Lifestyle
Are you taking resveratrol supplement? Get to know the benefits
If you are aware of the health befits of red wine, then you also must know about resveratrol, the plant compound that can be found in red wine. This plant compound has a lot of health benefits and can boost the health of a person in unimaginable ways. From protecting brain function to lowering the blood pressure of a person, the plant compound can benefit in a number of ways. However, in contemporary times, people are going for resveratrol supplement...
Brits spend more time interacting with celebrities than they do with their other half
Millions of Brits have got the hump because their other half spends too much time 'engaging' with celebs like Cara Delevingne, Ed Sheeran and David Beckham on Twitter and Instagram, it has emerged. Researchers found as many as six in 10 Brits feel ‘out of touch’ with their partner due to long working hours, busy lifestyles or social media distractions. And one in six of those who took part admitted their relationship suffers because they spend more time interacting with...
10 totally different things to do in London
London is one of the most exciting cities in the world. There is so much going on for those in the know. All you need is a little information to help you find the exciting, wacky, and completely different things to do in London. If you’re not careful you can find yourself dining in soulless chain restaurants, socialising in dull gastro pubs, or forcing the fun in a sweaty nightclub. Life, and London, has more to offer than that! If...
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...