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The top 10 cities to find a job this spring

Liverpool has been ranked as the number one city to find a job this spring, with Brighton, Birmingham and Sheffield following close by. The number of vacancies increased by an impressive 20 per cent on the Mersey, suggesting that business confidence is strong in the North West. London also ranked in the top ten, with vacancies increasing by 12 per cent in the last month. The top 10 locations where job numbers are rapidly rising: Liverpool (19.9%) Brighton (18.8%) Birmingham (14.8%)...

World’s first crowdfunded hospital opens in Aleppo

The World's first crowdfunded hospital will open tomorrow in Aleppo. Hope Hospital, which was funded by 4,800 single donations from people all over the world, will open to treat the children of Aleppo sending a  strong message of solidarity to the Syrian doctors (the Independent Doctors Association) who were rebuilding this children’s hospital for the seventh time after the six previous buildings had been bombed out of action. The convoy departed from Chelsea & Westminster Hospital in London on December...

Lib Dem Mayor caught canvassing her own home

The Lib Dem Mayor of Watford canvassed support at her own front door in two staged election leaflets. The photographs were taken from inside Mayor Dorothy Thornhill's own home and showed her talking to an unknown "constituent" standing on her own doorstep. The leaflets showed almost identical shots of Mayor Thornhill were posted to homes in two wards some considerable distance away from her home. They were delivered in the North Watford and Nascot and Park wards and accompanied by...

Tory cuts will cost dying man’s family £50k if he survives beyond today

Theresa May is busy today, selling arms to a country that will decapitate people for sorcery and witchcraft and also getting very angry about the National Trust not mentioning the word “Easter” enough, for a day out, where kids run about looking for eggs at a stately home. We need all the allies we can get, now we have Brexit, and the National Trust doesn’t have much oil. However, back in the UK one family is going through a tragedy,...

World’s largest aircraft given a pair of giant inflatable landing feet

The world's largest aircraft has been given a pair of "giant inflatable landing feet" after crashing when it got caught in power lines. The £25m Airlander 10, airship, dubbed the 'giant bum' due to its appearance, nose-dived during a test flight last year. No-one was injured in the accident at Cardington Airfield, Beds., on August 24, but the cockpit was effectively destroyed. A report by The Air Accidents Investigation Branch found the 320ft long airship was flying at an excessive...

VIDEO – Lolz! Brexit: A Titanic Failure

After a weekend where the UK has threatened to go to war with Spain, the US fancies a pop at North Korea, and the sun was out so everyone in the UK is hungover today. We need a laugh, and a Brexit laugh is timely. This reimagining of the Titanic through Boris Johnson's eyes, is genius, I've watched it five time already and it is comedy gold. Copyright: Comedy Central UK Watch Video Here

$140 billion in bullion – Die Hard With A Vengeance Makes The Biggest Heist In Film

Could you track down and outsmart a ring of international thieves? Would you go on one last, big score to pay the bills? And most important of all, how far would you get with $140 billion in gold bullion? The new infographic from Gocompare.com Van Insurance looks at the 56 biggest heists in film since 1956. While only 41% get away with it (and a further 27% at least avoid getting caught), the total amount stolen across all the films is about $151 billion...

Climate change could decimate coffee crops

Coffee lovers could be left tired and grumpy as heatwaves caused by global warming threaten to decimate coffee crops. Even the predicted short bursts of hot temperatures expected this century could lead to heat stress wilting the plants and stopping them producing flowers and fruit. That means there will be no beans and no daily grind, Oregon State University researchers warned. Their study looked at the impact of global warming on Coffea arabica plants which accounts for around two thirds...

Kray’s prison set to be turned into student accommodation

A jail which has been home to some of the most notorious inmates in British history is set to become student accommodation. The infamous lags who have set foot in HMP Canterbury, in Kent, during its 205 year history include the Kray twins and disgraced cricketer Salman Butt. But since the last inmates left in 2013, the prison has been brought by Canterbury Christ Church University, and plans are in the pipeline to turn it into student living quarters. Prisoners...

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