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Brits are working from public toilets and zoos as hot desking turns to ‘not desking’
Public toilets, zoos and mountain tops have been named among the most weird and wonderful places people work from as hot desking turns to ‘not desking’. Research of more than 5,000 sole traders, entrepreneurs and small businesses has revealed people are increasingly turning their backs on the office and running company operations from their mobile phone. Those running animal care businesses were found to be most likely ‘not desking’, with a quarter running their firms remotely. People working in arts...
Labour takes clear lead across 10 Westminster polls
The Labour Party has put clear water between itself and rival parties, taking a lead in 10 Westminster polls. According to the latest voting intention Jeremy Corbyn’s party has an average lead of five percentage points over Theresa May’s Conservatives. The latest polls, conducted by ComRes, ORB and YouGov, give Labour a +10, +3 and a +1 lead respectively. Other polling houses put Labour up by as much as nine points, with Hanbury giving them 40 per cent of...
Police are hunting London moped delivery driver after a string of sexual assaults
The man has assaulted a number of women across London.
Watch school striker Greta Thunberg’s rapturous address to London climate protestors
The 16-year-old founder of the school strikes against climate change previously said hoped to join the protesters in London.
Herbs that only grow on the tropical island of Mauritius ‘could treat cancer’
Researchers found that leaves from three herbs, that are exclusive to the island, contain compounds that stop the growth of cancer cells in the oesophagus
Buckingham Palace announces Donald Trump state visit in June, protests already planned
Buckingham Palace has just confirmed a state visit from the US president between June 3 and June 4. Donald and Melania Trump last met the Queen on a visit to the UK in July 2018 amid large public protests. As well as visiting the Queen who hosts state visits, Donald Trump is to meet the Prime Minister at Chequers and travel to his Turnberry Golf Course in Scotland. Trump’s visit last year was greeted by hundreds of thousands of protestors...
Boris Johnson’s sister to stand in EU elections for anti-Brexit party
Rachel Johnson, sister of Boris, is to stand in the European elections for anti-Brexit party, Change UK. Change UK, originally the Independent Group, has also signed up ex-BBC journalist Gavin Esler to stand during the June vote. The party used the We The Curious science centre in Bristol for its election launch, after receiving more than 3,700 applications from people willing to stand in the upcoming vote. Heidi Allen, the former Tory MP and now Change UK member, described the...
Murder investigation launched after woman found dead in house in early hours of morning
Police were called to a house to reports a woman had been stabbed in the early hours of Tuesday (April 23).
Paedophile jailed for string of sex attacks on young girls
Lance Stride, 45, from Hove, East Sussex, preyed on two girls, aged 13 and just eight, during his campaign of terror.