An Iceland Christmas advert banned by regulators for breaching political advertising rules has today been released online. The ad tells the story of deforestation caused by palm oil production through an animated short film about an orangutan. It was made in a deal that the supermarket chain struck with campaign group...
This week the United Nations launched an inquiry into rising levels of poverty and hardship across the UK, exploring the human consequences of austerity cuts that have ravished parts of the country under the Conservative government. Philip Alston, the UN’s special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, will spend...
A giant meteorite appeared in front of London's King's Cross station today as a warning of what life could be like post-Brexit. It was claimed in September that the UK will be the last European country to know if there's a meteorite hurtling towards Earth because it will leave the...
"What a wonderful way to wind up a winter dinner”, Ian MacTavish of This Magnificent Life mused over a glass of De Bortoli Black Noble 10 years old. And as this week’s featured wine, we tend to agree. With a deep amber hue and aromas of pecan pie this is...
Wetherspoon Founder and Chairman Tim Martin has called on UK negotiators to scrap any sort of deal with the EU in favour of free trade with the rest of the world. The outspoken critic of the union say he believes the benefits of free trade “far outweigh the illusory benefits...
The Welsh town of Llanelli – which voted 56.7 per cent to leave the EU in the referendum – has been left reeling after a major manufacturer upped sticks due to Brexit. Global firm Schaeffler announced this week that it is to close its plant in Llanelli due to uncertainty...
Over half of young Brits are living ‘hand to mouth’, according to a study. Researchers who polled 2,000 adults aged 21-38 found many would struggle to get by if they were to find themselves out of work suddenly. According to the data a whopping 41 per cent of their income...
A $240-billion-a-day market has announced today that it is to switch London for Amsterdam ahead of Brexit. CME Group Inc. is moving its European market for short-term financing, the largest in the region, out of London because the exchange operator wants to guarantee continental firms can continue to use it...
Remain would win a significant majority if the EU referendum were held again, according to a major new poll from Channel 4 and Survation. Some 54 per cent of people said they would stay in the EU if the 2016 referendum were held tomorrow – when those who refused to vote...