It has emerged that more than 90 per cent of council staff are working from home in some places. According to freedom of information requests, council buildings are between a quarter and a half as full as offices in the private sector, yet local authorities are still using taxpayers’ money to service empty office space.Continue reading “At Some Councils, Nine Out Of Ten Staff Still Work From Home”
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Four Asian Women Were Pepper Sprayed By A Florida Woman, 47, in Manhattan
A woman who has been filmed pepper-spraying four Asian women in a racially motivated attack in Manhattan was arraigned and charged with a hate crime, after a video of the incident went viral. The suspect, 47-year-old Madeline Barker, was caught on camera hurling racial slurs at the victims, such as ‘God back to where youContinue reading “Four Asian Women Were Pepper Sprayed By A Florida Woman, 47, in Manhattan”
Millennials And Gen Z Workers Want To Ban Phone Calls Because They Consider Them Intrusive
According to a survey, office workers want to prohibit telephone calls in the workplace because they find them aggressive and confrontational. Three-quarters of people would rather communicate by email or social media than speak on the phone, which they find stressful. The trend is driven by Generation Z and millennial workers under 40 who preferContinue reading “Millennials And Gen Z Workers Want To Ban Phone Calls Because They Consider Them Intrusive”
When It Comes To Sexual Violence, The Scariest And Most Intimidating Thing Is Not Being Believed
Amber Heard has described testifying against Johnny Depp and describing her apparent sexual assault as the scariest, most intimidating thing, in her first interview since losing her defamation case on June 1. Amber Heard, 36, spoke to NBC’s Dateline in a talk screened in its entirety for the first time and told Savannah Guthrie thatContinue reading “When It Comes To Sexual Violence, The Scariest And Most Intimidating Thing Is Not Being Believed”
You Can Make Your Children Violent Towards Their Partners If You Spank Them
A new study claims that children who are disciplined by spanking are more likely to be abusive towards their partners in later life. Almost 800 young adults were involved in a study which looked at whether being hit as a child resulted in more aggressive tendencies as a grown-up. It found that hurting a childContinue reading “You Can Make Your Children Violent Towards Their Partners If You Spank Them”
Children’s Immune Systems Have Been Worn Down By COVID Measures, Which Have Led To The Spread Of Up To Three Viruses At A Time
Children are turning up in doctors’ clinics infected with as many as three different kinds of viruses, in what experts believe is the result of their immune systems being weakened from two years of COVID lockdowns and mask-wearing. Medical staff have come to expect a swell in cases of flu and harsh colds during theContinue reading “Children’s Immune Systems Have Been Worn Down By COVID Measures, Which Have Led To The Spread Of Up To Three Viruses At A Time”
Despite The Partygate Scandal, Boris Johnson Is Still Preferred To Keir Starmer As Prime Minister
A poll has revealed that Boris Johnson is still a preferable Prime Minister to Sir Keir Starmer. Boris Johnson, who was dealt a political blow last week when 148 of his MPs voted for a no-confidence motion in him, has seen his popularity eroded since the 2019 election by the Partygate disclosures and the costContinue reading “Despite The Partygate Scandal, Boris Johnson Is Still Preferred To Keir Starmer As Prime Minister”
A Pair Of Baby Girl Twins Born Black And White Defy The Odds
Like many twins, they are dressed alike, right down to their pink and white booties, but Kendall and Baylee are no ordinary twins, they’re one in a million. An unusual peculiarity of genetics means that one sister has black skin and the other is white. The effect is so amazing that even their own fatherContinue reading “A Pair Of Baby Girl Twins Born Black And White Defy The Odds”
It’s Dangerous To Walk By Granny’s Bush Because It’s So Large
A grandmother is defying an order to trim back the bushes in her front garden after her local council ruled that they were a health and safety hazard. Nevertheless, Becky Curtis regularly gets admiring comments from neighbours and passers-by who are impressed by the shrubs outside her grade two listed home in Dedham, Essex. There’sContinue reading “It’s Dangerous To Walk By Granny’s Bush Because It’s So Large”
Family Furious After 89-Year-Old Left Outside For Over Eight Hours In Ambulance Queue
An old man who required critical medical care after falling on his head was given a 21-hour wait time for an ambulance and then forced to queue in the ambulance for eight hours outside the hospital. The family of Roy Clare, 89, from Southend-on-Sea, called 999 on Tuesday when he fell out of his wheelchairContinue reading “Family Furious After 89-Year-Old Left Outside For Over Eight Hours In Ambulance Queue”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 