Over 8,000 people came together in Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens this weekend to show their support for homeless people in Scotland by taking part in the world’s biggest sleepout, Sleep in the Park. Organised by Social Bite, donations topped £3.6m as the event began. Participants each raised a minimum of...
Professor Stephen Hawking has joined a lawsuit aimed at preventing greater privatisation of the National Health Service. The revered professor, who has been vocal about the dismantling of the NHS, added his name to legal action seeking to prevent the establishment of "accountable care organisations" (ACOs) in the NHS, which threaten to...
A theme park is advertising a bizarre job vacancy - for an ELEPHANT driver. Les Machines de l'ile in Nantes, France, is looking for a recruit to operate its 40ft tall mechanical wooden elephant. The attraction is home to a host of curious mechanical animals that roam amid the crowds,...
Uber Eats are now delivering a 'morning after' cure - in a box. As the Christmas festivities kick off around the country, experts at the food delivery firm have carefully crafted a breakfast which aims to help festive revellers survive the peak of the party season. The perfectly balanced meal...
With the EU and UK making "sufficient progress" to move Brexit negotiations on to the next stage a clear picture of life outside the union is starting to emerge. So far Britain has conceded on the cost of the Brexit divorce bill, the Irish border, European Court of Justice rulings, a...
‘To be pacific, ‘an escape goat’ and ‘damp squid’ are the most misused phrases or sayings, according to new research. Commonly known as ‘eggcorns’, the phrases often mean something different to the original yet make some kind of sense. Someone may claim to be ‘lack toast and tolerant’ when they...
Philip Hammond blamed sluggish productivity on more disabled people in the workforce in today's treasury select committee. Responding to high high levels of unemployment, particularly youth unemployment, he said: “It is almost certainly the case that by increasing participation in the workforce, including far higher levels of participation by marginal groups and...
Uber has lost its license to operate in Sheffield in the latest blow for the beleaguered company says GMB. Sheffield City Council said the Californian ride-sharing app is legally allowed to operate up to December 18, and if it chooses to appeal this suspension it can continue to operate until...
It's not just any fail - Marks & Spencer gave shoppers a giggle with this sign apologising for limited tea and coffee in a cafe - causing INCONTINENCE. The notice appeared around one of the High Street giant's big home stores in Cheltenham, Glos, It read: "Due to a technical...