul 2016: Here’s what you need to know about the Kentucky senator’s bid for the US Presidency April 7, 2015 It's happening: Kentucky senator Rand Paul has officially launched his bid for the Presidency of the United States. The libertarian-leaning Republican wrote on his website: I am running for President to return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government. Paul will launch his campaign with a speech at the Galt hotel in Louisville, [...]
Camden Markets takes step closer to transformation as contracts struck with consultants April 7, 2015 The transformation of Camden Markets into a retail and residential district took a step closer today as the three names behind the development were revealed. Market Tech, the holding company that owns and manages the markets, has struck three contracts that will kick-start work, the first stage of which will be completed by late summer [...]
Tidal wave as Jay Z’s debut album disappears from Spotify April 7, 2015 Is this the beginning of a Tidal wave of artists pulling out from Spotify? Jay Z fans this morning woke up to discover his classic debut album Reasonable Doubt was no longer available in the US and Canada. It's still available in the UK, however. So far, the rest of his back catalogue, including [...]
Half of British men do nothing for charity, says new report April 7, 2015 Almost half of British men do not contribute anything to help charitable causes, according to new research from the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF). 48 per cent of men don't engage in volunteering, donating or sponsoring in a typical month. The figure differs radically for women, with 63 per cent engaging in some sort of charitable [...]
General Election 2015: Which political party is best for the UK stock market? April 7, 2015 The UK stock market has performed almost twice as well under Conservative rule than under Labour stewardship, according to research by financial adviser Hargreaves Lansdown. The analysis of the stock market’s behaviour since 1970 revealed other facts too: the last Labour minority government of 1974 (a year in which there were two general elections) oversaw [...]