11 h. ago Food influencer who quit job as NHS nurse after mental health patient started false rumour she was pregnant with his child wins huge payout

Jessica Thorpe, who posts food picures under the Instagram name 'Slice of Jess', was suspended for 29 months after a male mental patient claimed she was pregnant with his child

Society

3 d. ago Hollyoaks star Sarah Jayne Dunn lands new job as pole dance teacher after she was axed from soap for sharing racy snaps on OnlyFans

Sarah Jayne Dunn has landed herself a new job as a pole dance teacher not long after she quit Hollyoaks to pursue a career on OnlyFans.

Society

4 d. ago My cultural awakening: Groundhog Day made me quit my job, move house and leave my girlfriend

When I saw Bill Murray’s classic comedy I realised that I was trapped in my own unfulfilling time loopI didn’t know anything about the plot of Groundhog Day before I decided to watch it 10 years ago. I remember collapsing on to the sofa after work – completely exhausted – and putting it on. My girlfriend was already asleep in the next room. Her drinking had been getting steadily worse that year, but I think we were both in denial about it. Most evenings I’d spend alone, so I’d put a movie on in the background for company.I found it funny at first, watching Bill Murray’s character trapped in a time-loop. But about 20 minutes in, I started feeling this creeping sense of dread. I remember seeing Murray’s white alarm clock going off, waking him up to begin the same day and feeling this horrible spark of recognition. It was like watching my own life play out on the screen in front of me. Continue reading...

Society

5 d. ago William Shakespeare impersonator quits after racism row but blames 'cancel culture'

The official William Shakespeare impersonator, who took his role in the hometown of the Bard, has spoken out against a so-called 'smear campaign' after quit his job

Politics

5 d. ago ‘He lived his whole life in that fire’: the tragic story of ‘lost’ singer Jackson C Frank

A school fire, a shooting and mental health issues plagued a man whose legacy is remembered in a new documentaryThirty years ago, when the music writer Jim Abbott tried to track down the “lost” folk singer Jackson C Frank, he had no idea what he’d find. All he had to guide him was a tip from an old associate of Frank’s to go to a housing facility in Queens, New York, where he was told he was living. When he finally arrived there, the man he saw bore no relation to the Frank he was expecting. “All I had to go on was his album cover from 1965 when he was much younger and looked pretty dashing,” Abbott said. “This was the 90s when he was much heavier and was hobbling around looking really grouchy.”The place Frank was living in “was populated by drug addicts and hookers and, for some reason, had this gigantic sand pit in the middle of the lobby that you had to walk around. It’s very hard to weird me out,” Abbott said. “This did.” Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago New woe for Eni Aluko as she's forced to QUIT 'special' presenting job and releases new statement amid Ian Wright 'blocking women' row fall

Aluko initially accused Wright - who she has served alongside as a co-pundit on a number of occasions - of 'blocking opportunities for women' during an appearance on Woman's Hour.

Politics

1 week ago Virginia Giuffre's tragic final months – horror crash, 'four days to live' and split

Virginia Giuffre's life seemed to go from bad to worse in the months that led up to her untimely death. From family dramas to a bus crash, here is everything you need to know

Events

1 week ago Six great reads: a house swept to sea, an Einstein vendetta and why you should quit your job

Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman review – why you quit your job to make the world a better place

A bracingly hopeful call for high-flyers to ditch corporate drudgery in favour of something far more ambitiousThis is not a self-help book,” the author tells us, firmly. Appearances might suggest otherwise: it is written and presented almost entirely in the familiar style of that genre, with largish print, short sentences, snappy maxims in italics and lots of lists and charts (“six signs you may be on the wrong side of history”). Its proposals are delivered with all the annoyingly hectic bounciness of the genre.But it is worth taking Bregman (a thirtysomething historian and author labelled “one of Europe’s most prominent young thinkers” by the Ted network) at his word. He begins from the deep and corrosive anomie experienced by so many gifted young professionals who find themselves making substantial sums of money in exhausting and (at best) morally compromising jobs. The “moral ambition” of the title is about recognising that serious financial, organisational, technological an...

Politics

2 w. ago No, you’re not fine just the way you are: time to quit your pointless job, become morally ambitious and change the world

Most working people can be put into one of three categories, from idealistic yet unambitious to greedy and immoral. But there is another option Of all the things wasted in our throwaway times, the greatest is wasted talent. There are millions of people around the world who could help make the world a better place, but don’t. I’m talking about the ones who have got the power to shape their own careers, though you would never know it from their utterly unsurprising résumés. About the talented folks with the world at their feet who nonetheless get stuck in mind-numbing, pointless or just plain harmful jobs.There’s an antidote to that kind of waste, and it’s called moral ambition. Moral ambition is the will to make the world a wildly better place. To devote your working life to the great challenges of our time, whether that’s the climate crisis or corruption, gross inequality or the next pandemic. It’s a longing to make a difference – and to build a legacy that truly...

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2 w. ago Ruben Amorim's 'very tough' decision to quit club for new job

Ruben Amorim admitted ditching Sporting CP for Manchester United was an incredibly tough decision to make, and the Portuguese boss' time with the Red Devils has been far from smooth sailing

Society

2 w. ago Carlo Ancelotti to quit Real Madrid NEXT WEEK as Italian lines up new job in wake of Champions League exit

The managerial giant is expected to leave the club at the end of this month

Sport

3 w. ago Gene Hackman's luxury mansion shown in squalid state before star and his wife's tragic deaths

Devastating new photos have revealed the horrific state that Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy lived in before their tragic deaths in February

Events

3 w. ago Ange Postecoglou opened up on 'tough' decision to quit club for new job in football

Ange Postecoglou has endured a difficult time since making the switch from Celtic to Tottenham Hotspur in 2023, with the club sitting 15th in the Premier League

Society

3 w. ago Beloved TikTok grandad who quit job to follow dream left 'devastated' by debilitating condition

The globetrotting gramps went from working as a roofer to gaining 100,000 followers on TikTok

Politics

3 w. ago Beloved TikTok grandad who quit job to follow dream left 'devastated'

The globetrotting gramps went from working as a roofer to gaining 100,000 followers on TikTok

Politics

3 w. ago I quit my job as a veterinarian to make porn for a living... but there's a tragic reason behind my career change

A former veterinarian has revealed why she ditched her respectable profession to move to Los Angeles to become a porn star.

Events

3 w. ago 'My £1 Primark buy turned into a business raking in thousands each month'

Chelsey Downie, 31, was able to quit her job thanks to her love of Noughties nostalgia

Economics

4 w. ago Mickey Rourke reveals reason for Celebrity Big Brother stint with career 'in the toilet'

Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke has been open about his reason behind appearing on Celebrity Big Brother after saying he didn't like the sound of his other option

Politics

4 w. ago Mickey Rourke says his career is 'in the toilet' after his 'short fuse' soured relationships with movie directors

The former boxer and actor, 72, who entered the Celebrity Big Brother house on Monday, is best known for 9 1/2 Weeks and The Wrestler.

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