London work's running dry: Scramble for jobs as 484 people apply for TWO vacancies at pub

Hundreds of people have scrambled for two pub jobs in a sign work in Britain is running dry. As many as 484 hopefuls applied for two £9-an-hour positions at the Alexandra pub in Wimbledon, southwest London. General manager Mick Dore posted an advert for the roles on Twitter and was …...Read More

Prince Harry thanks author who sent him a book aimed at dealing with losing a parent

he Duke and Duchess of Sussex wrote back thanking him for the gesture Prince Harry has thanked an author who sent him a book aimed to help children deal with the heartache of losing a parent. UK-based writer Mark Lemon penned 'The Magical Wood' after his own father James was …...Read More

Experts warn owners that face coverings leave canines feeling 'confused and concerned'

Experts have warned that dogs may be scared of people wearing face masks and urged animal owners to avoid taking their pets on public transport. An animal charity has warned that people covering their faces could scare dogs and leave them 'confused'. Dogs Trust said people suddenly adopting face masks …...Read More

Portuguese police mugshots of Christian Brueckner from 1999 reveal officers knew about sordid past

The series of pictures were taken in the Algarve in July 1999 – eight years before the youngster was abducted from Praia da Luz Mugshots of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner dating back two decades prove Portuguese police knew about his sordid past but still dismissed him as a suspect. …...Read More

Harry Dunn's mother urges Boris Johnson to make her son's death his 'top priority'

The mother of motorcyclist Harry Dunn has urged the Prime Minister to make her son 'top priority' during the US Secretary of State's visit to the UK next week. Charlotte Charles called on Boris Johnson, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and Mike Pompeo to discuss her son's case nearly one year …...Read More

Queen Letizia and King Felipe VI of Spain look relaxed in casual outfits as they head to the cinema

Queen Letizia and King Felipe VI of Spain put safety first as they headed to the movies in Madrid on Saturday night. Letizia, 47, and Felipe VI, 52, who were not accompanied by their two daughters Princess Leonor, 14 and Princess Sofia, 13, enjoyed some alone time after their marathon …...Read More

Self-employed hairdresser wins right to claim notice, holiday and redundancy pay in 'landmark' case

A self-employed hairdresser has won the right to claim for notice, holiday and redundancy pay in, what her lawyers say, is a 'landmark' case for thousands of beauty industry workers. Meghan Gorman, 26, has won an Employment Tribunal judgement in Manchester arguing that, although her contract was as a self-employed …...Read More

Man shares photos of 'creepy' triggerfish that has full lips and a set of human-like TEETH

Images of a fish pictured with a human-like set of lips and pearly white teeth are giving social media users 'the creeps'. The photos, believed to be of a triggerfish, were apparently snapped by a fisherman in Malaysia after he made the disturbing catch. @raff_nasir shared photos of the fish …...Read More

China warns UK firms 'retaliation is coming' over Huawei 5G ban

China has warned British businesses 'retaliation is coming' and they could be 'in the firing line' after the UK banned Huawei from the nation's 5G network. Ministers announced last week that the Chinese tech giant was being excluded from the infrastructure, with all of its equipment to be stripped out …...Read More

Covid-19 ‘effect’ least on Apple in India, says Canalys report

There aren’t many industries around the world that haven’t felt a crippling effect because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Smartphones are no different and with lockdown conditions , economic instability, it seems like people haven’t been buying smartphones like they used to. According to a report by research firm Canalys, …...Read More