Lifestyle
Where can you live for £1million in London?
It’s no secret that property in London is expensive, but when you flick through online estate agents for a laugh and spot a flat listed for £33.5million (not a typo), it stops being funny. I mean, sure, it’s a swanky 6-bed in Knightsbridge with all the trimmings, but I’m still coming to terms with the fact that even as a double-income-no-kids household, my partner and I can barely afford the mortgage on a tiny – sorry, minimalist - studio. Having...
Barnardo’s seeks London hosts with spare rooms to help support young people leaving care
Children’s charity launches new service to help young people make the tricky transition towards independent living in south and east London. Londoners who have a spare room and would like to help a vulnerable young person leaving care are urged to put themselves forward for a Barnardo’s programme launching this month. The children’s charity will support dozens of young adults through its new London Supported Lodgings Service, which offers short-term accommodation for young people as they leave care. Hosts are...
Why Nature Reserves are key to long-term survival of African Wildlife
By Peter Meyer, author of The Boy from the Wild In our modern, overpopulated world, the need for dedicated space for wildlife has never been so important. Here, the author and African wildlife conservationist Peter Meyer reveals why sanctuaries are so crucial to man and beast. His new book, The Boy from the Wild, is out now. Early man lived symbiotically with nature. Humans have since changed – though by no means evolved. Today, man destroys everything in its path....
80 yr old epileptic man left on trolley for 36hrs- Ashworth confronts Hunt with reality of NHS crisis
In an opposition day motion on the NHS crisis, the shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth praised the hard work of NHS staff in the House of Commons and pressed the Health Secretary on “a winter crisis even worse than last year." MPs from around the country told horrifying tales of cancelled operations, hospital closures, staff shortages and failures for patient outcomes. Jonathan Ashworth told how In a hospital ward in Pinderfields Hospital, west Yorkshire, patients were left lying on the...
A wild walk with London’s bats
By Joey Tyson It’s just finished lashing it down and a fantastic pink sunset is beginning to seep across the sky above Hampstead Heath. As I traipse soggily through the park, a series of bizarre blips and beeps suddenly erupts into the damp air. Forgetting about my wet feet for moment, I focus on the strange sound. The tempo gathers pace, and the beeps start to get faster and louder. The noise swirls into a curiously rhythmic beat, building into a...
How Much Does End of Tenancy Cleaning Save for Tenants?
Nearing the end of your lease? It could be worth contacting a cleaning service earlier than you planned to. Across the UK, around 29% of tenants lose part or all of their deposits every year, with average losses of £825 per renter. Collectively, lose deposits amount to over £1 billion per year -- a very large sum, even in the context of the property rental market. The figures are even worse for students and young renters, with four in 10...
Jeremy Hunt rewarded adding social care to his health role as Commons hears depth of NHS crisis
In today’s reshuffle, despite an unprecedented winter NHS crisis, Jeremy Hunt has not only retained his role as Health Secretary, but also been given control of social care. - Another area in crisis under successive Conservative cuts. A Government policy paper on social care is due to be published next summer. This means it is likely that Jeremy Hunt will now take charge of that, which worries many as he has been in charge of the increasing privatisation of the...
What to Consider Before Opting for a Hair Transplant
Hair loss is a genetic condition that affects millions of people around the world. About two thirds of all men will begin to suffer some sort of hair loss by the age of 35, and a quarter of men will begin to see hair loss before they reach the ripe old age of 21. Hair loss, while typically considered as male issue, also affects women, as 40% of people who suffer from hair loss symptoms are female. While hair loss,...
The Brexit Gamble
Brexit is definitely a gamble. You wonder whether Theresa May is playing on slots like Casingdom sometimes! More than half of the UK electorate voted to leave the Union and in 2017, Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union was invoked. The UK has current plans to withdraw from the Union and the final withdrawal is slated to take place on March 29, 2019. After leaving the European Union, PM Teresa May has stated that the UK has...