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Murder on the Orient Express

2017-11-04 10:12:34

Out this week is Sir Kenneth Branagh’s latest take on Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express . The screenplay by Michael Green is based on the 1934 novel stars Branagh as Hercule Poirot, with Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, and Daisy Ridley in supporting roles (or suspects as we call them!). On release now. PS Do you recall the 1974 vesion directed by Sidney Lumet? , This...Read more

Don’t bin those pumpkin seeds!

2017-10-30 11:27:13

When creating your Halloween pumpkin masterpiece, save the seeds to roast and eat as a healthy snack. Pumpkin seeds health benefits include reducing hair thinning, reducing menopause symptoms in women, prostate symptoms in men, and overactive bladder problems in both. Pumpkin seeds nutritional benefits Pumpkin seeds are available as green kernels, or as whole seeds with their hulls still intact. Pumpkin seed kernels are an excellent source of protein (58% by weight) and healthy oils (29% by weight) of which...Read more

Joanna Lumley Joins Stars to Encourage Companies to Hire Veterans

2017-10-27 16:06:45

Joanna Lumley, Ray Winstone and Richard Wilson are among celebs who will appear in a series of short films which aimed at getting more military veterans into 'civvy street'. Downtown Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville, DIY SOS star Nick Knowles and ex-EastEnders Larry Lamb and Michelle Collins also highlight the skills, attitude and knowledge ex-soldiers, sailors and airmen can bring to employers. Entitled, ‘Veterans Work’, the films, by The Drive Project, were produced to encourage UK businesses to consider veterans as viable...Read more

Greatest gadget of the last 80 years-the answer may surprise the over 50s

The iPhone is officially the greatest gadget of the last EIGHTY years, according to a nationwide study. Researchers polled Britons of all generations and asked them to vote the inventions (big and small) that they could not have lived without, with the iPhone - created by Apple and English designer Jonathan Ive, proving the most popular for both young and old, according to 56 percent of the nation. Second in the definitive list came the Microwave (53 percent), built by...Read more

Woolworths tops a list of things over 50s would most like to see make a ‘comeback’

Defunct high-street store Woolworths has topped a list of things Brits would most love to make a ‘comeback’, according to research. The shop where you could once buy anything from gardening goods to kids clothes beat arctic rolls and penny sweet shops to claim top spot. Popular pastimes to make the top ten included BBC children’s TV show, Watch with Mother, Baby Sham and Corona Man, the old truck which used to collect empty fizzy pop bottles. Jackie Magazine also...Read more

Movember-STOP MEN DYING TOO YOUNG

2017-10-24 11:57:21

THE MOVEMBER FOUNDATION The Movember Foundation is the only charity tackling men’s health on a global scale, year round. By 2030, we will reduce the number of men dying prematurely by 25%. Millions have joined the movement, raising over £440m to help us fund over 1,200 men’s health projects focusing on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health and suicide prevention. Our fathers, partners, brothers and friends face a health crisis that isn’t being talked about. We can’t afford to...Read more

Road rage- should Britain introduce more stringent laws to improve behaviour?

2017-10-20 13:26:46

Motorists will shed a tear in their car 33 times, explode into 81 fits of road rage and join in on 112 Wayne’s World-style sing-alongs in the course of their lifetime on the road, a study found. It also emerged during our time behind the wheel we will be involved in 51 arguments, scoff 60 meals on-the-move and enjoy 81 smooches. Road rage, insults, rude gestures can lead to fines, even prison in Germany the USA and Dubai-do you think...Read more

Brits are not offically “over the hill” until the age of 83

Brits are not officially “over the hill” until the ripe old age of 83, a new poll revealed yesterday. Researchers surveyed adults in their 50s, 60s and 70s - and discovered that most pensioners are living life to the full, with the majority not feeling you are truly "old" until after your 83rd birthday. In fact, nearly a quarter of those polled said they still feel in their prime because they regularly attract attention from the opposite sex, while one...Read more

Raw super seed energy boosters

2017-10-19 12:18:55

Raw super seed energy boosters by Henrietta Inman Containing the kings of the seeds: hemp, flax, chia and pumpkin, these bars certainly deliver on nutrition, being powder-packed with protein, essential fatty acids and fibre. I also like to add the superfood moringa, which has thirteen essential vitamins and minerals, is high in protein and rich in iron and antioxidants. They keep for at least five days in the fridge, or freeze well for at least a month Ingredients 150g of...Read more

The Bonneville Bobber Black

Following the overwhelming success of the Bonneville Bobber – the fastest selling motorcycle in Triumph’s 115-year history, the company has taken the model to new heights for the 2018 model year, with the darker, meaner and stronger Bonneville Bobber Black. Following the overwhelming success of the Bonneville Bobber – the fastest selling motorcycle in Triumph’s 115-year history, the company has taken the model to new heights for the 2018 model year, with the darker, meaner and stronger Bonneville Bobber Black....Read more