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Succession season three review: billionaires (still) behaving badly
Review at a glance T he Roys are back in town and thankfully they have not lost their knack for scheming. “F**k the weather,” declares Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) in the first episode of the long-awaited third series of Succession. “We’re changing the climate.” He may be referring to hisContinue Reading
Trial of 100-year-old man in Germany: why Nazi war crimes take so long to prosecute
A 100-year-old man is on trial in Germany this month. The man, who has not been named due to German privacy laws, is charged with “knowingly and willingly” assisting in the of murder of 3,518 people as a former SS guard at Sachsenhausen concentration camp. He is far from theContinue Reading
Dedicated home carers in Somerset celebrate success at annual awards ceremony
Local staff at Care South at Home’s Somerset Home Care office in Crewkerne, are celebrating after scooping an array of awards at the company’s annual Star Awards ceremony, held on Tuesday 21st September 2021. Now in its 12th year, the Star Awards recognise and reward individuals and teams from across the company for theirContinue Reading
Exmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat to search for abandoned kayak
Exmouth RNLI volunteers were tasked this evening to attend a report of an apparently abandoned kayak drifting upside down on the River Exe. At 5.51pm today Monday 4 October 2021, H.M. Coastguard tasked Exmouth RNLI Inshore Lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II to a report of an apparently abandoned kayak seenContinue Reading
I’ll find my thrill, on Blueberry Hill!
Torquator Tasso, an 80/1 winner of the Arc de Triomphe, Sunday, was no surprise whatsoever; on desperate ground anything can happen and the reason why my column attempted to dissuade readers from losing their ‘ard earned money in a guessing game. Trying to back winners in such circumstances is ludicrousContinue Reading
Fury vs Wilder 3 ring-walk time CONFIRMED: What time will they make way to ring?
TYSON FURY is preparing to once again go to war with Deontay Wilder in a huge heavyweight trilogy this weekend in Las Vegas. Fury battered Wilder in their second fight last year but the pair are set to do battle once again for the WBC heavyweight title. 3 Tyson FuryContinue Reading
How COVID deaths compare with other deaths in the UK – latest numbers
COVID restrictions in England were lifted on July 19, and although COVID cases are currently soaring in schoolchildren and their parents’ age group, many feel that the worst of the pandemic is now over. Thanks to the tremendous effectiveness of COVID vaccines, further lockdowns seem unlikely. However, a look atContinue Reading
Eco-feminists are tackling climate change head on
A protest movement founded in Uganda in 2016 has exploded into a 7,000-strong force of eco-feminists to be reckoned withContinue Reading
Universal credit: what the £20 a week cut will mean for hundreds of thousands of households
After a year and a half, the temporary £20 increase to universal credit introduced during the pandemic is coming to an end. The adequacy of benefits has deteriorated gradually over the past decade. In 2010, the family safety net was worth about two-thirds of the minimum income standard for familiesContinue Reading
‘I don’t feel like a person anymore’: the emotional side of claiming universal credit
olesea vetrila / Shutterstock Nearly 6 million people claiming universal credit will soon see their payment cut by £20 a week, as the temporary “uplift” in response to the pandemic is removed. Analysis from the anti-poverty charity Joseph Rowntree Foundation described it as “the biggest overnight cut to the basicContinue Reading