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From the Notebook: Thoughts on a Possibly Improving Year
Well hi there, and how's tricks? My apologies, and they are reasonably sincere, for having been absent from these (web) pages for two months. Since summarizing 2017 as the year that was I've taken a well-needed break from iPhone journalism to do some generally tedious yet altogether better paying work. Besides that, writing twice weekly about Donald J. Trump aka The Ingrate pumpkin, or the great march of the lemmings that is Brexit had become an infinitely depressing exercise, akin...
Study reveals the best places to find true love this Valentine’s Day
Lonely Britons are more likely to meet the love of their life at a social gathering than at work or through dating, a study found. Researchers polled 2,000 adults and found a quarter of married couples met on a night or day out with friends. A fifth met through work and one in 10 tied the knot with their childhood sweetheart. It also emerged two in five Brits would be willing to uproot their lives and move somewhere new in...
Concerns over availability of ambulances after police rush man to hospital while performing CPR
Concerns about the availability of ambulances have been raised by police after a man was rushed to hospital by officers while they performed CPR. The Scottish Police Federation (SPF), which represents rank and file officers, said its members were increasingly being called on to respond to medical emergencies. The patient, who had overdosed, was taken to A&E in Greenock, Inverclyde, in the back of a police van. Officers took the decision after being told it would take paramedics 20 minutes to get to the incident, which...
Why therapy, not custody, is the best way to tackle violent crime in the UK
By James Carré-Rice James Carré-Rice was sentenced to a total of more than seven years at Her Majesty’s Pleasure for a string of violent offences. He was described as a menace and considered to be one of the UK’s most dangerous inmates. But against all odds James turned his life around and developed a pioneering rehabilitative system for the New York State Criminal Justice Department that helped divert young offenders from committing more serious crimes. Over 200,000 copies of his...
Theresa May embroiled in growing row over NHS for sale in post Brexit US trade deal
Theresa May accused of giving Donald Trump "green light to get his hands on our NHS” PM refuses to answer questions days after Trump attacks Britain's NHS May in crunch talks with hardline Brexiteer Tories MP's demand assurances British hospitals not open for trade deal carve up Jeremy Hunt asked to confirm no greater access for US companies @BenGelblum MP’s have renewed calls on Theresa May to rule out forced privatisation of the NHS in any post-Brexit US trade deal....
A partially-sighted man with a fear of dogs is to be given Britain’s first ever ‘guide horse’
A partially-sighted man with a fear of dogs is to be given Britain's first ever 'guide horse'. Mohammed Patel, 23, was this week introduced to Digby - an American Miniature horse - which will be trained to help him get around. The two-foot-high horse has been chosen to assist Mohammed because of his phobia of dogs. Digby will undergo a two year long training programme before he will become Mohammed's full-time helper. Eventually the little horse will be trained to...
Post Brexit: How to ensure sun in your golden years
The total number of British expats has climbed from 4.1 million in 1990 to 5.5 million today. The increase has been influenced by the growing number of retirees who are opting to spend their golden years in sunnier climates. A report from the Office for National Statistics and the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica revealed that there were over 296,000 British citizens living in Spain for more than 12 months in 2016. The number of Spanish people living in the UK...
Survey shows half of all London pupils feel sad or anxious every week
More than half of young Londoners aged 12 to 16 (51 per cent) feel sad or anxious at least once a week and three quarters (77 per cent) say school is one of their biggest causes of stress, a survey by Barnardo’s has found. The survey conducted by YouGov on behalf of the UK’s largest children’s charity Barnardo’s reveals what is troubling today’s children and how they can be better supported. As Children’s Mental Health Week launches today (Monday, 5...
FOX Racing Clothing: for both on and off the motocross circuit
The world's leading motocross equipment company FOX Racing, has become a smart-casual must-have for the fashion conscious youth. With outstanding quality and innovative designs, these jackets and sweatshirts still loved by professionals tearing up dirt round the circuit, are now making their mark on the street. Fox Racing was founded in 1974, and since then have set a standard of quality that has become a worldwide motocross benchmark. Fox Racing clothing designs are fresh, innovative, original and high quality, and...