‘Bacon, ‘cheddar’ and ‘bread’ have emerged among the top 40 slang words Brits use for money. Phrases such as ‘dosh’, ‘notes’ ‘bob’ and ‘dough’ are also more common place now as is ‘spondulix’, ‘reddies’ and ‘buckaroos’. Others admitted they refer to their hard-earned cash as ‘loot’, while ‘lolly’, ‘bucks’, ‘Arthur Ashe’ or ‘plunder’ also made the list. Regional favourites include ‘bob’ (42 per cent) in Yorkshire, ‘tuppence’ (41 per cent) in the South West, and ‘wedge’ (39 per cent) in...
A blog by an ex-project manager has gone viral after it perfectly explained why Brexit has been so impossible to deliver. Russ, who blogs here, used his 22 years’ experience managing projects to summarise how “politically expediency” resulted in false promises in the 2016 referendum that can never be delivered. Using the “Iron Triangle” model – price, schedule, quality- he explains how the “absolutely unbreakable rule” is that you can only have two things from the triangle and never all...
Sanjay Bahe fell down a well while working and pierced his head on the rod
Currently, deadly illnesses spread by mosquitoes are confined to warm countries as the they can't survive cooler weather
Anti-microbial resistance (AMR) has been linked with rising temperatures in a study of 30 European countries.
Michael McKenna is accused of assaulting the member of staff at HMP Nottingham at around 10am on Sunday (14/4).
The victims were both knifed in Kilburn, north west London, in the early hours of Tuesday April 9th
The incident happened at Tencreek holiday park in Looe
Keith and Mary Allies have been left devastated by the death of their record-breaking pet George
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