We live in a once-thriving village but now it’s a ghost town – here’s why
RESIDENTS of a once-thriving village say it has become a ghost town due to one simple reason.Locals of Goldthorpe, Yorkshire, told how previously packed pubs are now empty with shops being forced to...
View ArticleWe live by a football ground – but we’re furious at huge new change by the...
LOCALS living by a football ground say they’re fuming about a looming change – and they say it will ruin the area. Kassam Stadium has been the home of Oxford United for more than two decades, but...
View ArticleOur town centre is rubbish… there’s no business and we make a POUND a day –...
LOCALS in a town struggling to get by say they earn just a POUND a day.Dudley, in the West Midlands, has struggled amid a backdrop of under investment and a tumultuous economic climate.AlamyLocals in...
View ArticleYoung adults fear tech industry jobs are ‘unachievable’ as industry is...
A POLL has revealed young adults fear tech industry jobs are “unachievable” as the industry is “ruthless”.A quarter think they won’t land a job because of their social class, age, gender, or race, a...
View ArticleMan reveals why he loves long-haul flights in economy – and people weirdly agree
A KEEN TRAVELLER has revealed why he loves to sit in economy for long-haul flights.The Reddit user shocked some by explaining his preference – but the majority of commenters agreed with him.A man has...
View ArticleDua Lipa and Harry Styles helped UK music exports hit £4billion last year –...
POP superstars Dua Lipa and Harry Styles helped UK music exports hit £4billion last year.The chart-toppers generated the cash thanks to the return of post-pandemic international touring.Dua Lipa was...
View ArticleFurlough payments during Covid created thousands of work-shy people, claim...
GENEROUS furlough payments during Covid created hundreds of thousands of work-shy people, senior bankers claim.The no-strings-attached payouts broke the link between hard toil and higher wages, says...
View ArticleStaggering cost of potholes to UK economy revealed in shock report which...
POTHOLES are costing the economy an estimated £14billion, a report says.Prangs to cars, accidents caused by the craters and consequent congestion all contribute to the whopping bill, experts found.The...
View ArticleTaylor Swift’s UK leg of Eras tour set to boost economy by £1bn as fans...
THE state of our economy has been pretty bloody dreary – but finally we’ve got something that could give secret Swiftie Rishi Sunak something to smile about.With just 23 days to go until her first date...
View ArticleMicrosoft meltdown will cost global economy TRILLIONS & it ‘could drag on for...
THE Microsoft meltdown will cost the global economy trillions and could drag on for weeks, experts have warned.The IT outage caused worldwide chaos on Friday after an error by cyber security firm...
View ArticleLabour’s four-day working week plan: What is it and are you eligible?
THE Labour Government have made a series of big announcements since they took office in July.But the planned four-day working week has made headlines across the country. So how would a four day working...
View ArticleBBC caught in mortifying blunder as Nick Robinson gets top politician’s name...
THE BBC has been caught in a mortifying blunder as Radio 4 presenter Nick Robinson got a top politician’s name very wrong live on air.The flagship Today programme host has apologised for mispronouncing...
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