‘Wicked’ teenage arsonist who burned down treasured Grade II-listed church is …

A teenager set a Grade II listed church alight and left it to burn, causing £4.5 million in damage and blighting the hopes of brides planning to be married there. Daniel Finnerty, 17, of Fleet in Hampshire, destroyed the 153-year-old All Saints Church in Church Road when he sprayed the shape of a cross on the wall near the altar with deodorant and setting it alight on June 22. Judge Keith Cutler CBE sentenced him to four years in a youth offender institution and three years extended licence. Read more [...]

What is Sheamus’ WWE Network Pick of the Week? (Video), More Top NXT Talent on …

What is Sheamus’ Network Pick of the Week? WWE has posted its latest Network pick of the week video, featuring Sheamus. Not surprsingly, Sheamus chooses his win over Roman Reigns at Survivor Series and you can check it out at this link. More Top NXT Talent on the Road with WWE Main Roster This Weekend As noted, WWE NXT Champion Finn Balor will be on the road with the WWE main roster for live events this weekend. WWE is in Kansas City, Missouri at Sprint Center on Saturday Read more [...]

All you need to know about Live Music Now’s Festive All! Cardiff event

Music charity Live Music Now are hosting their festive event this weekend in Cardiff. Festive All! will be held in Portland House, Cardiff Bay on November 29 and is an all inclusive music event for all the family. Let's find out a little bit more about the event, and the charity itself: So what exactly does Live Music Now do? Live Music now is the UK’s leading musicians development and outreach charity, providing exceptional live music experiences for people with limited access to the arts Read more [...]

16 Days of Action campaign starts

26/11/15 An international campaign which calls for the elimination of violence against women and children is supported with a series of events in Aberdeen which have started. The 16 Days of Action campaign, which was started by the Centre for Women's Global Leadership in 1991, runs from November 25 (International Day against Violence against Women) through to December 10th (International Human Rights Day) with the aim of reframing women's rights as human rights. The campaign Read more [...]

Mystery Shopper’s seller of the week: Grape Escapes

Mark Hallettmanaging directorGrape Escapes How long in travel?I founded Grape Escapes with my wife in 2004. Before that I was in finance for Ford. How big is your company?We do a few thousand bookings a year, and we have a team of eight in the office. Do you sell through the trade?Yes we do. It’s not a huge volume, but we do have a few upmarket agents who come back to us time and again because of our expertise. Where’s good for an introduction to wine?France’s Champagne region. It’s Read more [...]

Inside the meeting that saved Battersea Park’s Formula E race

The Battersea Park Formula E race's future was secured in a crunch Wandsworth Council vote on Tuesday night. SCOTT MITCHELL analyses how the arguments unfoldedThe 'not in my backyard' brigade appeared a concerning adversary to Formula E's London round, but it was ultimately a noisy minority.I was irritated, though not surprised, when councillors who pointed out that a generous estimate of 10,000 vocal opponents to FE in Battersea Park compared to a total Read more [...]

Next stage for Albert Dock

Albert Dock Liverpool is in talks with a developer to bring forward a scheme at Salthouse Dock, delivering revamped public realm and increasing footfall, according to Sue Grindrod, the newly-appointed chief executive of the grade one-listed waterfront landmark. Grindrod will join Albert Dock, the trading name for Gower Street Estates, at the end of December from her role as head of Read more [...]

Lumia 950 XL pre-orders start shipping in US

When Microsoft started taking pre-orders for the Lumia 950 XL smartphone in the US last week, it was revealed that the device will begin shipping by November 25. However, some of those who pre-ordered the device last week have already received their shipment email. Those planning to order to the phone now are out of luck as the handset seems to be out of stock at Microsoft Store currently - it's listed as 'coming soon' with 'Email me when available' button at the bottom. As for the smaller Read more [...]

WWE Rumors: Sami Zayn Returning for NXT UK Events?

Former NXT Champion Sami Zayn may be returning very soon. Was there an inadvertent hint dropped by WWE? Sami Zayn has been out of action since NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, when then-NXT Champion Kevin Owens injured him during their NXT Championship match. The reality was Zayn re-aggravated a shoulder injury seconds before his debut match on WWE Raw against John Cena. Since then, Zayn has made one NXT TV appearance and showed up for two EVOLVE events last month. ALSO ON DAILY DDT: Ranking All 28 WWE Read more [...]