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Journalist Allison Pearson said she felt “bullied and threatened”, after a visit from Essex Police during a since-dropped investigation into a social media post by her. The Daily Telegraph columnist told BBC Radio 4’s PM programme the home visit was not “standard practice” and was “absolutely unacceptable”. Essex Police says officers paid Pearson a visit […]
BERLIN (AP) — Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she felt “sorrow” at Donald Trump’s return to power and recalls that every meeting with him was “a competition: you or me.” In an interview with German weekly Der Spiegel published Friday, Merkel said that Trump “is a challenge for the world, particularly for multilateralism.” “What […]
I’ve always had lower back pain – I had surgery on a prolapsed disc at a young age. But in summer 2020 back pain was grinding me down. It was during covid so by the time I got an MRI the pain had subsided. The scan showed a shadow. I told myself this happens all the […]
The jury has viewed body-worn police footage which captured White and others repeatedly asking Nowland to drop the knife, before White said, “Stop … nah, bugger it”, discharged his weapon, followed by “Got her”. Loading White said he was “weighing up the danger that was increasing at the time”, as communication and use of the […]
Cross the causeway to another world, Kintyre Davaar island, off the Kintyre peninsula in south-west Scotland, is a true getaway: it is connected to the mainland by a shingle causeway, which is only possible to cross when the tide is low. There are a few cottages and cabins for rent, but a day visit (remember […]
Felt baubles are the latest Christmas trend and given how sweet they look, it’s easy to see why they’re a bestseller at John Lewis this year. In fact, they’ve been so popular, that some of the felt baubles have already started to sell out. Ranging from cute little animals to twee items of food – […]
The Bank of Canada considered cutting its key interest rate by just a quarter of a percentage point last month, but opted to take a larger step in the face of a weakening economy and falling inflation. That’s according to the central bank’s summary of deliberations released Tuesday, which details the governing council’s conversations ahead […]
When Lauren Weisberger was 22 years old, she got the job that she would end up being famous for all her life. Having “literally never had a job beyond working in a frozen yoghurt place, with a bit of babysitting and lifeguarding”, but hoping to become a writer, she secured an interview to be assistant […]
Long story short I got a referral at a mid sized public company and accepted the job. Pretty sure I’m under qualified but managed to fake it in the interview enough to get an offer. I’m the youngest and at the lowest level of designer at this company. Everyone is more experienced and will likely […]