Business
Travel misery for millions of Londoners as strikes bring underground to a standstill
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Striking tube workers brought misery and chaos to millions of Londoners today. This is despite unions demands for further job creations at salaries of up to £45,000.
Commuters used cars, boats, bicycles and heaving buses to cope with a 24-hour walkout by underground station staff that left the majority of "Tube" stops in central London closed and no services operating...
With the next few weeks being taken up with examinations, we've put together some great student meals to help through those long hours!!
Onion and Mushroom Quesadillas
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2 red onions; 1 teaspoon caster sugar; 8 flour tortillas; 200g button mushrooms (sliced); 150g grated cheddar cheese; chopped parsley; salt and pepper.
Cooking:
Heat...
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Supermassive Blackholes discovered in nearby Galaxies by UK Universities
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Astronomers at Durham University have confirmed that two destructive monster black hole giants have been lurking behind thick layers of gas and dust at the heart of galaxies near the Milky Way.
It is believed these huge black holes lurk at the centres of most big galaxies, but many are hidden from the view of most telescopes.
Working with experts at Southampton...
Bizarre
US passes resolution condemning UN resolution on Isreali Settlements
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The US House of Representatives passed a resolution Thursday calling for the repeal of a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements that the United States allowed to pass last month by abstaining from the vote.
The 342-to-80 vote reflected the bipartisan nature of Congress’s support for Israel. A majority of the 80 votes against the resolution came from Democrats.
Ed...
According to Change Britain, Leaving the European Union’s Customs Union and striking trade deals with non-EU countries could create up to 400,000 new jobs in the UK.
This comes on the back of an analysis undertaking of the European Commission’s own figures ,where securing deals with the likes of Canada, India and China could create as many as 400,000 new...
In the England Manager's New Year's message, Gareth Southgate stated he wanted to make England world's top football nation, however long it takes,
England currently lie 13th in FIFA's rankings and have failed to make any impact at major tournaments for many years but Southgate is relishing the task ahead.
"We're 13th in the world rankings and at the last two tournaments we haven't...
Some take it seriously. Some bid it farewell just after the clock strikes twelve — no one can deny having made some.
We've put some fantastic New Year’s Resolutions together for you we like to think we should all make...achieving them...that's a different story!
1. When I say ‘one more drink’ I promise you that's it.
2. Stop being annoyed that you missed...
Politics
US expels Russian Diplomats over Suspected US Election Involvement
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President Barack Obama ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian suspected spies and imposed sanctions on two Russian intelligence agencies over their involvement in hacking U.S. political groups in the 2016 presidential election.
The measures, taken during the last days of Obama's presidency, mark a new post-Cold War low in U.S.-Russian ties and set up a potential flashpoint between incoming President-elect...
Looking for ideas for New Years Eve? Stuck on ideas or just looking for a nice crowd pleaser? Check out these great dishes below!!
Mexican Tortilla Bake
Cooking time: 1 - 2 hours
For this recipe you will need a 1.5 litre/2½ pint wide-based (preferably round), shallow ovenproof dish.
Ingredients
For the mince
1 tbsp olive oil
2 large onions, chopped
500g/1lb 2oz beef...
Carrie Fisher, who rose to fame as Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" films and later endured drug addiction before going on to tell her story as a best-selling author, died aged 60, following a suspected Heart Attack.
The daughter of actor Debbie Reynolds and the late singer Eddie Fisher had been returning from England where she was shooting the third...