French wine shortage: Farmers suffer worst frost damage since 1990 and smallest harvest for 40 years

French winemakers have suffered the worst frost damage to their crops since the 1990s as fears grow that grape vines could yield the smallest harvest for 40 years.  The damage done by several nights’ of frost this week threatens to destroy grape harvests in some of the country’s best-known and prestigious wine-producing regions. Farmers across the country lit … Read more

Scottish student, 20, gets ‘worst haircut of his life’ at barber after Covid lockdown

Scottish student, 20, gets ‘worst haircut of his life’ on first visit to a barber after four months of Covid lockdown Andrew Riley, of Glasgow, visited hairdresser in Bearsden on April 7 – two days after they were allowed to reopen across Scotland He paid £12 for mid-skin fade – a tapered cut that ends between … Read more

The best cooks have a grey kitchen while the worst paint theirs blue, poll reveals 

Shades of grey – they’re a sure sign of success! The best cooks have a grey kitchen while the worst paint theirs blue, poll reveals Those who say they are accomplished cooks are most likely to have grey kitchen Poll finds that top earners wear white and grouchy people wear checked shirts Just one per cent of … Read more

‘Depressing’ M5 Bridgwater services is named the worst in Britain as Gloucester is ranked best

Britain’s most depressing motorway service stations: M5 Bridgwater services is named the worst in the country while Gloucester is ranked best thanks to ‘fabulous farm shop’ Survey by Which ranked best and worst motorway service stations across the UK Gloucester on M5 came top with five stars for cleanliness and quality of its shops Tebay … Read more

Reddit users share the worst ways they’ve messed up at work

People have been sharing the worst ways they’ve messed up at work, from store assistants to those who work in financial services.  Reddit user u/29thattempt kicked off the tell-all thread on the r/AskUK subreddit, telling other users: ‘I wanted to hear your mishaps to make me feel better about a mistake I’ve made at work today.’   … Read more

People share the worst ways they’ve messed up at work

People have been sharing the worst ways they’ve messed up at work, from store assistants to those who work in financial services.  Reddit user u/29thattempt kicked off the tell-all thread on the r/AskUK subreddit, telling other users: ‘I wanted to hear your mishaps to make me feel better about a mistake I’ve made at work today.’   … Read more

Married At First Sight’s Michael Brunelli reflects on his worst ‘Photoshop fail’

‘Safe to say I never did that again’: Married At First Sight star Michael Brunelli reflects on his biggest ‘Photoshop fail’ in Mexico By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:50 GMT, 23 March 2021 | Updated: 01:55 GMT, 23 March 2021 Married At First Sight’s Michael Brunelli was famously called out for Photoshopping … Read more

Savers suffer worst year on record as rates plunge to 0.01% during Covid pandemic

Savers suffer worst year on record as rates plunge to 0.01% during Covid pandemic Money Mail analysis reveals that savers have forfeited an estimated £3.55billion in interest as a result of rates plummeting during the coronavirus pandemic  Rates have tumbled from an average of 0.5 per cent to just 0.1 per cent rate By Fiona … Read more

Asylum seeker describes staying in Welsh detention camp as the ‘worst experience of my life’

An asylum seeker who fled gang violence and kidnap in his home country has described being housed in military barracks in the UK as ‘the worst experience of my life’. Eduardo was forced to flee from his home country of El Salvador, after being kidnapped by gangsters. When arriving in the UK, he was housed … Read more