Amazon drivers are being forced to deliver up to 200 parcels a day and urinate in plastic bottles so as not to leave their vans, a shocking new investigation has revealed. With deliveries ramping up ahead of Christmas a saddening report finds many drivers routinely exceed the legal maximum shift of...
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has bowed to public pressure over animal sentience, saying he will "make Brexit work for animals". In a speech today he said he will enhance animal welfare standards, increasing the maximum prison sentence for 'animal cruelty' from six months to five years in England and Wales. He...
German pilots are set to stage the first major strike in the low-cost carrier's history. Union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) made the call following similar threats from unions in Italy and Portugal who urged their members to walk out over pay and working conditions. The airline’s Dublin based pilots also threaten to take...
The rate of inflation rose to 3.1 per cent in November as the squeeze on households continues. With average weekly wages growing at just 2.2 per cent Brits are starting to feel the pinch in the run up to Christmas. Inflation rose at the highest rate in nearly six years...
Coca-Cola has been found to have financed and promoted 24 bogus studies on childhood obesity. According to a paper published in the Journal of Public Health Policy the soft drinks brand failed to disclose Coke's influence in its research papers on obesity. Studies from the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and...
The Scottish Labour Party is making gains on the SNP in a shift that could unlock a Westminster majority for Jeremy Corbyn. According to a political poll for Sunday Post Labour has gained three points on the SNP, with the Conservatives also losing ground. The latest voting intention in Scotland...
A pub has launched a monster burger which is so big it is served in an entire LOAF of bread. The 'Apocolypse Cow' challenge has eight flame-grilled beef burgers, eight rashers of streaky bacon, pulled pork, onions, cheese, lettuce and tomato. It is served in an entire brioche loaf -...
A fish and chip shop have shunned traditional fizzy pop in exchange for a more upmarket taste - Britain's best English wine list. Olley's Fish Experience stock nine separate English wines from the south coast including bottles from Sussex, Kent, Hampshire and Dorset. The bottles made from English grapes and...
Carol singing, sending Christmas cards and kissing under the mistletoe are among the traditions we miss most, a study found. A poll of 2,000 adults found many of us also yearn to go back to the days when going for a post-Christmas walk, making homemade mince pies and going to...