Rise of Skywalker jumps into hyperspace to land on Disney+ EARLY in honour of Star Wars Day on May 4th By Corinna Burton For Mailonline Published: 20:38 BST, 1 May 2020 | Updated: 20:44 BST, 1 May 2020 Star Wars fans rejoice! In honour of Star Wars Day (May the fourth be with you), Disney+ … Read more
Britain’s Land Army goes AWOL! Just 112 people take up roles picking fruit and veg out of 50,000 applicants after they discover the rigours of working in the fields Alliance of Ethical Labour Providers received 50,000 initial applications for jobs Only 6,000 completed video interview with 900 later rejecting a seasonal role Up to 80,000 … Read more
Primary school, secondary school, A Levels, university; ever feel like your life is on rails towards a specific point? Contemporary conventional wisdom is that university is a must for anyone turning 18, as it results in better pay and opportunities over the course of your working life. However, as the cost of university becomes more … Read more
Farmers who have received death threats for flying in potato pickers from Eastern Europe hit back today, saying ‘What else could we do – British people haven’t wanted this sort of work for decades.’ Fearing spuds, strawberries, plums, parsnips, rhubarb and other crops will rot in the fields, planes were chartered to bring Romanian workers … Read more
The Rolling Stones have rocketed to the top of the iTunes chart more than 40 years after their last number one hit. The single ‘Living In A Ghost Town’ – the band’s first for eight years – beat stars including Travis Scott, The Weeknd and Drake to the peak of the US table. The legendary … Read more
Its 4x4s have long been known for their thirstiness, but now Land Rover is launching two more frugal hybrids models that will run up to 41 miles on battery power. The new Discovery Sport and Evoque plug-in hybrids follow in the footsteps of the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport PHEVs. The electric-only range of … Read more
Jaguar Land Rover have furloughed half of its entire UK workforce – up to 20,000 workers – due to the coronavirus outbreak. The iconic British automotive manufacturer said they ‘furloughed all roles that are not critical during this temporary period of disruption.’ Its board and leadership team will also deferring salary payments from May for … Read more
A farming boss says his company had spent £40,000 to fly 150 experienced Romanian farm workers to the UK to teach unskilled British fruit and vegetable pickers how to harvest. Anthony Gardiner, boss at G’s Growers, says the situation was getting desperate because their regular land army of foreign workers are locked down in their … Read more
Jaguar Land Rover puts brakes on as car sales slump 30% since start of the year as lockdown bites JLR suffered slumps in both Europe and China, sources said It is also understood to have suffered a fall in demand for diesel cars JLR had been due to reopen its UK assembly plants later this … Read more
Authorities are on high-alert to prevent another Ruby Princess-style debacle as a plane filled with coronavirus-infected passengers is just hours away from landing in Australia. The 112 Australian and New Zealand passengers have spent 14 days on the Greg Mortimer cruise ship, which was docked off the coast of Uruguay when it was hit with an … Read more