Empty property numbers are at their highest level in 20 years, according to new figures, with Grenfell Tower borough Kensington & Chelsea home to the highest number of empty homes. Government figures have today found that empty property numbers have soared over the past two decades with 1.4 million ‘spare’ homes...
Of all the hackneyed stereotypes surrounding veganism few restaurants perpetuate them more than the Sanctury in Fulham. The middle-class eatery unashamedly brags about its moral high-ground claiming to be "unapologetically vegan" and a "haven" for those with a food conscious. Not that there's anything wrong with that, indeed we include...
Festival organisers in Brighton are in for a grilling after punters turned up to their cheese extravaganza only to realise they had sold out of cheese. The "Cheese Fest" event sent Twitter into a storm last night as punters faced long queues and deplenished stock. According to one source the...
The victims of the Grenfell Fire disaster say they are "getting no support" in the aftermath of the tragic blaze that has displaced scores of people. Residents and officials attended the Grenfell Fire Response Public Meeting from 6pm this evening to discuss concerns which they believe are falling on deaf...
On 9th August 2007 the banking sector observed the first shudder of what was to become a debilitating earthquake of seismic proportions. The markets woke up to find French bank BNP Paribas had halted redemptions on three investment funds because it was unable to measure the value of the (then) obscure (but...
Brexit may not have happened if Britons were brighter because not enough people grew up with access to higher education, according to new research. With education the predominant factor dividing those who voted Remain or Leave, researchers from the University of Leicester reckon greater access to higher education may have...
Labour MPs are warning to expect queues outside food banks this Christmas as universal credit changes threaten to push thousands of families below the poverty line. According to Citizens Advice benefit claimants are being plunged into debt with four in ten people having to wait more than six weeks to receive...
A little known beach lying directly underneath one of Scotland's busiest bridges has been named one of the top places in the UK to have a picnic. Boden Boo, a small strip of grass and beach lying underneath the Erskine Bridge, has been plucked from obscurity as one of the...
Donald Trump's pledge to build a wall across the US/ Mexican border may be deemed unconstitutional because it would require federal troops to be billeted on the borders of southern US states. The wall was a big part of the President's election pledge and according to a recent leaked transcript...