Mother-of-three British Gas engineer who starred in firm’s recruitment adverts is put through ‘hell’ and axed after refusing pay cut under ‘fire and rehire’ plan despite 12 years’ service Hundreds of British Gas engineers have lost their jobs after refusing new deal Holly Mailey, 33, worked for firm for 12 years and was part of … Read more
A million children have no laptops for lessons: Former Navy engineer refurbishes old computers for schools as part of Mail Force drive to help needy pupils during lockdown… as research shows 14m devices are lying unused in our home 14million spare computers are sitting in cupboards and drawers in lockdown The Daily Mail is campaigning … Read more
A Nigerian prince who has fixed leaks for Thames Water for 20 years has launched his own charity to provide clean water for his community back home. Akeem Adenuga, 62, comes from Lagos, Nigeria, where his brother – King Asunmo Aderibigbe – is The Paramount Ruler of Odo-Ayandelu. The prince – who now lives in … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Marine engineer James Fisher loses more than a quarter of its value after hopes for a recovery are dashed By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 Marine engineering group James Fisher lost more than a quarter of its value after … Read more
McDonald’s ice cream machines are out of service so often that Internet memes have been created about it. Now a savvy entrepreneur is doing his fellow dairy-lovers a favor with an app that tells you if the soft-serve dispenser at the Mickey D’s near you is broken or not. The application, called ‘McBroken,’ maps McDonald’s … Read more
A popular YouTuber has created the first functioning lightsaber, using propane gas burning at around 4,000°C to create a retractable plasma beam. Canadian James Hobson, known as ‘the Hacksmith’, has a following of ten million subscribers and works on turning popular science fiction items into reality. Inspired by a love of Star Wars, he has previously made … Read more
A gender-fluid engineer who was branded ‘IT’ by bullying workmates at Jaguar Land Rover has been awarded £180,000 after winning a landmark discrimination case. Rose Taylor, 43, was teased and harassed by colleagues at the car manufacturer after she began identifying as gender fluid/non-binary in 2017. An employment tribunal heard how she suffered insults and … Read more
An inventor who broke the record for the world’s fastest wheelie bin has delighted Good Morning Britain viewers after revealing he raised over £3,000 in tribute to his late friend. Andy Jennings, 28, from Swindon, on Sunday set the Guinness World Record for fastest wheelie bin, reaching speeds of 45.35mph – smashing his target of … Read more
Iranian engineer who worked for Sir James Dyson wins religious discrimination and unfair dismissal claim against the company after Sikh manager told her ‘I don’t like Muslims’ Employment tribunal heard senior manager Kamaljit Chana also told Zeinab Alipourbabaie ‘Muslims are violent’ and ‘Pakistani men are grooming our girls’ Ms Alipourbabaie, 39, resigned in 2018 after … Read more
Coronavirus has rocked the lives of nearly every person on the planet, but for some, the change it has wrought has been more positive than they could have anticipated. Ray Young, 50 and from Derbyshire, was made redundant from his job as an engineer in April as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. He decided … Read more