Couple who left London careers for Devon farm admit they sometimes feels ‘trapped’

A couple who left their high-flying careers in London to start a holding in Devon admitted their life was ‘high maintenance,’ and that they hadn’t had a holiday in years.  Debbie, 53, and Simon Dawson, 56, appeared on Ben Fogle’s New Life in the Wild in 2015, where they introduced the presenter to their smallholding … Read more

Isaac Newton was a scientific genius who saved the nation’s economy – but he also ruined careers

BOOK OF THE WEEK LIFE AFTER GRAVITY: ISAAC NEWTON’S LONDON CAREER  by Patricia Fara (OUP £25, 288pp)  So who exactly was Sir Isaac Newton? Legend has it that he invented the catflap, although this is much argued over by historians. In his year as an MP, he spoke only once in the House of Commons, … Read more

Boris Johnson’s fiancée Carrie Symonds tried to damage the careers of top women civil servants

Boris Johnson’s fiancee Carrie Symonds tried to damage the careers of Britain’s top two female civil servants by manoeuvring against them and making offensive remarks. Miss Symonds urged the Prime Minister to sack a female Whitehall official who refused to sign off a large taxpayers’ bill for her refurbishment of the Downing Street flat, including … Read more

Boris Johnson’s fiancée Carrie Symonds tried to damage the careers of top women civil servants

Boris Johnson’s fiancee Carrie Symonds tried to damage the careers of Britain’s top two female civil servants by manoeuvring against them and making offensive remarks. Miss Symonds urged the Prime Minister to sack a female Whitehall official who refused to sign off a large taxpayers’ bill for her refurbishment of the Downing Street flat, including … Read more

Up to 2,000 British ski instructors are facing the end of their careers after Brexit

Up to 2,000 British ski instructors are facing the end of their careers after Brexit as government revokes agreement allowing them to work in the EU after December 31 The government has withdrawn from the ski instructor test it helped develop  Only top level ski instructors will be allowed to stay in the EU after … Read more

Expensive parking fail! Porsche hits SUV in driveway then careers over wall and lands on another car

Expensive parking fail! Porsche hits SUV in driveway then careers over wall and lands on another car A driver of a Porsche suffered a parking fail when they crashed over a wall  It is thought the motorist accidentally hit the accelerator instead of the brake  The supercar is believed to be a Porsche Taycan, valued … Read more

The careers that’ll REALLY get you a nice car

How’d you afford that supercar? TikTok user goes viral as he quizzes luxury car owners – whose answers range from a rich husband to working for Chanel TikTok user Daniel Mac asks sports car drivers what they do for a living   Simple video format has garnered Daniel a 1.6million strong following on the app The … Read more

Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Hudson discuss their worst on-screen kisses from their film careers

They’re friends with lots in common – successful film careers, famous mothers, and thriving personal brands. Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Hudson had fun reminiscing about some of their leading men – particularly, what it was like to smooch them – when Kate visited Gwyneth’s Goop podcast on Tuesday. When Paltrow, 48, asked the Bride Wars … Read more

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: My Government careers advice was to retrain as a wind turbine technician

The Government has set up an online careers advice service for the four million people who could find themselves out of work when the furlough scheme expires at the end of this month.  Those whose jobs will no longer exist are being encouraged to retrain by filling in a skills questionnaire designed to determine what … Read more

Meet your mentor – your career’s secret weapon

Whether it’s more money, more balance, or a total change of direction, big work-related decisions can be challenging. The key to getting what you want, says Katie Mulloy, is meeting your mentor. Here’s how    ‘Mentoring gives women a safe space in which to declare their ambition’   It is perhaps the only modern relationship for … Read more