Wednesday night marked the 55th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which were held in Nashville, Tennessee. The star-studded evening brought the best of country music together and featured performances spread across three iconic Nashville venues. Country duo Dan + Shay were one of the evening’s first big winners for Duo of the Year. Best … Read more
Glass tables cause over 2.5 MILLION injuries every year, including abrasions, lacerations and organ damage that requires surgery, study reveals Most involve children under the age seven and young adults in their early 20s Injuries can range from bruises and cuts to puncture wounds and even death The glass isn’t required to be tempered, and … Read more
Microplastic pollution is not just damaging the oceans: Washing clothes releases 175,000 TONS of synthetic fibres on to land every year, study finds US experts analysed the amount of microfibers made and released each year They also considered how fibres are processed at wastewater treatment plants Here, the tiny threads of plastic end up in sludge for … Read more
The Sugar Revolution, the introduction of sugar cane from Dutch Brazil, in the 1640s was highly lucrative but came at great social cost Barbados was one of the oldest English settlements in the West Indies, being surpassed only by Saint Kitts. The country’s historical ties date back to the 17th century and involve settlement, post-colonialism and … Read more
The Sugar Revolution, the introduction of sugar cane from Dutch Brazil, in the 1640s was highly lucrative but came at great social cost Barbados was one of the oldest English settlements in the West Indies, being surpassed only by Saint Kitts. The country’s historical ties date back to the 17th century and involve settlement, post-colonialism and … Read more
Six months on from the coronavirus outbreak… and the Government is still clueless: BEN SPENCER analyses half a year of pandemic blunders By Ben Spencer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:47 BST, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 07:42 BST, 16 September 2020 Doctors having to stay off work because they can’t get a test. Pleas … Read more
Six months on from the coronavirus outbreak… and the Government is still clueless: BEN SPENCER analyses half a year of pandemic blunders By Ben Spencer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:47 BST, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 07:41 BST, 16 September 2020 Doctors having to stay off work because they can’t get a test. Pleas … Read more
Fury as minister confirms Boris Johnson’s plan to fix social care is being moved to next year Charity director at age UK says once again government not delivering promises Last year Mr Johnson said he planed to end social care scandal ‘once and for all’ Delay means older people will have waited for at least 18 months … Read more
Fury as minister confirms Boris Johnson’s plan to fix social care is being moved to next year Charity director at age UK says once again government not delivering promises Last year Mr Johnson said he planed to end social care scandal ‘once and for all’ Delay means older people will have waited for at least 18 months … Read more
The great TV licence turn-off: Figures reveal 237,000 fewer families have paid the BBC fee in the last year as viewers switch to Netflix 25.9million BBC licences were in force in 2019/20 – down 237,000 in a year With a licence fee costing £157.50 per person, the fall cost just under £40million Overall licence fee … Read more