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The question many of us are asking is, can there be any more of the wet stuff left in the sky? Surely, we say to each other, there can be no more rain since I has all fallen into our rivers, canals and field, soaking the ground and making 'squelch' the sound for January.

Woah. Talk about the morning of the long knives. Ken Clarke described Teresa May as a "bloody difficult woman" - something I'm not entirely sure wasn't a compliment - and the events of July 14 AM showed that she's not going to sort stuff out over a cup of tea and a slice of lemon…

A week to go to the election and all the polls indicate a hung Parliament. David Cameron and the Conservatives are on a mission to persuade the world that a hung Parliament is a bad thing; Nick Clegg is trying to keep a poker face and Gordon Brown and the boys and girls in red…

The season has definitely turned and cold, frosty weather is becoming much more common - so what products are likely to be in demand as winter approaches?

The weather over the last few months has been very wet as we all know, but it has also been very windy. As would be expected, prolonged windy weather takes its toll on garden fences. A couple of panels in my back garden were blown over, although my neighbour has now replaced the entire fence…

Recent data from the CIPS has shown that the UK construction industry grew strongly in February, in fact by the highest amount since last October. The house building sector is particularly buoyant with one major UK house builder recording a 67% jump in profits in 2014 and other house builders also reporting record rises. This…

All businesses will tell you that keeping on top of the latest trends in the industry is key to the success of a business.

It's strange what can influence someone's performance. For example, it is a curious fact that Olympic athletes perform better if their teeth are well looked after. And despite Disney's exhortations to "whistle while you work", you may not necessarily link music with better performance. Yet that is exactly what neuroscientists at the Proceedings for the…

Carlisle is in the news again. What was supposed to be a one in 100 year flooding event has happened three times in the last ten years.

It's really positive to see the amount of support Cold Homes Week - the Energy Bill Revolution campaign - is receiving this week, as businesses, charities and organisations make a stand against fuel poverty. The scale of the issue is so serious that we need to do all we can to urge government to stop…