Newcastle woman’s paint by numbers picture of her boyfriend goes VERY wrong

Woman reveals she bought paint by numbers set to surprise her boyfriend at Christmas – but jokes it went VERY wrong Jasmine Skinner, from Newcastle, wanted to surprise her boyfriend at Christmas Bought a personalised paint by numbers set to recreate a holiday photo of him Picture looked very different, to the photo changing his … Read more

Furlough numbers SURGE in second lockdown with 15 per cent of workers now paid off

Furlough numbers SURGE in second lockdown with 15 per cent of workers now paid off – the highest level since JUNE – and it is set to go even HIGHER Firms said 15% on average were on furlough between November 2 and 15 Figure up fom 9% in previous survey which covered the second half … Read more

Numbers of migrants housed full-board in hotels rockets NINEFOLD costing millions

Numbers of migrants housed full-board in hotels rockets NINEFOLD costing taxpayers tens of millions of pounds a year amid record number of Channel crossings Asylum seekers are being put up in 100 hotels across the UK with full board A surge from 1,200 in March was caused by pandemic and record crossings  Nearly £400million is … Read more

Zoom: seeing themselves in video calls is causing record numbers of people to seek plastic surgery

Zoom gloom: Rise of video calls that force people to regularly stare at their own faces has led to record numbers seeking plastic surgery, study finds Surgeons from Boston reported a rise in video-call-driven body dissatisfaction The leading complaints of ‘Zoom Dysmorphia’ centre on noses and wrinkles The team warned that webcams can negatively distort the appearance on … Read more

Experts urge Britons to eat more venison as deer numbers increase

Do you care about our trees? Then eat more VENISON! Experts say drop in meat demand has boosted the number of deer in our forests… threatening British woodland as they feast on saplings Countryside campaigners are urging Britons to eat as much venison as possible Drop in demand has caused deer numbers to increase, threatening … Read more

Popular travel booking sites are hit by huge data breach exposing millions of credit card numbers

Popular travel booking sites are hit by huge data breach exposing millions of guests’ credit card numbers and personal details – could hackers have your info? Major booking platforms use cloud-based reservation service Prestige Software The company stored seven years’ worth of credit card data from hotel guests According to internet security group, the company did … Read more

Lotto numbers people pick most are revealed as multiples of seven

Lotto numbers people pick most are revealed as multiples of seven… but the sequence is yet to be drawn For the first time, organisers revealed most popular numbers picked by players Said most favoured combination involved multiples of seven: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 But despite fortuitous charms of number seven, this sequence is … Read more

Pete Evans shares bizarre memes about ‘inaccurate’ US election numbers

He’s known for his controversial and scientifically incorrect beliefs about COVID-19, 5G and vaccinations.  And disgraced chef Pete Evans, 47, has shared his latest conspiracy theory on Thursday while weighing in on the US presidential elections.  Posting to social media, Pete uploaded two memes that called into question the accuracy of voting numbers, following Donald Trump’s … Read more

Pete Evans shares bizarre memes about ‘inaccurate’ US election numbers

He’s known for his controversial and scientifically incorrect beliefs about COVID-19, 5G and vaccinations.  And disgraced chef Pete Evans, 47, has shared his latest conspiracy theory on Thursday while weighing in on the US presidential elections.  Posting to social media, Pete uploaded two memes that called into question the accuracy of voting numbers, following Donald Trump’s … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Soaring numbers of wealthy flyers switch to private jets over fear of catching Covid

Wealthy flyers have been switching to private jets to avoid catching coronavirus from other passengers on commercial flights. Private jet operators and brokers reported an influx of business from customers hoping to book a flight with them for the first time amid the pandemic. Passengers pay a premium for an experience that allows them to … Read more