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Mar192021 by adminNo Comments

British Airways and Mirror publisher become latest to signal home working switch

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British Airways and the newspaper group behind the Daily Mirror have become the latest big companies to signal a major switch to working from home.BA said it was considering selling its headquarters near Heathrow because the shift means it may not need so much office space. Reach, the company behind the national Mirror and Express newspapers as well as more than 100 regional titles, said three-quarters of staff would now be entirely or mainly home-based. Image: Many firms have been forced to switch to home working during the pandemic Highly-regarded titles in places such as Leicester will no longer have their own offices.BA and Reach are the latest major employers who have decided to make permanent, at least in part, some of the chang...

Mar182021 by adminNo Comments

Piers Morgan’s Meghan outbursts become Ofcom’s most complained about TV moments

Entertainment

Piers Morgan's outbursts about the Duchess of Sussex on Good Morning Britain have become Ofcom's most complained about TV moments ever.The presenter's comments, made after Meghan and Harry's bombshell-filled interview with Oprah Winfrey, have now seen more than 57,000 people - including Meghan herself - get in touch with the broadcasting watchdog, which is investigating. On Wednesday, Morgan tweeted: "Only 57,000? I've had more people than that come up & congratulate me in the street for what I said. The vast majority of Britons are right behind me."In the explosive Oprah interview, which aired in the US on Sunday 7 March, Meghan said she had considered suicide during her time in the Royal Family as she felt like she "didn't want to be alive anymore". On GMB the following day, Morgan s...

Mar102021 by adminNo Comments

Matteo Guendouzi backed to become ‘monster midfielder’ as Arsenal’s former transfer chief questions Mikel Arteta over French outcast and Lucas Torreira loans

Sports

Arsenal’s former head of recruitment Sven Mislintat has defended the transfers he signed off at the Premier League club, and has questioned Mikel Arteta over his handling of one of them – Matteo Guendouzi. In a wide-ranging interview with The Athletic, the ex-Gunners chief – now sporting director at VfB Stuttgart – spoke about the young Frenchman, who was sent out on loan to Hertha Berlin after falling out of Arteta’s good books. Getty Images - Getty Guendouzi appears to no longer have a future at Arsenal And Mislintat said he’d ‘love’ to discuss that decision with the Arsenal manager, as he backed Guendouzi and said he can become a ‘monster midfielder’. He also questioned the call to send Lucas Torreira out on loan to Atletico Madrid, too, insi...

Feb152021 by adminNo Comments

Anne Robinson to become the new host of Countdown

Entertainment

Getty ImagesTV presenter Anne Robinson is to be the new host of Countdown, Channel 4 have confirmed.She will become the game show's first female host in its 39-year history when she replaces Nick Hewer later this year. Robinson, 76, well known for her acerbic wit on BBC quiz show The Weakest Link, said she was "beyond thrilled" to be joining Countdown. "The show is almost as old as I am and just as historic," she joked.Her appointment was announced on Monday's episode of Steph's Packed Lunch.The announcement comes after Nick Hewer confirmed in December that he would be departing Countdown after a decade in the hot seat.In a series of tweets, Hewer said coronavirus lockdown had made him reconsider his career path.Delighted to be back in the Countdown studio after another enforced lockdown, ...

Feb132021 by adminNo Comments

Edinburgh aims to become sanctuary for swifts as numbers decline

Science

RSPB ScotlandConservationists are hoping to turn Edinburgh into a sanctuary for swifts after a drastic decline in the bird's population.Numbers fell by more than 50% in the UK between 1995 and 2016, when the estimated average population dropped from 125,500 to 59,000. One of the biggest challenges that the species faces is the loss of nesting sites in older buildings, which are often blocked off during renovation work or lost when buildings are demolished.The Edinburgh Swift City Project is asking people to make boxes in a bid to encourage pairs to nest and breed.Residents are also being urged to report any sightings of swift screaming parties - groups of two or more swifts flying at low level while calling loudly, which means they are breeding nearby.RSPB ScotlandHubs are being created al...