Four in 10 workers admit they find working from home a challenge with more than a third saying they miss their colleagues New survey shows 60 per cent of workers say work from home is not challenging But some four in 10 workers admit they do struggle with working from home A lack of suitable … Read more
Harry Maguire has spoken for the first time since being handed a 21-month suspended prison sentence in a Greek court and appeared to admit his future as Manchester United captain is out of his hands. Speaking to BBC News on Thursday night, the England defender broke his silence following the brawl that broke out on … Read more
I used to get a business-class-only jet as it had separate loos for women So P read the column about me not wanting to accept a cross-body bag from his family luxury goods website as to do so would make me feel ‘like a common prostitute’. He typed: ‘LL*. I’ve solved the awkward issue by … Read more
Quarter of new dog owners admit buying a puppy on impulse to help cope with misery of coronavirus lockdown, survey shows Quarter of people who bought lockdown dogs did less than two hours research Around 25 per cent paid without having seen the dog in person or on video call Experts warn pets may suffer separation … Read more
Finding out you’ve been bellowing out the wrong lyrics to a favourite pop song can be mortifying. However, you’re not on your own – with nine in ten adults admitting they often mishear the words. And it seems there are certain hits which leave us the most muddled. Number one is the chorus for The … Read more
Nearly 3,000 Oxford University graduates have called on the institution to admit students whose grades were downgraded amid the A-level results controversy. In an open letter, alumni called on the university to show ‘kindness and generosity’ to students whose marks had been ‘unexpectedly and unfairly downgraded by an algorithm’. Nearly two in five of teachers’ … Read more
Amber, often used in jewellery, is fossilised tree resin, and the oldest dates back more than 300 million years. In the past few years the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar, formerly Burma, has yielded numerous finds. In January 2017, researchers discovered a 100-million-year-old insect preserved in amber which bore a passing resemblance to ET. Its features were … Read more
Ministers today admitted the struggling coronavirus contact tracing system must improve amid fears that reopening schools in September could spark a catastrophic second peak. Local government minister Simon Clarke conceded there is ‘more to do’ after a major study warned a resurgence of the disease could be twice as bad as that in the Spring. … Read more
One in seven Glaswegians admit they’ve NEVER managed to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day – while people London and Nottingham were most likely to hit the target In a nationwide poll of 2,000 people, nearly 40% said vegetables are ‘boring’ One in seven in Glasgow said they never eat five fruit … Read more
An ISIS ‘Beatle’ has for the first time admitted to abusing US hostage James Foley in an ISIS prison alongside ‘scared’ Kayla Mueller. Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, who are both in U.S. military custody in Iraq, have given new details about the captivity of Western hostages in Syria, in interview tapes obtained by NBC … Read more