Mark Field suspended as minister after attacking climate change activist
Mark Field has been suspended as a Foreign Office minister after violently grabbing a female climate change activist at a black-tie City dinner.
Ireland looks to update its arcane gambling laws
Despite being one of the world’s biggest gambling nations, Irish gaming laws have barely been updated since the 1950s and are not fit for purpose in regulating the rapidly growing industry of online gambling.
By-election triggered after recall of false expenses Tory MP Chris Davies
A by-election will be held in Brecon and Radnorshire after 10,005 people signed a petition to remove the constituency’s Conservative MP, Chris Davies after he was convicted of making a false expenses claim in March.
Brexit: Carney refutes Boris Johnson’s no-deal free-trade claim
The Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, has said that the UK would be hit automatically by tariffs on exports to the EU in a no-deal Brexit, contradicting Boris Johnson’s claim that such costs could be avoided with a so-called “no-deal Brexit”.
European colonisation of the Americas killed 10% of world population and caused global cooling
No records of the size of Native American populations before 1492 and the arrival of Europeans survive. A new study has found answers.
How livestreaming has changed the gaming industry
Twenty years ago, kids would fight over the Nintendo controller with few preferring to watch the gameplay than play themselves, but attitudes have changed.
Filming for Dune remake is underway and a video game is in the works, stars reveal
Filming for the much anticipated remake of the sci-fi classic Dune has started, according to recent social media posts by its stars Josh Brolin and Timothée Chalamet.
New Zealand uses “mystery shoppers” to help protect its gamblers
As gambling laws have been relaxed across the world in recent years, each country has taken a different approach to protect problem gamblers from their temptations, and New Zealand offers some of the most inventive options.
Mother’s Day 2019: Last minute gift guide
It’s less than a week until Mother’s Day and if you need a present for the mum in your life then fear not, we’ve got options for every price range from £5 to £500.
