The Times gave all 14 contributing England players zero out of ten following their defeat to Iceland last night in the last 16 of Euro 2016. Joe Hart was judged to have been beaten too easily for the second goal that sent Iceland through to the quarter finals, while his...
Amidst a torrent of awful news and shocking football results, we can always rely on British television to cheer us up. Today a BBC news reporter was caught playing on her phone before a live broadcast and former England manager Steve McClaren reacted in the most splendid way possible following...
Britain has been offered its first trade deal outside the EU by Iceland's President hours before the two countries clash in Euro 2016. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, Iceland's president , said the UK can join a 'triangle' of non-EU countries including Greenland, Iceland, Norway and the Faroe Islands. These nations either belong to...
A 100,000 people strong Brexit protest was interrupted by a music festival this weekend. Youthful liberals from across the country gathered in Glastonbury to protest the UK's decision to leave the European Union only to be disrupted by popular music on a pyramid stage. Acts such as Coldplay, Adele and the...
A new ad seeking a new flatmate for Scotland has appeared in the 'roomshare' section of Gumtree. The spoof ad reads: "Small industrious northern European nation of 5.3million seeks new flatmates as current resident's behaviour has become unreasonable." It stipulates that rent is £200 per-month, but for that bargain price...
The UK economy is heading for recession, according to Bank of America's Ralf Preusser. The GBP/USD exchange rate gapped lower on the open to Monday trade as traders return to their desks, with 30 year lows at 1.3238 to be tested over coming days. Preusser noted: "Prolonged uncertainty could lead investors - including residential...
Blue Wine is set to hit European markets and expected to be on shelves within the next two months in the UK. GIK has been created in collaboration with the University of the Basque Country and Azti Tecnalia and is expected to be a big hit in the UK, where drinkers...
By Bill E. Lytton We are entering a period of unprecedented, but entirely predictable, political and economic volatility. The next major test for politicians and campaigners in post-Brexit Britain is how to handle promises they made repeatedly throughout the referendum. Already, Boris Johnson and Michael Gove - as seen in their...
Featuring Harold Stone and Dan Mulloy As the Donald Trump roller-coaster campaign graces a post-referendum UK with its presence, we should take the opportunity to reflect on where politics is heading here in Britain. This referendum has shown nationalism in its ugliest forms and reminds us that the contemptible campaign of...