Millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money is being funneled into the maintenance of a deserted hospital in Liverpool – despite it being empty. More than £3million (around $3,906,900) went into the day-to-day maintenance of the unused Royal Hospital between July and December last year. And a further £523,000 ($681,100) was spent in January alone, bringing … Read more
Spice up your flight! Jet2.com becomes the first UK airline to serve Nando’s snacks onboard The Leeds-based airline will be introducing ‘Nando’s Peri–Peri Flight Bites’ The products include a dip, drizzle and dunk ‘Nando’s Box’ Customers can also ‘take their taste buds on a trip with Half-popped Corn’ By Ted Thornhill, Mailonline Travel Editor Published: … Read more
It’s London as you’ve never seen it before. That is unless you have X-ray vision. These fascinating illustrations peel back the exteriors of some of the capital’s most instantly recognisable buildings to reveal a fascinating cross-section of the interior. The buildings featured include the Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben and a little known prison, … Read more
Anxiety sufferers should be given lavender oil as a first line of treatment instead of addictive drugs, a psychiatrist has claimed. Professor Hans Peter-Volz said doctors are too quick to dish out benzodiazepines and other drugs to patients with anxiety. Instead, patients with a mild form of the disorder should be given natural remedies, including … Read more
How can you profit from investing in loss-makers? It sounds bonkers, but can actually be highly lucrative. Just ask investors in Amazon, Twitter or Ocado. Taxi hailing app Uber was the latest loss-making firm to motor on to the New York Stock Exchange yesterday, completing one of the most highly anticipated US floats in recent … Read more
Pack your swimsuit and your sense of adventure because water parks are not just for children. Some of the world’s best combine white-knuckle, adrenaline-filled rides with relaxing activities for those not so keen to make a splash. BEST IN THE WORLD: Aquatica, Florida The Taumata Racer in Orlando. For fun as a group, grab a mat … Read more
Times may be tougher for Britain’s landlords but new figures suggest the blow of selling up for many has been softened by years of house price gains. Figures released today from estate agents Hamptons International show that landlords who sold a buy-to-let property in England and Wales last year did so for £79,770 more than … Read more
Ten years ago, while the world was in the grips of a financial crisis, I was going through a financial crisis of my own. In 2008, at the age of 26, I suffered a life-changing back injury. In the short-term I couldn’t work for almost a year, and in the long-term I have been left … Read more
Gozitans (as they are called) are well-schooled in accepting their lot. ‘The rest of Malta thinks we still live in caves,’ a grandmother in the capital Victoria (so named after our former queen, who, unlike her great-great-granddaughter, never actually made it here) tells me. In fact, they live mainly in two or three-storey houses (nothing … Read more
Major Depressive Episode. That was what the doctor wrote on my medical record. It was August 10, 2014. The day before, some friends had pulled me up off the pavement outside the office block where I worked and manhandled me to the nearest hospital crisis centre. They’d come because I’d put a message on Facebook saying: … Read more