When you imagine the desires of a 104-year-old woman you probably picture foot massages, winning bingo and getting lots of rest. Anne Brokenbrow is no normal 104-year-old.more
Britain's youngest licensed pilot Ellie Carter, 16, has been offered a mentorship to help her fulfil her career aspirations by easyJet, the UK's largest airline.more
The madness of Manchester United and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's coach is so large in Norway that after winning over Paris St. Germain 3: 1 and sensational promotion to the 1/4 finals of the Champions League, one of the supporters after a promise has to tattoo the face of a Norwegian trainer.more
Foreign leaders showered US President Donald Trump and his family with more than $140,000 in gifts during their first year in the White House, with China and Saudi Arabia among the most lavish givers.more
The Swedish furniture giant has launched the 'Gunrid' curtain which is coated in a mineral-based surface treatment designed to break down common pollutants.more
Mondelz International, the company that owns Cadbury, Oreo, Green & Blacks and Milka, is looking for chocolate tasters. Four successful applicants will be paid £10.75 to eat chocolate all day at their base in Wokingham, Berkshire.
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The mandate of 30 euros was paid by a 91-year-old driver in Trento in the north of Italy who drove the off-road car into a skip. The man was there going to a restaurant in a mountain hostel.more
With so many binge-worthy box sets, it can seem like there's never enough time to get properly stuck into a TV marathon. But one woman from Wigan will be doing just that for an entire year - and what makes it even better is she's being paid £35,000 for the privilege.more
Shopping vouchers worth 3,000 euros per year - this is the offer of business people from the city of Ragusa in Sicily for those who live in the old town, considered the pearl of Italian Baroque. You can pay at local shops.more
In an unusual way, Norwich City coach Daniel Farke keeps the discipline among his players. Finished by a fine, Germans' charges may spin the "wheel of fortune" and count on its cancellation. However, there is also a risk.more
Tower Hamlets council has placed posters around the borough encouraging its 41,000 residents from the European Union to secure their right to stay after Brexit, however it has been suggested that the message could be misconstrued.more
If you ever file your tax return late please do not use any of these excuses - the HMRC is already on to them. The government department will not be accepting 'my business doesn't really do anything', 'I spilt coffee on it' and 'I've been far too busy touring the country with my one-man play".more
Brexit has created a political deadlock so tedious, so tortuous and so tumultuous, it's enough to turn anyone to drink. So divided are we, though, that people look everywhere for tell-tale signs that give away political leanings.more
Ikea is starting a Swiss test in which offices can rent their furniture instead of buying it. Eventually, the chain wants to give its customers the opportunity to start leasing their interior decoration, allowing people to change the look of their homes from time to time without throwing away furniture.more
