22 h. ago Office worker's secret to losing 16kg without giving up burgers, fries and chocolates: 'I wish I knew sooner'

An office worker, from South Australia, has spilled her weight loss secrets on how she lost 16kg without depriving herself of her favourite foods - including burgers and fries.

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24 h. ago Trump official admits US workers won’t get jobs in new factories spurred by tariff strategy

Howard Lutnick suggests robotics are the future

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53 h. ago US protests live: Demonstrations planned across US to oppose Trump agenda

More than a thousand events to be held across the country in a show of defiance against Trump’s ‘authoritarian overreach’Several congressional members are expected to make apperances and deliver speeches at the Hands Off protest in Washington DC today.They include Democrats Jamie Raskin and Glenn Ivey of Maryland, Maxwell Frost of Florida, Katherine Clark of Massachussetts and Don Beyer of Virginia, as well as Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.This is a nationwide mobilization to stop the most brazen power grab in modern history. Trump, Musk and their billionaire cronies are orchestrating an all-out assault on our government, our economy and our basic rights – enabled by Congress every step of the way.They want to strip America for parts – shuttering social security offices, firing essential workers, eliminating consumer protections and gutting Medicaid – all to bankroll their billionaire tax scam. They’re handing over our tax dollars, our public services and our democracy to the ultra-rich.I...

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5 d. ago 'Weekend warriors' who do all their exercise on Saturday and Sunday ARE less likely to die young

Hope for busy office workers who are largely sedentary in the week as UK Biobank study of 93,000 Brits shows that cramming exercise into the weekend is just as good for us

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5 d. ago ONS workers take industrial action after being told they must attend the office for 40% of their hours

Union members voted in favour of continuing with action which includes refusing to work overtime, out of hours and out of grade

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6 d. ago Moaning federal workers make disgusting discoveries as they return to office after Trump ended WFH

Thousands of federal workers who were forced to return to their offices after President Donald Trump ended work from home options have made some disgusting discoveries.

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7 d. ago Two NYPD officers are charged with robbing and forcibly touching a sex worker

Two New York City police officers are charged with robbing and forcibly touching a sex worker while responding to a complaint of an illegal brothel

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7 d. ago Israel killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers one by one, says UN

Workers on a mission to help colleagues were buried in mass grave in southern Gaza, says humanitarian officeFifteen Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers, including at least one United Nations employee, were killed by Israeli forces “one by one” and buried in a mass grave eight days ago in southern Gaza, the UN has said.According to the UN humanitarian affairs office (Ocha), the Palestinian Red Crescent and civil defence workers were on a mission to rescue colleagues who had been shot at earlier in the day, when their clearly marked vehicles came under heavy Israeli fire in Rafah city’s Tel al-Sultan. A Red Crescent official in Gaza said that there was evidence of at least one person being detained and killed, as the body of one of the dead had been found with his hands tied. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Five people dead and four injured after explosion at Spanish coalmine

Cause of the accident remains unclear though emergency services cite ‘problem with a machine’Five people died and another four were seriously injured after an explosion on Monday at a coalmine in Spain’s northern region of Asturias, officials have said.Two other workers at the Cerredo mine in Degaña, about 450km (280 miles) northwest of Madrid, were unharmed in the accident, local emergency services said. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago British chippy floors foodies after serving up 'battered chocolate bunnies'

More than three decades on from the invention of the deep-fried Mars bar, another battered chocolate treat is causing a stir after being dreamed up by a fish and chip shop

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9 d. ago EastEnders star Ross Kemp reveals weight loss secret that helped him lose a stone

EastEnders star Ross confessed to The Mirror he was shocked that he could still squeeze back into his character Grant Mitchell's leather jacket in recent return to the BBC soap

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1 week ago Police officer used works phone to book services of sex workers while on duty

"We will not tolerate such behaviour and won’t hesitate to take action against those who do not reach the standards we expect from our officers.”

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1 week ago Met officer dismissed for texting escorts and sex workers on police phone

Pc Shabul Miah was dismissed without notice at an accelerated misconduct hearing in central London on Friday.

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1 week ago Bangkok declared a disaster area with dozens trapped in collapsed skyscraper after massive earthquake hits Thailand and Myanmar – live updates

United States Geological Survey said the quake was shallow, at a depth of just 10km (six miles) with the epicentre near the central city of MandalayA 30-storey skyscraper under construction for government offices has collapsed in Bangkok trapping 43 workers, police and medics said, after the city was rocked by a strong earthquake.According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), the building in the north of the Thai capital was reduced to a tangle of rubble and twisted metal in seconds after the 7.7-magnitude quake in neighbouring Myanmar. Continue reading...

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1 week ago State of emergency declared in Bangkok as Thailand and Myanmar hit by 7.7

United States Geological Survey said the quake was shallow, at a depth of just 10km (six miles) with the epicentre near the central city of MandalayRead our main report hereA 30-storey skyscraper under construction for government offices has collapsed in Bangkok trapping 43 workers, police and medics said, after the city was rocked by a strong earthquake.According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), the building in the north of the Thai capital was reduced to a tangle of rubble and twisted metal in seconds after the 7.7-magnitude quake in neighbouring Myanmar. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The office is a welcome break from partners and kids, hybrid workers admit

A recent study has shown that a quarter of hybrid workers appreciate the change of scenery and find it a welcome break from the distractions at home including kids and partners

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1 week ago Hybrid workers now say the office is a break from distractions at home

Brits who work remotely now say that going into the office is a break from home and not the other way around, with more than half admitting they miss it

Society

1 week ago Federal workers describe dire conditions as they return to office, including BYO toilet paper and bringing garbage home

Federal workers are being forced to work in the office five days per week in consolidated office space with understaffed cleaning crews and dwindling office supplies

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1 week ago Nigel Slater’s recipe for brown butter and chocolate chip friands

Delicious little cakes, made with ground hazelnuts rather than almonds Set the oven at 200/gas mark 6. Lightly butter or oil 12 shallow bun tins.Melt 180g of butter in a small pan over a moderate heat. Watch carefully as the butter first froths and then calms down and starts to turn deep gold. Once the butter becomes walnut coloured and smells nutty and toasted, remove immediately from the heat and set aside. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Home Office raid for illegal workers in Belfast results in 36 arrests

Offences ranged from working in breach of visa conditions to illegal entry in the UK with no permission to work.

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