Productivity expert Grace Marshall tells us five ways to be more productive in the office
Picture this. It’s Thursday afternoon. You’re sat in the office staring blankly at an inbox full of passive aggressive emails from your client. You’ve got a meeting in ten minutes but you haven’t prepared a thing - partly due to a lingering hangover from after-work drinks, but mainly because you have a to-do list as long as your arm. You get that sinking feeling because you know have to tick it all off before the weekend – but deep down...
GOOGLE SHOCK – Woman shocked when she spots dead mum watering plants on Google Street View
A daughter who emigrated to Florida had the shock of her life - after spotting her dead mum watering the plants outside the family's old home on Google Earth. Denise Underhill was doing housework when she started thinking about her late mum Beryl Turton, who had died 18 months earlier aged 86. While browsing her mum's old street in Polesworth, Tamworth, Staffs., on Google she was stunned when she saw a picture of her mum tending to the flower beds....
Watch – Pensioner reveals she is attacked by a gang of 15 seagulls…EVERY time she tries to get into her home
A pensioner is living in fear of a flock of seagulls who are attacking her every time she goes in and out of her home. Linda Boylen, 61, says up to 15 birds have bombarded her during 'five weeks of hell'. The problem began when three chicks fell from a nest on a neighbour's property onto her patio. The parents of the young see Linda as a threat and have been fiercely protecting them - aided by other birds who...
Watch – Man’s tombstoning attempt goes horribly wrong at spot another man tragically died at
This shocking clip shows the moment a middle-aged man only narrowly missed plunging into rocks after jumping 65ft into the sea, at a piece of the coast known to be very dangerous. The unknown man landed awkwardly on his back after leaping from a spot known as Dead Man's Cove in Plymouth. He was filmed carrying out the 'tombstoning' attempt less than a year after father-of-three Vincent Wagstaff plunged into the sea at the same place and died from multiple...
Mackerel sunrise – A glorious sunrise caught on a mackerel sky over Yorkshire
A glorious sunrise caught on a mackerel sky over Normanton, West Yorkshire. A glorious sunrise caught on a mackerel sky over Normanton, West Yorkshire. The term is used when the sky is full of rows of cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds displaying in an undulating and rippling pattern similar in appearance to the fishes scales. A glorious sunrise caught on a mackerel sky over Normanton, West Yorkshire.
STONE ME – Dad was nearly killed by cyanide in cherry stones
A dad-of-three nearly died eating CHERRY stones - after discovering they contained CYANIDE. Matthew Creme, 29, had been enjoying the fruit and decided to munch on the stones. He opened the stones and found a nut inside, which he tried and found to have a cherry almond flavour - unaware of the dangerous poison. As he became increasingly unwell, his temperature soared - prompting his worried partner Georgina Mason, 23, to call NHS medical line 111. Matthew Creme pictured in...
Parts of cruise ships “twice as polluted as Piccadilly Circus”
Parts of cruise ships are twice as polluted as London's Piccadilly Circus, a Dispatches investigation has revealed. Areas of a P&O cruise ship were found to be as polluted as the world's dirtiest cities, especially downwind of the ship's funnel where sunbathers often lie. Environmentalists have calculated that cruise ships can emit as much particulate matter as a million cars in one day. The pollution matches the level you would expect to see in some of the most toxic cities...
How to Check ESTA Status Instantly?
ESTA or Electronic System for Travel Authorisation is a fully automated system that is basically used for determining the eligibility of visitors with plans of travelling to the United States by way of the VWP or Visa Waiver Program. This system is also used for determining whether this kind of travel poses any security risk or law enforcement. ESTA approval allows travellers to board carriers for travel to the United States under the VWP. Here it is important to note...
Meat and dairy industry responsible for as much greenhouse gases as transport sector combined
A charity is encouraging people to “eat to save the world” as the global meat and dairy industry is responsible for as much greenhouse gases as the transport sector combined. The Plate Up for the Planet campaign has been launched following new research which shows a staggering 73 per cent of Londoners are unaware that farming cows and sheep is a cause of climate change. Despite residents in the capital been among the most environmentally friendly in the country, only eight per cent knew that...