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Bakery manager sacked for accepting cash
A bakery manager who paid for customers’ purchases with her own card so they could use cash has been sacked. Megan Metcalfe, 60, said she did it to help elderly shoppers at Birds Bakery in Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, where she has… Read More ›
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The US shouldn’t win everything easily
Just in case you are sat in the US believing that your president has presided over the worst COVID-19 response in all of the world you would probably be right. Brazil is doing well in the worst response stakes as… Read More ›
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Monzo: ‘significant doubt’ on ability to continue operating
The fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic casts “significant doubt” on Monzo’s ability to continue as a going concern, says the challenger bank in its annual report, which shows a £113.8 million loss for the year. Monzo has won over 4.4… Read More ›
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The Rolex Explorer Ref. 14270 (everything)
The Rolex Explorer, as an entire line, certainly needs no introduction, but let’s give it one anyway. Historically speaking, it embodies the brand’s gift for myth-making and marketing. It was the 1953 Mt. Everest expedition which led to its creation…. Read More ›
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Someone knew how to wear a mask
Something tells me the rest of us don’t look this cool wearing a mask. He was always ahead of his time, but this is ridiculous.
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The world is not all negative at the moment
A bright moment. “This guy’s girlfriend is struggling with hair loss from alopecia… this is how he shows his support for her!”
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Well Done
Just had my first experience of coming home from a quick trip and receiving a notification on my Apple Watch to wash my hands. As I start the countdown from 20 seconds begins and I finished with a ‘Well Done’… Read More ›
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The BlackTea
It was developed by a startup out of Munich, Germany, and it embodies the classic spirit and design of a ’70s Scrambler motorcycle. But instead of spewing hydrocarbon exhaust, it spews electrons instead. (Or more accurately, cycles electrons rapidly through… Read More ›
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I Miss My Sharp Personal Organizer
It explains why I absolutely had to have a personal organizer that opened like a laptop to reveal a screen on the top and a full QWERTY keyboard on the bottom, despite it being far too small to actually use… Read More ›
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Tall people are more at risk of catching coronavirus
University researchers believe taller people may be at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 compared to their smaller peers. The early findings of a survey of 2000 people in the UK and US suggests that the virus is transmitted via what… Read More ›
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