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Customs officers have urged the government to prioritise vaccinations for staff and warned a Covid-19 outbreak could be ‘disastrous’ for the flow of goods into the UK. One operator said workers were pulling 16-hour shifts to help companies deal with the post-Brexit rules. Another said out of 14 employees two are self-isolating and if any … Read more
CEO of Europe’s biggest fashion website, 38, quits job ‘to prioritise wife’s career’ Rubin Ritter, 38, has been a co-CEO of fashion retailer Zalando since 2010 He will resign next year so that his wife’s professional ambitions can take priority Zalando has been criticized for having an all male five-member management board By William Cole … Read more
Career-focused people who prioritise making money are more likely to be lonely because they sacrifice time with their loved ones in order to work, study finds By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 12:25 BST, 24 September 2020 | Updated: 12:31 BST, 24 September 2020 Those who focus their lives on accumulating wealth are more likely … Read more
Universities minister Michelle Donelan wrote to vice-chancellors requesting their flexibility around admissions and asking them to honour all offers accepted The Government is asking universities to prioritise students from disadvantaged backgrounds for admission ‘where possible’ following the U-turn on A-level grades – meaning Middle-Class pupils may be forced to take gap years. Universities minister Michelle … Read more
Two weeks ago I was handed a letter, along with other residents in my care home in Wiltshire, and asked to sign it. It stated that if I fell ill, I agreed that I did not want to be taken to hospital. No one put me under pressure to sign it, but I did. Why? … Read more
London branch of upmarket gym F45 causes outrage by saying coronavirus patients ‘failed to prioritise health in the past’ – and asks people to plug its fitness programme to their loved ones amid the pandemic F45 London Bridge said those with coronavirus didn’t ‘prioritise health in past’ They told members to encourage friends to exercise to … Read more
Menacing Turkish special ops soldiers have been pictured patrolling the country’s border with Greece – as Angela Merkel has promised that Germany will welcome some of the 1,500 Syrian refugee children trapped on Greek islands and said she expects other EU countries to do the same. Troops armed with machine guns and wearing balaclavas were pictured silently … Read more
March 2016 – Filters One of the first signs Facebook was copying Snapchat was in March 2016 when it bought MSQRD, an app that overlays silly live filters to your selfies. The app lets users apply filters to their faces – similar to Snapchat ‘Lens’ filters. One of the first signs Facebook was copying Snapchat … Read more