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How to Manage Your Living Expenses as an International Student in Liverpool?

Studying in Liverpool as an international student offers an exciting academic and cultural experience, but managing daily living expenses is an essential part of student life. From accommodation and groceries to transportation and leisure activities, costs can quickly add up without proper planning. Therefore, learning how to budget effectively and make smart spending decisions is key to maintaining a balanced student lifestyle while studying in the city.

  1. Save on Accommodation Expenses

In Liverpool, accommodation costs typically account for 40% to 60% of...

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Badger surveillance project reveals how TB infects their social networks

Researchers at the University of Exeter and the AHVLA’s National Wildlife Management Centre have shown that the social lives of badgers are related to their risk of infection with bovine tuberculosis (TB). By equipping more than 50 wild badgers with electronic ‘proximity collars’ that automatically tracked their social contacts, PhD Student Nicola Weber from the University of Exeter’s Centre for Ecology and Conservation built a network of contacts across the population and analysed patterns of infection. She found that TB-infected animals were less well-connected to their own groups than...

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Green light for Hinckley Point C: Britain's first nuclear power station in a generation

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Mon, 10/21/2013 - 10:40am

The Government have reached an agreement with investors on proposals for a new nuclear power station in the South West. The agreement with energy suppliers, EDF Group means construction could soon begin on Hinkley Point C, in Somerset. It will be the first UK nuclear power station to be built since Sizewell B opened in 1995. The Government has said that Hinkley Point C would be operational from 2023, providing energy to around 6 million homes or an area twice the size of London. The construction is expected to cost around £16bn to be supplied exclusively by EDF Group and Chinese nuclear...

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Newest crime statistics see the largest drop in decades

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Thu, 10/17/2013 - 11:55am

National Crime is down by the largest ever recorded amount according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today.

The period between June 2012 to June 2013 saw the number of recorded crimes against households and resident adults drop by 7% nationally, the largest single drop since the survey began in 1981.

The figures also show a drop of 6% of crime in Devon and Cornwall until June 2013. However more recent figures up to 12 October show a lower drop of 4%.

The figures show that Crime has fallen across many areas with reductions in...

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Eleanor Catton becomes youngest ever winner of the Man Booker Prize

The 28-year-old New Zealander, Eleanor Catton has been awarded the Man Booker prize for her novel The Luminaries . The announcement was made at a ceremony at the Guildhall in London on Tuesday evening (15 October).

Catton becomes the youngest ever winner of the Man Booker; she is 28 but completed the novel aged 27. She is only the second New Zealander to win the prize, the first being Keri Hulme for The Bone People in 1985.

Selected from an original 151 submissions whittled down to the shortlist of six, The Luminaries becomes the longest ever novel to win the prestigious...

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Police "extremely pleased" with the response to Crimewatch appeal

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Tue, 10/15/2013 - 3:18pm

Following last night's BBC1 Crimewatch programme on which DCI Andy Redwood appealed for information into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, officers are extremely pleased with the response from the public.

BBC’s Crimewatch editor Joe Mather said several callers gave the same man's name after e-fit pictures were shown.

DCI Andy Redwood, said: "We are extremely pleased with the response to the Crimewatch appeal. The incident room is following up a number of enquiries, having received over 300 calls and over 170 emails with specific lines of enquiry. We will now take the...

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Camborne School of Mines celebrates 125 year anniversary

A centre of mining excellence which has pioneered the very best in industry-led teaching, research and technological advances is celebrating a truly special landmark. This year marks the 125th anniversary of the Camborne School of Mines (CSM), one of the world’s foremost mining and minerals engineering institutions.

To celebrate, CSM is organising a series of events help share the passion, enthusiasm and excellence that has become the hallmark over the years. These include a distinctive Live Wall , an interactive forum designed to showcase the highlights, milestones and...

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Man arrested attempting to enter Buckingham Palace with knife

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Mon, 10/14/2013 - 3:49pm

A man has been arrested after attempting to enter Buckingham Palace with a knife today. The 44-year-old was caught immediately at the north centre gate by the Metropolitan Police and remains in custody. The man was searched and found to be in possession of a knife but no one has been injured. Buckingham Palace has said that the Queen was out of the building at the time of the incident. The man has been arrested on suspicion of trespassing on a protected site and possession of an offensive weapon.

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Care interior designer appointed as ‘dementia friendly’ champion

Access 21 Care Interiors who work exclusively for the care sector on all types of schemes across the UK , has been appointed to the growing network of champions of Dementia Friendly Surrey. Created in support of the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, the partnership project aims to develop dementia friendly communities where people with dementia, their families and carers are understood, valued and can enjoy life.

The project advocated by Surrey County Council and three of Surrey’s Clinical Commissioning Groups, focus on the main areas for action: driving improvements in health...

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Which? launch campaign against high cost credit

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Mon, 10/14/2013 - 12:35pm

A campaign from consumer advice group Which? is calling on the Government to bring in tighter regulations on the way money is lent by banks, credit card companies and pay day lenders. The consumer group has claimed that overdrafts and other high end credit products are just as expensive as controversial pay day loans. They found that on some current accounts borrowing £100 for 31 days on an authorised overdraft from some Halifax or Santander accounts will cost around the same amount as a high interest pay day lender. The research also revealed that those who go into an unauthorised...

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Law Society warns that Legal Aid changes pose 'significant risk'

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Mon, 10/14/2013 - 10:55am

The Law Society has warned the Justice Select committee that proposed changes to legal aid pose ‘significant risks’ to the stability of our criminal justice system.

The Law Society, which represents solicitors in England and Wales, has written formally to the government in response to Ministry of Justice proposals to make the pricing of legal aid at least partly competitive.

In the Government’s response to consultation they wrote: “a model of competition where price is set administratively would still enable us to achieve the overall policy objectives of a sustainable, more...

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