More than 16,000 new homes could be built across London on land occupied by unused or rundown garages owned by councils, according to new research. A study of local authority-owned lock-ups in the capital revealed 24 councils own a total of 53,640 - with 41 per cent empty or in...
Southern Rail hit the headlines this weekend saying it is recruiting over 200 new trainee drivers to avoid the strike chaos, only for ASLEF to welcome them in to the union! The much maligned Southern Rail hoped to reduce the reliance on overtime working and minimise disruption by recruiting over 200...
New figures have revealed a dramatic rise in low paid men working part time. The Institute of Fiscal Studies report found one in five men aged 25 to 55 worked part-time with low hourly wages today, compared to just one in 20 of this group 20 years ago. CV-Library figures revealed similarly unsettling...
The richest eight people in the world now has as much wealth as the poorest half of the world - some 3.6 billion people. The Oxfam study, released to coincide with the start of the World Economic Forum in Davos, revealed the growing gap between rich and poor was "far greater than feared"....
The case of Anders Breivik against the Norwegian government has ruffled a lot of feathers this week. The man who massacred 77 people in 2011 may not only have a case about "inhuman and degrading" treatment under the European Convention of Human Rights, but could also force the government to pay his legal costs...
A father captured these stunning images of multicolored pillars beaming up into to the sky after waking up at 1.30am and thinking aliens were invading. Timothy Joseph Elzinga, 33, got out of bed when two-year-old son Gibson started crying - and he noticed the incredible light show outside. He thought someone...
Are Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) piloted by aliens from outer space preparing to invade Devon? UFOs certainly seem to have been taking a great interest in this county in recent months. On 12 September 2016 a man saw two triangular objects fly at a fast rate over his back garden...
The average couple spends a whopping £44,000 on their separation, but many could spend more if they're not aware of how to mitigate costs. New analysis of the true cost of divorce has found that on top of essential costs, such as legal fees and housing, separating couples regularly spend up to...
Finishing other people's sentences, cracking your knuckles and biting your toenails all feature in a chart of Brits' worst habits. More than 90 per cent admit to having at least one bad habit, with one in ten admitting to ten or more weaknesses. Swearing was the most common trait, followed...