Re-using plastic bottles could be as a bad as licking a toilet seat or your pet's bowl, according to new research. A study testing four types of water bottle - screw-top, slide-top, squeeze-top and straw-top - revealed that certain types could have as much bacteria as a kitchen sink if left...
War heroes that served in Iraq and Afghanistan are being "forgotten about", according to a new study that unveils a shocking lack of awareness around modern warfare. Despite the ongoing sacrifices made by heroic men and women, more than three quarters of people feel British soldiers and veterans are often...
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has the green light to start privatising the National Health Service, according to Owen Smith. The Labour leadership candidate accused the Tory government of secretly dismantling parts of the NHS and handing them over to the private sector. Department of Health (DH) figures show the amount...
A Charlton Athletic fan has told reporters the club is been run like North Korea after he was told he will only receive his season ticket if he agrees to sign a social media 'Agreed Behavioural Contract' (ABC). The fan, who has held a season ticket for 13 years, was sent a letter by...
A host of local businesses have been given a platform at the soon-to-open Deptford Market Yard. Some of the best start-ups and independents from Deptford’s buzzing creative and entrepreneurial community will take residence within the renovated historical railway arches next to Deptford station, building on the already thriving local market and retail scene. Many...
Ten thousand calories, 18 inches and the world's hottest chillies. That's what makes up the World's hottest burger, and Rob Radcliffe of Cambridge has just demolished it in under half an hour, before polishing off 1lb of chips topped with red hot chilli con carne and the Carolina reaper. The Rocker’s...
By Elena Orde, Editor of The Vegan Recently, a story in which a malnourished Italian child was removed from his parents made headlines. The press attributed the boy’s ill health to his veganism (ignoring the fact that he had a congenital heart defect), and questioned whether vegan diets for children...
Ronald Reagan's daughter has sent a powerful message to Donald Trump about advocating assassination. Patti Davis, whose father Ronald survived an assassination attempt in 1981, said his "glib and horrifying comment about second amendment people" could appeal to people who see unbridled violence as a way to make their mark in...
Fisher FC, formally Fisher Athletic, returned back to their home in Bermondsey this weekend after seven years of ground-sharing in Dulwich. Following a High Court ruling in 2009, in which the club were wound-up, it was decided that the supporter’s trust would take charge of club and it would be renamed and relocated. Their...