Friday, March 21

Day: December 8, 2015

Skin care for winter
ENGLISH, Life Style

Skin care for winter

    Time flies! And winter is here; wasn't it just the other day I was writing on winter skin issues? Here I go again… During this season both skin and hair need a fair bit of attention. Quite honestly for most of us having oily or combination skin, winter is gentler than most other seasons. The heat and humidity in summer lead to breakouts of pimples and acne; winter ushers in a relative relief from these woes. However, it is still important to keep your pores unclogged and breathing at all times. Twice a day, clean your skin using gel cleansers or neem soap. Lather in a circular motion to remove excess oil and dirt. The natural oil in the skin attracts dust from the surroundings and if left to settle on the surface of the skin, will create irritation and blockage leading to ...
Tories branded arrogant for trying to ban House of Lords opposing Government
ENGLISH, London

Tories branded arrogant for trying to ban House of Lords opposing Government

    The Tories were accused of breathtaking arrogance by trying to ram through laws to quash opposition in the House of Lords. A review by Tory peer Lord Strathclyde could see the Upper House banned from overturning some Government legislation. The grandee was charged with looking at reforming the Lords after the government’s humiliating defeat on tax credits. The Government will seek to overturn a defeat by peers on its plans to exclude 16 and 17-year-olds from voting in the EU referendum on British membership. To ensure the Bill gets through ministers have an added an amendment saying it is now a financial issue. Peers are not allowed to vote down financial bills such as a the Budget. Lib Dem leader Tim Farron said the Government was treating Parliament “like a rubber stamp....
Fresh Power Cuts Slow Storm Desmond Recovery
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Fresh Power Cuts Slow Storm Desmond Recovery

    Engineers will begin restoring power to 42,000 properties in the North West after unforeseen flood damage at one of the city's main substations caused another widespread outage on Monday afternoon. More than 19,000 Electricity North West customers in Lancaster are still relying on emergency generators which were mobilised on Sunday night as the damage caused by Storm Desmond became clear. In Cumbria, an estimated 1,450 properties remain without power, as engineers wait for floodwaters to recede so they can assess the damage and make essential repairs. In some cases, specialists have only been able to gain access to substations by boat. Sixteen severe flood warnings remain in place across northwest England, signalling a danger to life. The Met Office has issued a severe wea...
Austrian boy finds 100,000 Euro in River
Australia, ENGLISH

Austrian boy finds 100,000 Euro in River

    Police in Austria are investigating how bank notes worth tens of thousands of euros ended up in the River Dan-ube. The notes were found floating down the river in Vienna on Saturday, leading one passer-by to jump in and sal-vage the money. A police spokesman told the BBC that the recovered money was worth some €100,000 (£72,000; $108,000). Police said there were no crimes were recorded in the area and that it was not clear where the money originated. Reports in Austria said officers had first believed the money - made up of €500 and €100 notes - was counterfeit, but they now believe the notes to be genuine. They were first alerted when bystanders spotted a boy in the river on Saturday. Fearing he was attempting suicide, they called police, only to find he was trying to ret...
feaLeytonstone stabbing suspect was reported to Met Police by his own family three weeks before attack
ENGLISH, London

feaLeytonstone stabbing suspect was reported to Met Police by his own family three weeks before attack

    The terror suspect accused of slashing a man with a knife on the London Underground was reported to police by his own family three weeks before the incident, it has been reported. The behaviour of Muhaydin Mire, 29, who appeared in court charged with attempted murder, gave his family cause for concern and they asked the Met and mental health services to intervene. Scotland Yard said it had been involved with a family member before Mire allegedly shouted "this is for Syria" during the gory incident, but insisted "there was no mention of radicalisation", according to the Telegraph. A statement from the police force said: "The police were contacted by a family member approximately three weeks before the incident on Saturday. "The conversation related entirely to health relate...