Having a baby sets a woman's career back six years, according to a study of mothers. Researchers found becoming a mum can lead to missed promotion opportunities, issues caused by staff, management or procedural changes in the workplace as well as the fact new mum's arrive back at work with...
A mother and son who run an adult shop have become one of the first official vendors in the country - of sex ROBOTS. Tracey Whitmore and her son Christopher have gained the second licence in the country to sell 'realist' kinky robots - for a whopping £3,500. The mother-and-son...
A pub owner has launched the ultimate meal deal by giving away a MILLION lunches - for free. Craig Harker, 30, is using a cashback promotion from a new payment app to fund the "biggest giveaway ever". He has vowed to hand out one million 'parmos' - a chicken dish...
New analysis published today has revealed it will take 45 years to stamp out the epidemic of zero hours contracts if the current trend continues. The latest ONS figures, released this week, show a drop in the number of workers on zero hours contracts of 20,000 compared to last year...
The Conservative party descended on Berkshire late last week for the so-called "Tory Glastonbury" spearheaded by MP George Freeman as a way to bolster the Conservatives' dwindling grassroots support. Around 200 people joined the invitation-only gathering on the estate of Mark Davies, a Conservative donor who was one of the founders...
Moodys have downgraded UK debt to AA2, the lowest ever credit rating for UK citing "Brexit challenges" as the main reason for the drop. The UK lost its remaining AAA rating (S&P) four days after Brexit vote - but this is the first ever time a major credit rating agency has...
A graph of the pound against the US dollar has been made to look like the White Cliffs of Dover after Theresa May failed to hit the mark in Florence. Sterling took a dive immediately after the speech which gave few answers as to the direction of Brexit talks and...
Temporary "Uber relief" shelters have been set up on Silicon Roundabout amid reports that media and tech professionals have been found getting into random cars and just shouting destinations at their drivers. With Uber set to have its London licence revoked in just over a week's time the shelters have...
Update: Transport for London (TFL) says Uber "can continue to operate until any appeal processes have been exhausted." Confirming it would appeal, Uber said that TFL’s decision showed the world that "far from being open, London is closed to innovative companies". Private taxi firm Uber has lost its London operating licence after...