The paperwork and exact requirements for filing for a divorce are different from province to province. However, most of the requirements are quite similar. For instance, every province needs some kind of dissolution-of-marriage form. The type of papers needed for a divorce will also be dependent on whether your divorce is uncontested or contested. In the latter the amount of paperwork required will be significantly higher; this is because the divorce proceedings will have to be held in court or...

Contractor calculators are very useful tools that enable you, as a contractor, to gain an estimate of your take home pay each week or month. They’re a vital tool to giving you an idea of how contracting life will be, factoring in the rate you charge for contracts and whether you’re affected by IR35 or not. Brookson bring you a look into how using a contractor calculator can help you get a better idea of your income so that you...

The SNP government’s failure to tackle delayed discharge has cost the NHS more than £100 million in the last year, according to Labour analysis confirmed by the independent experts at the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Spice). NHS Scotland estimates that it costs £214 per day to keep a patient in hospital who is medically cleared to return home. In the period of September 2016 to August 2017, the most recent figures available, 511,972 bed days were occupied by delayed discharge...

A Christian magistrate who tried to sue the NHS after he was sacked as a director for speaking out against gay adoption has lost his case. Richard Page, 71, was suspended by the NHS Trust Development Authority after he claimed it was better for a child to be brought up by both a man and a woman. He made the comments in his role as a magistrate when considering an application by a same-sex couple to adopt a child. Last...

A reality TV extra who said he was too famous to work in “a f***ing fish shop” on live TV claimed that a disgruntled viewer tipped rotten fish guts on to his brand new Mercedes. Grant Coulson, 25, from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, was horrified to find the fish entrails on the bonnet of the car he bought with the fee he received for appearing on This Morning. Grant, who has appeared on Geordie Shore spin-off Super Shore, said: “I was a bit...

Tell an Italian you’re going to Genoa, otherwise known as Genova, and the response ranges from surprise to unrestrained shock. Compared to Italian delights nearby – the still beauty of Lake Como, the buzzing life in Bologna, the culinary delights in Modena – Genoa is seen to fall short in tourist attractions. “It’s not beautiful,” a well-meaning Italian will implore, comparing it to the rustic charm of Tuscany. That’s partly because Genoa, Italy’s busiest port town, has only begun to...

Britain's prison have become a revolving door for offenders because they're too overcrowded to work as effective forms of rehabilitation. In a scathing interview with The London Economic former prison officer Paul Ward said prisons "do not rehabilitate the vast majority of offenders", merely acting as a way of "keeping people out of harms way for a length of time". Despite the efforts of the staff on the front line prison officers are largely powerless to rehabilitate inmates in a meaningful way because...

Recruiters for the Yates pub chain use a secret ‘good-looking only’ policy for female staff. Elless promotions ruled they must be ‘at least seven’ out of 10 to work as shot girls and ex-employee Jade Garner, 30, claims she was sacked for being ‘too fat’. Messages on Elless area managers Whatsapp group message discussing Jade Garner. The firm also posted a picture of a larger woman on Facebook with the words: “This really isn’t suitable for staff is it?” Size...

‘I spent 48 hours exploring the mysterious islands located between Scotland, Norway, and Iceland.’  Credit: Greg Annandale - @Greg_A copy On the flight to the Faroe Islands, it dawns on me how little I know about the country. The picture in my mind is of an old-fashioned, rundown farming community. A place like Craggy Island from Father Ted. The islands' only airport, Vagar, does little to change this perception. It reminds me of an old, forgotten Scottish outpost. Mainly because...