French gender pay gap will not end for another 1,000 years, new study suggests Study finds the smallest gender pay gap in the EU is in Romania at three per cent Report says France would take more than 1,000 years to eliminate its pay gap Researchers said the gap had dropped from 15.6 in 2010 to 15.5 … Read more
This month, English wines won a stonkingly huge number of gongs —155 — in the world’s most prestigious wine competition, the Decanter Awards. It was a record haul for this country’s producers. Was I surprised? Not for one moment. The English wine trade has got it all — structure, flavour, complexity — and an impertinent … Read more
E-scooters that SHUT DOWN when they mount a pavement get approval for use in Britain American-designed e-scooters cut power when entering prohibited zones Mapping data is downloaded directly on to the scooter, so it doesn’t use GPS Current e-scooters in the UK take as long as 30 seconds to deactivate By Helena Kelly For The … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Trump campaign releases parody video of the president hurdling a defender and scoring a touchdown just minutes after he was released from Walter Reed to finish his COVID treatment at the White House In the clip, which is a parody of a San Francisco 49ers game highlight, shows Donald Trump’s face on the … Read more
Azerbaijani forces are using banned cluster bombs on Armenian forces as they the countries battle, western journalists have confirmed. The two countries have reported at least 266 deaths since fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh territory broke out on September 27, including 45 civilians. Yesterday there were reports that cluster bombs – which spread explosive bomblets when detonated … Read more
Ireland’s government has ignored scientific advice for a new national lockdown and has instead moved the country up one level on its alert scale. On Sunday, the country’s National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) recommended that all of Ireland’s 26 counties be elevated to Level 5 restrictions for the next four weeks, effectively taking them … Read more
Priti Patel urges police watchdog to review handling of eco-protesters amid fears demonstrators have been allowed to run amok Home Secretary concerned police are too timid in tackling large-scale protests Review seeks to ensure those causing extreme disruption face full limits of law It could ultimately mean ringleaders face jail time rather than a slap … Read more
George Michael’s ex-lover Kenny Goss sues the star’s sister and elderly father claiming he should be paid £15,000 A MONTH from the late singer’s estate, even though the pair split 11 years ago Texan, 62, allegedly claiming was reliant on George’s money when he was alive George, who died in 2016 at the age of … Read more
Johnson & Johnson will pay more than $100million to settle over 1,000 lawsuits that allege the company’s talc-based baby powder caused cancer. The company faces more than 19,000 lawsuits from consumers and suvivors who claim the company’s talc products caused cancer due to contamination with asbestos, a known carcinogen. However, the company maintains its talc … Read more
Now strip Post Office chief of her CBE: Former boss Paula Vennells should lose the honour over postmasters wrongly convicted in IT scandal, MPs say Paula Vennells is accused of wrongly dragging hundreds of postmasters to court Hundreds of postmasters blamed for losses were bankrupted, sacked or jailed MPs have demanded that the former Post … Read more