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27% of employees plan to lie about illnesses to get the day off work this Friday, a survey reveals. “Sorry, won’t make it in today – must be something I ate” – a common excuse phoned in to workplaces across the UK, typically as the summer weather delivers scorching temperatures. […]
HBO’s hit show Game of Thrones, which is loosely based off UK history, has created a legion of fans and a surge in babies named after the show’s characters. Yes, fans of the show have begun to name their children after characters such as Khaleesi, Arya, Theon and Renly to […]
THE REAL COST OF OWNING A PET – New study reveals just how much Britons are spending on their pet each month – including £240 on average for a dog and £100 for a cat – New study from MORE TH>N reveals that in spite of these high costs, the majority […]
A British think tank believes that a £10,000 payment to people at the age of 25 could help young people expand their careers and start their own businesses. The Resolution Foundation is committed to improving the quality of life for those in low to medium income families. The organization feels […]
HMRC has announced that in the last year its enforcement teams have successfully recovered £15.6m for some 200,000 workers not paid the national minimum wage. These figures compare to recoveries in the previous year of £10.9m for 98,000 workers. Commenting on the latest figures, Bill Longe, RSM’s head of employer […]
The end of the high street gym? Health mad Brits turn to online tech Almost a third of UK adults use health apps every week, with 21% doing so instead of visiting personal trainers or gyms One in ten have even used technologies to detect or diagnose a medical condition […]
Mind Blowing Facts About Stair Climbing That Could Change Your Life! 8 flights of stairs per day sounds quite insignificant doesn’t it? It can’t make that much of an impact on your health, right? Wrong! – Taking 8 flights of stairs throughout the course of a full day has […]
NEWS COPY – By Astrid Hall The number of feet in a yard, how to wire a plug – and working out multiplication without a calculator are among the things older people are more likely to know than millennials, a study has found. Researchers also found over 55s are less likely […]
Book release: The Social Climber’s Handbook – A Shameless Guide by NIMROD KAMER The infamous enfant-terrible gonzo-journalist turned turned prankster-supreme Nimrod Kamer (Vice, GQ) has just released his first book: The Social Climber’s Handbook – A Shameless Guide Published by BIS Publishers www.bispublishers.com available now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Social-Climbers-Handbook-Shameless-Guide/dp/9063694830/ and selected retailers. […]
By Astrid Hall The majority of ‘baby boomers’ are now enjoying life mortgage-free and sitting on a potential £280,000 property nest egg. New research from SunLife shows the average over-55-year-old has lived in the same property for more than 20 years, during which time house prices have shot up by […]
