Thursday, February 13

Day: February 8, 2018

In politics you develop quite a thick skin: Theresa May
8Feb By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

In politics you develop quite a thick skin: Theresa May

    Theresa May has admitted you get used to negative comments and have to develop a thick skin as she was interviewed by a teenage vlogger. The Prime Minister, who was questioned by 13-year-old Nikki Lilly, also talked about her own teenage years as a “shy” girl who liked reading. Mrs May also suggested she would rather appear on Strictly Come Dancing than the Great British Bake Off, although admitted the inability to dance could be an impediment. Ms Lilly, who has the rare medical condition arterial venous malformation (AVM), questioned the PM in Downing Street for a show on CBBC. Asked how she coped with negative coverage, the Prime Minister said: “I guess in politics you develop quite a thick skin. I suppose you just get used to  it.” She told Ms Lilly: “It is di...
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German union wins right to 28-hour working week and 4.3% pay rise
8Feb By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Europe, Featured

German union wins right to 28-hour working week and 4.3% pay rise

    German workers won a key victory in their fight for a better work-life balance when a big employers’ group agreed to demands from the country’s largest trade union for the introduction of a 28-hour working week. The agreement between IG Metall, which represents a wide swath of industrial workers, and the Südwestmetall employers’ federation, shows how unions in Germany, that for years have been a model of wage restraint, are flexing their muscles in ways more typical of organised labour in France, home of the 35-hour working week. It also comes with Germany in the midst of its longest postwar stretch without a government and Angela Merkel struggling through her fifth month of coalition negotiations, raising questions about whether a country that once lectured Europe ...
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Trump’s effort to hide hair loss revealed for a moment
8Feb By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, Featured

Trump’s effort to hide hair loss revealed for a moment

    Many have wondered, but nobody knows what exactly is going on with Trump's hair. We're now closer to the truth than ever, thanks to a new video. The video captures the president going up the steps to Air Force One on February 2, about to head to his Mar a Lago resort for the weekend. It's a windy day, and Trump was positively buffeted by a cross wind that dislodged a flap of hair covering the rear of his head. The flap is pushed forward, revealing a curiously bare section of Trump's head. Jonathan Chait of New York Magazine said it reveals the "absurd efforts" Trump has taken to conceal his hair loss. The video — which some assumed was fake or doctored due to the severity of its contents seems to have been taken by Reuters TV, and was reposted on YouTube in part b...
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Hundreds of commuters evacuate London train after it catches fire
8Feb By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Hundreds of commuters evacuate London train after it catches fire

    Hundreds of passengers were evacuated from the South Western Railway service to Woking, after it burst into flames from an electrical fault during this evening. The blaze is believed to have been sparked by an electrical fault. Hundreds of passengers were evacuated from the South Western Railway service to Woking, after it burst into flames from an electrical fault during Wednesday evening. Firefighters rush onto the platform at Berrylands, near Surbiton, south London after an electrical fire this evening. South Western said 'specialist teams' were dealing with a 'side fire' on its Twitter account. One shocked resident, who lived nearby to where the train stopped at Berrylands, south London, told the Sun: 'It shook my living room. Three big booms.' Dramatic pict...
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Fresh ice and snow warning across the UK
8Feb By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Fresh ice and snow warning across the UK

    A fresh set of weather warnings have been issued to almost every region in the UK as the Big Freeze continues to sweep across the country. As we head towards the end of the week, it's still cold, but a bout of rain and sleet, quickly followed by heavy snow showers could cause problems for commuters. Yellow warnings for snow and ice are in place across the entirety of Scotland, Northern Ireland, North West England, North East England, Wales, the West Midlands and Yorkshire and Humber. Northern Ireland and western Scotland could see around 2cm to 5cm of snow on higher levels, with a covering on lower levels. Ice has been deemed the main hazard across Northern England and Wales at the end of this week. And when the wintry weather finally desists, there are some wet ...
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