UK Flooding: Week of Storms Ahead
Forecasters have warned of another week of storms as the prime minister prepares to lead the latest emergency meeting about the flooding crisis. Heavy rain and winds of more than 60mph are predicted to...
View ArticleThe Ocean Formerly Known as Somerset
Flying low over the ocean formerly known as Somerset, we come to the frontline of this epic battle. And this really is a battlefield. Down below, entire squadrons of bulldozers and diggers are...
View ArticleHeathrow Security Seizes Miniature Gun From Toy Story Woody Figure
The thought of Toy Story character Woody being considered an airport terror threat may seem laughable to most, but not so for the Heathrow security staff who confiscated a miniature toy gun from the...
View ArticleWalk on by Britain: Two Little Girls Pretend to be Lost in a Busy Shopping...
One little girl was clutching her favourite toy while her younger sister was sucking her thumb – and both looked utterly lost and forlorn. In a bygone era, a concerned adult might have stopped to ask...
View ArticleNearly Half of UK Pets Are Obese
It’s been known for a long time that people in the UK are getting fatter – but it’s not only human waistlines that are expanding. Nearly half of Britain’s dogs and cats are now regarded by vets as...
View ArticleWars in Iraq and Afghanistan Cost UK Taxpayers £30bn
The use of antidepressants rose significantly in England during the financial crisis and subsequent recession, with 12.5m more pills prescribed in 2012 than in 2007, a study has found. Researchers from...
View ArticleFive Million British Children Face Life of Poverty
Children in working families, rather than beggars and vagrants, are the face of modern poverty in Britain today – a country which is one of the “most unfair in the developed world.” For five million...
View ArticleAmerica’s Disappearing Middle Class
In ways not seen since the Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century, America is becoming a nation of increasingly sharply divided classes. Joel Kotkin’s The New Class Conflict breaks down these new...
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