More than 13,000 of the UK’s lowest paid workers will get around £2 million in back pay as part of the government’s scheme to name employers who have failed to pay National Minimum Wage and Living Wage. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has today published a list...
A British Gas employee is about to save the energy giant £3.4 million over the next five years thanks to a single brainwave. The employee submitted the idea to the company on the social network Make A Good Idea Count on Yammer which was facilitated by London tech firm Sideways 6. The brainwave is...
Firefighters were today called to tackle a major blaze following an explosion inside an airport hangar. The fire broke out inside a building next to Southend Airport, Essex, at around 10.30am on Wednesday. There were no aircraft within the hanger at the time and it's not yet know known what...
Salcombe beach in Devon has been voted as the best beach in Britain in a new study, closely ousting Weymouth of the same county and North Yorkshire's Whitby. Online searches for ‘staycations’ and bookings for holidays in the UK have increased by almost a quarter in 2017 compared to 2016,...
NEW KINGSTON, the Brooklyn-based progressive reggae group, have confirmed details of their upcoming album A Kingston Story: Come From Far, due out August 25th, on maverick indie imprint Easy Star Records. This marks the band’s fourth studio album and follows their 2015 breakthrough release Kingston City (on Easy Star), which debuted at #1...
A Hindu and a Jewish woman have made history by tying the knot in what is believed to be Britain's first interfaith lesbian wedding. Kalavati Mistry and Miriam Jefferson married on Saturday (12/8) 20 years after falling for each other on a training course. During the emotional Hindu ceremony, the...
GMB has called for action after new statistics show average wages have fallen once again. According to ONS figures, the value of earnings fell by 0.5 per cent in the three months to June. They previously fell 0.6 per cent in the three months prior to that. GMB calls on...
This is the stunning moment a kingfisher majestically catches its prey in one swift dive. Wildlife photographer Roger Coan captured the perfect shot as the brightly coloured bird pierced the water in the hunt for its next meal. The kingfisher waited for the perfect moment before diving into the river...
The Government has recovered all but five per cent, £58 billion, of the £1.2 trillion bailout provided to the banks during the credit crunch and recession, but it is continuing to impose crippling austerity regardless. George Osborne introduced austerity policies during the Conservative's first term in charge in response to...