A £19,000-a-year private girls prep school has decided to rename its sports hall after it was revealed the family it was named after had links to the slave trade. Wimbledon High School in Merton, south west London, is planning on dropping the name Draxmont because of the family’s association with a slave plantation owner who … Read more
A business owner was slammed as ‘narrow minded’ and ‘rude’ last night after he ‘self-sabotaged’ his own bakery by refusing to take expert advice on Channel 4’s The Money Maker. Alex Jacob, from Sussex, appeared on the programme last night seeking help from investor Eric Collins in order to to save his bakery The Sussex … Read more
Extinction Rebellion protestors allegedly requested Sun owner Rupert Murdoch be brought to a protest at a newspaper print works, a police officer told the court following disruption to the XR trial as an activist glued himself to the dock. Six of the protestors accused of taking part in the unlawful protest went on trial at St … Read more
British Gas owner Centrica on track to save around £100m thanks to restructuring and ‘fire and rehire’ scheme Centrica said 98% of British Gas engineers had agreed to sign new contracts Group said trading conditions have remained ‘tough’ Business electricity demand dropped by 15% in first quarter The number of boilers that it installed in … Read more
A woman who adopted a ‘demonic’ Chihuahua after reading an adoption advert describing him as a ‘man-hating, child-hating Gremlin’ says her new pet has given her a new lease of life. Ariel Davis, 36, from Connecticut, took in two-year-old Prancer after a post from his exhausted foster carer, Tyfanee Fortuna, from New Jersey, took social media by … Read more
Owner of celebrity Turkish rooster that crows until he faints is forced to cancel his world tour due to the pandemic Okan Gokbudak, 28, owns a celebrity rooster Bahtiyar who crows until he faints Gokbudak has had to cancel a planned world tour, including a trip to the UK ‘Unfortunately, I cannot travel due to the … Read more
The daughter of a disgraced former-football club owner has been found guilty of stalking her father’s female friend. Alexandra Reynolds threatened Maxine Brewis with a ‘good hiding’ if she went to her father’s home again. Alexandra is the daughter of ex-Darlington FC owner George Reynolds, who sent the club spiraling into administration before himself being convicted for … Read more
The daughter of a disgraced former-football club owner has been found guilty of stalking her father’s female friend. Alexandra Reynolds threatened Maxine Brewis with a ‘good hiding’ if she went to her father’s home again. Alexandra is the daughter of ex-Darlington FC owner George Reynolds, who sent the club spiralling into administration before himself being convicted for … Read more
Got their fill: ‘Thieves’ abort petrol station ‘robbery’ after car owner fights back by spraying them with fuel The video on Reddit shows a would be robbery thought to take place in Chile The car owner fights back against three hooded men with fuel at the station By Gemma Parry For Mailonline Published: 11:45 BST, … Read more
Got their fill: ‘Thieves’ abort petrol station ‘robbery’ after car owner fights back by spraying them with fuel The video on Reddit shows a would be robbery thought to take place in Chile The car owner fights back against three hooded men with fuel at the station By Gemma Parry For Mailonline Published: 11:45 BST, … Read more