Month: January 2019

Major infrastructure projects could be ‘hurt’ if the government fails to ‘plug the funding gap’ Via: UK lost more than €5bn in EU financing after Brexit referendum, peers say

‘Virtually all nursery schools are at risk of closure without supplementary funding’ Via: Hundreds of nursery schools could close next year without government funding, MP warns

Singer was hoping for a Japanese translation of the title of her hit 7 Rings. Instead she ended up with a tattoo which means ‘small charcoal grill’Too bad pop star Ariana Grande is vegan – she just tattooed an accidental homage to a Japanese barbeque grill on her palm.The US Read more…

Latest case comes after dozens of American embassy workers in Havana were affected, some suffering mild brain injuryCanada has announced it is removing up to half of the Canadians at its embassy in Cuba after another diplomat was found to have fallen mysteriously ill.Canada has confirmed 14 cases of mysterious Read more…

Critics say proposals would criminalise children without addressing underlying causes of rising violence Via: Children as young as 12 to be handed new Knife Crime Prevention Orders, home secretary says

Met Office issues yellow weather warnings for ice across country Via: UK weather latest: Fresh snowfall leads forecasters to warn of treacherous icy conditions on roads as temperatures could drop to -12C

Grade II listing given to HMS Arethusa piece on advice of Historic EnglandA wooden figurehead depicting a mythical sea nymph which adorned a ship used in battle during the Crimean war has been named as one of the more unusual objects to get listed status from the UK government.The 3.5-metre-tall Read more…