Ministers green light return of professional competitive sport in England from June 1

Ministers today gave the green light for the return of professional competitive sport in England from June 1, with horse racing and Premier League football likely to be the first back.  However, all of the action will be behind closed doors with spectators banned from attending any events for the foreseeable future.  Culture Secretary Oliver … Read more

Victoria Beckham shares video looking back at David’s career as a professional footballer

‘So proud’: Victoria Beckham shares sweet video looking back at husband David’s impressive football career seven years after he retired By Ellie May Donohoe For Mailonline Published: 02:15 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 02:15 BST, 19 May 2020 He retired from football in 2013 after an impressive 17 years on the pitch.  And David … Read more

Professional services tax haul set to cost UK Government £14bn

Professional services tax haul set to cost UK Government £14bn as lawyers and consultants see slump in work By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 10:20 BST, 10 May 2020 A decline in the professional services sector will produce one of the biggest hits to the … Read more

Video shows a professional surfer’s daring ride down a storm drain in Hawaii

Amazing video shows daredevils zooming down a storm drain in Hawaii on surfboards, skateboards and even a giant inflatable flamingo Professional surfer Jamie O’Brien posted the stellar video to YouTube in April, showing him and his friends surfing down a storm drain in Hawaii O’Brien stressed that the video was filmed prior to folks practicing … Read more

Woman transforms her bathroom for less than £400 after her professional refit was cancelled

A woman has transformed her tired bathroom for less than £400 after her professional refit was cancelled due to the UK’s lockdown – and she claims she’s saved over £1,500. Blogger Hayley Rubery, 29, from Essex, was scheduled to have a complete refit of her bathroom – costing around an estimated £2,000 in June 2020. But with the … Read more

Professional surfers reveal what riding the world’s most powerful electric wave is like

Three professional female surfers have featured in a short film shot on the world’s most powerful artificial wave, as they reveal some of the key aspects of their training schedule that propelled them to the top of the sport. Leah Dawson, Stephanie Gilmore and Coco Ho are the stars of Electric Wave, shot on location … Read more

Professional fotballer Lee Duffy reveals how coronavirus left him fearing for his life

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday March 13 – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of coronavirus. That forced … Read more

Lloyds sign up professional poker player Maria Konnikova to fight fraud

You might think Lloyds Bank’s director of fraud would fancy a break from the day job, but Paul Davis likes to spend his time off reading crime novels. ‘It’s not an admiration thing for the crooks’, he says. ‘I read it for the cops and what the cops get up to’. But while Davis normally … Read more

The amazing professional images shortlisted in the 2020 Sony World Photography Awards

The photographers vying for the top prize in this year’s Sony World Photography Awards’ professional category have been revealed. And here we present a selection from the shortlisted entrants that shows exactly why they are pros.  The awards’ professional competition aims to recognise a ‘remarkable body of work for technical excellence and a fresh perspective … Read more

Who is that psychopathic maniac under your feet? Professional mole-catcher’s memoir reveals all

Who is that psychopathic maniac under your feet? Professional mole- catcher’s memoir reveals all you need to know about the small, velvet creatures which are the bane of gardeners’ lives Marc Hamer, from Wales, is one of only 300 professional mole-catchers in UK His memoir How To Catch A Mole reveals creatures are really homicidal … Read more