On International Working Animal Day (15 June), Geoffrey Dennis, Chief Executive of the charity SPANA, argues that animals still play a vital but largely ignored role in keeping the world’s economy moving. If you’ve just spent another miserable morning fighting your way through rush hour traffic to get to work ...
Of all the ways to be roused on a Sunday morning I can think of plenty worse than the dulcet tones of leather on willow emanating from the local cricket field, chirping birds outside the window or the rustle of thick Sunday newspapers next to your bed. Mixed with the homely ...
What's the most outrageous thing your boss has ever asked you to do? Cleaning toilets, teaching English to foreign colleagues and wearing revealing or indecent clothes to model in are just some of the items featured on the top 50 list of unexpected tasks. Researchers found requests from the boss ...