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There were concerns that police officers wearing cameras was turning the nation into a nightmarish vision on 1984, however a new study seems to think the initiative has actually helped with police relations with the public. Researchers have said that when members of the public and police staff are both aware they are being filmed, it increases the accountability on both sides. Their behaviour changes when both parties know that their actions are being documented in real time. Due to...

The SABMiller takeover of AB InBev will lead to less choice and higher prices for consumers, according to a leading expert. John Colley, of Warwick Business School, said cost rationalisation will mean substantial redundancies amongst SAB Miller staff and higher costs passed on to consumers because of the lack of competition. Although the merger is likely to line the pockets of the shareholders, Colley said customers will not see any benefit as "greater brewer market power is more likely to...

Ok it is pretty obvious, nobody seems to enjoy living in London, in fact a new study has reported that the capital’s inhabitants have the most anxiety in the UK. The question is where do you go to be happy, blissfully happy all day every day. Well the answer is the Outer Hebrides according to the ONS (Office for National Statistics). It is a long way from Oxford Circus. The research questioned 158,000 people, and asked respondents how satisfied they...

The Government has dealt junior doctors a huge blow after they lost a high court battle over the new contract. Jeremy Hunt, Health Secretary, has defeated a group, Justice for Health, - founded by Dr Nadia Masood, Dr Ben White, Dr Fran Silman, Dr Amar Mashru and Dr Marie-Estella McVeigh - who had claimed the new contract was “unsafe and unsustainable.” However, Mr Justice Green threw this out of court. Green said Hunt had the power to impose the unwanted...

As our smartphones continue to get more sophisticated, so does the way we put them to use, they have become bespoke life tools and for many this includes using them to prosper. Making money using a smartphone is currently a hot topic online and throughout the wider media and so here we look at how your smartphone could be your greatest financial tool.   Online Trading Platforms Trading stocks and shares on the world's financial markets is exciting and can...

With prisons close to capacity, there are concerns that the jail system in the UK is at breaking point. There is also huge concern about the increase in drug use in the penal system, especially “legal highs.” The use of drones to drop off drugs in prisons is a new problem facing prison warders. Now an inspection of HMP Bedford has concluded the prison of “abject failure,” which doesn’t “offer basic levels of decency.” It sounds more like a Victorian...

British teachers are being forced to spend hundreds of pounds of their own money on classroom supplies, according to new research. The 'Equipped to Learn' study found almost two thirds of the teachers questioned felt under pressure to part with money from their own pocket to buy equipment for students. Of these teachers, 60 per cent anticipate spending at least £120 during the current academic year, while 30 per cent expect to spend upwards of £240. Those who taught younger...

There are 53,000 super wealthy people in the UK who are in the prestigious top 0.1 per cent of earners. These are people who make more money in a month than most make in a number of years. Probably a nice place to be, if you are part of this elite group. However, for everyone else these super rich people live in a world we can only imagine, and it is also a male dominated social strata. A report by...

It seems that the business community is not feeling to positive about the future of the UK economy post-Brexit. The first quarterly survey, since the nation decided to leave the EU, indicates that business optimism in the financial services industry sector is very low. Over half of financial companies, who were part of the well-respected survey, said the impact of Britain's decision to leave the European project was negative. There are also concerns that Germany’s business hub, Frankfurt, is trying...