Mike Ashley completed his winter heist of Newcastle United's transfer funds last night, bringing in just three loan signings after a buy-out saga dominated most of the transfer window. The club's infamous owner was under a lot of pressure to spend big in this window with Newcastle lying perilously above...
Only one in 10 employees now wears a suit to work, according to a study. Researchers who polled 2,000 workers found the modern British office is more likely to be staffed by professional gentlemen dressed in jeans or chinos, long-sleeved button shirts and a smart blazer or jacket with a...
The average worker will earn more than £1.1 million in wages during their life, a study has found. Researchers who studied the earnings of 2,000 people revealed they will typically bank £1,123,164 in pay over an average 48-year working career. According to the study, the average worker earns £23,399.25 a...
Mrs Le’s Banh Mi and Grill has opened in Battersea bringing an authentic Vietnamese restaurant experience to south London. Derived from the Le family’s matriarch Mrs Le's has built a dynasty of restaurants across the capital and continues to expand. The key to her success has been to stick to what...
There was something about the phrase “thoughtless obsolescence” that had got me thinking ahead of To Kill A King’s final tour date at Islington Assembly Hall. The term was used by the band in our pre-gig chat to describe the “lost and unsatisfied” feelings that seem to have become the...
These fearless geologists are captured on photo carrying out one of the most dangerous jobs in the world - collecting lava from inside live volcanoes. The workers can be seen in a series of captivating images going about their risky everyday work at the summit of live volcanoes in Hawaii....
One in eight male motorists have a pet name for their cars - with Scarlett O'Cara, Ford Fiasco and Matt CAR-dle among the more bizarre monikers. Researchers who carried out a detailed study found other unusual names include ‘the Purple People-Eater’, ‘Sexy Bob the 4th’ and 'The Beast'. It also...
A Norwegian plane with 84 plumbers on board had to return to Oslo due to problems with the toilets. The flight, which was destined for Munich, took off at 08:35 UTC but returned to Olso 1 hour later to fix the problem. Acording to Dagbladet, there were 84 plumbers who were on...
Benefits cuts and freezes has resulted in the poorest households in the UK being forced to skip meals because they can't afford to put food on the table. Damning new research by the End Hunger UK coalition of charities has revealed rising food prices and austerity are driving "hidden hunger" in...