Greta Thunberg, who’s turned the air blue while campaigning in Glasgow, has vowed to go net-zero on swearing. The teenage activist spoke about people being pissed off by protests and was also filmed crooning ‘You can shove your climate crisis up your arse’ while outside COP26. But the 18-year-old Swede, who’s accompanied by PR advisersContinue reading “Greta Thunberg Pledges To Use No Swear Words”
Author Archives: Angela Lloyd
Downsizing Will Be Encouraged For Pensioners
The housing minister said that old people knocking around in homes that are too big for them will be encouraged to downsize. Chris Pincher told the House of Lords that almost four in ten homes are under-occupied and could be better used by younger families with children, and he said that the Government was keenContinue reading “Downsizing Will Be Encouraged For Pensioners”
A Teenager Was Fired For Being Too Young
A British teenager has become the youngest person ever to win an age discrimination case after being fired from her Saturday job for being too young. Hazel Cassidy worked two shifts in a cafe in Ayreshire when she had just turned 14. While the majority of age discrimination claims involve employees being too old, theContinue reading “A Teenager Was Fired For Being Too Young”
GP Leading Plans For Industrial Action Over No 10’s Plan To Boost Face-To-Face Appointments Resigns
The GP leading plans for industrial action over face to face appointments resigned his post at the doctors’ union. Dr Richard Vautrey will step down as chair of the BMA’s General Practitioners Committee later this month. His departure came on the day ballots were sent to GP practices across England asking if they would beContinue reading “GP Leading Plans For Industrial Action Over No 10’s Plan To Boost Face-To-Face Appointments Resigns”
Crisps In Crisis!
Supplies of crisps including Wotsits, Quavers and ready salted Walkers are set to be disrupted for several more weeks following an IT glitch, raising the possibility of the festive favourites being in short supply this Christmas. The Leicester based manufacturer said products had been affected by the glitch, adding it was ramping up production ofContinue reading “Crisps In Crisis!”
Prices Of Flights To The US Soar After The Ban On Vaccinated Adults Is Lifted
Families planning autumn and winter trips to America were dealt a blow as it emerged unvaccinated children will have to take three COVID tests. It means testing bills could add at least £70 per child to the cost of a transatlantic trip when the US opens to British tourists. The shift in border rules hasContinue reading “Prices Of Flights To The US Soar After The Ban On Vaccinated Adults Is Lifted”
Tax Fury Grows Over Tobacco
Smoking bodies have warned that the government’s tobacco tax will hit the most disadvantaged hardest and promote bootlegging, and they said that Rishi Sunak’s plan to increase prices by 88 pence to about £13.60 per pack will leave holes in the wallets of those worst hit by the pandemic. Smoker’s group Forest blasted the moveContinue reading “Tax Fury Grows Over Tobacco”
Don’t Swim In Britain’s Rivers
An Environment Agency boss urged Britons to not risk swimming in the country’s waterways amid lingering concern over sewage being deposited into them. John Leyland, the agency’s chief of staff, insisted rivers were not there for human bathing and were instead for the wildlife and the fish that live within them. It comes after dataContinue reading “Don’t Swim In Britain’s Rivers”
The Middle Class Is Squeezed By Rishi Sunak
Experts said that Rishi Sunak tightened his grip on Britain’s squeeze middle with a Budget that will see it bear the brunt of tax increases for a splurge of public spending. Experts warned that millions of people will be left worse off under plans unveiled by the Chancellor, with no realistic prospects of taxes fallingContinue reading “The Middle Class Is Squeezed By Rishi Sunak”
A British Woman Accuses Her American Daughter-In-Law Of Xenophobia
An American woman was accused of being xenophobic after she refused to try black pudding made by her British mother in law on a visit to the United Kingdom. The 28-year-old woman took to Reddit to ask if she’d been a jerk for turning down the black pudding, which was made from a 100-year-old familyContinue reading “A British Woman Accuses Her American Daughter-In-Law Of Xenophobia”