One fifth of SMEs plan to downsize their offices

One fifth of small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) are planning to downsize their offices and encourage remote working. Some 20 per cent plan to occupy less physical space following the pandemic, while 29 per cent plan to let staff work from home, research by Santander found. All change: Some 20 …...Read More

Leeds United fans celebrate Premier League promotion at non-socially distant street party

Advertisement Thousands of Leeds United fans packed into the city centre this afternoon, leaving little room for social distancing as they celebrated promotion to the Premier League after a 16 year absence. West Yorkshire Police was forced to arrest some fans as supporters packed close together, chanting songs and letting …...Read More

Bizarre moment a cyclist speeds past cars with a pet cockatoo perched on his shoulder

This is the hilarious moment a cyclist causes a flap as he goes for a ride with a pet cockatoo on his shoulder. Motorists could not believe their eyes when they spotted the man weaving through the traffic with his feathered friend at dusk. The footage was captured by a …...Read More

Sudan axes death penalty and flogging as punishments for gay sex

Sudan has lifted the death penalty and flogging as punishment for gay sex after almost four decades of hardline Islamist rule. Despite 'offenders' still facing life imprisonment for their 'crime,' with sentences starting at five years, many in conservative Sudan were outraged by the reforms and took to the streets …...Read More

Black bear approaches VERY CALM hikers who stand still before it wanders away in Mexico

A group of hikers kept their cool and even managed to snap a selfie when a curious black bear approached them along a trail in Mexico. The unusually close brush with nature reportedly happened at a popular hiking trail at Chipinque Ecological Park in San Pedro Garza García, according to …...Read More

CARvidiots! Crowds abandon social distancing as they flock to car meet in Greater Manchester

An illegal car rally took place in Tameside, Greater Manchester on Sunday which caused traffic jams on nearby motorways. Police were called to an industrial estate in the town of Denton after hundreds of people brought their cars to the location just outside the M60 motorway. Alarming footage from the …...Read More

Trump says niece Mary was 'not a family favorite' after slamming her book as 'stupid' and 'vicious'

Donald Trump has hit out at niece Mary again, this time calling her tell all book about their family 'stupid and vicious'. The president told Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace that she was not a 'family favorite' and that he and his loved ones 'didn't have a lot of …...Read More

Coronavirus outbreak at Scottish Covid-19 test and trace call centre 'leaves seven people ill'

A potential cluster of coronavirus infections is being investigated at a Scottish Covid-19 test-and-trace call centre. Measures have been brought in by North Lanarkshire's health board to try and suppress the outbreak. One employee said they believed at least seven colleagues had tested positive. NHS Lanarkshire said it had been …...Read More

Miracle baby girl born 13 weeks early weighing just 1lb 16oz returns home

A miracle baby who was born 13 weeks early and weighed just 1lb 16oz has returned home to meet her siblings for the first time after spending 82 days in intensive care in three different hospitals. Forrest Gardiner was born at 26 weeks, two days before lockdown, without toenails or …...Read More

Couple married more than 60 years emerge from hospital after beating coronavirus together

A couple who have been married for more than 60 years have emerged from hospital together after they both beat coronavirus. Gillian England, 88, and her 91-year-old husband Michael were discharged from Leicester Royal Infirmary on July 17 after spending three weeks being treated for coronavirus. The couple, who married …...Read More