[News] BBC Inside London’s first romance-only bookshop, Sarah Maxwell stands in the “smut hut” – a section dedicated to her store’s more block titles. Surrounded by shelves stacked with brightly coloured paperbacks – with titles including Just For the Summer, Swept Away and The Friendship Fling – young women are milling around, chatting and flicking Continue Reading
Ecuador’s economy is showing signs of improvement in 2025. According to the Central Bank, the country’s economy grew by 3% in the first three months of the year. This is a strong start after a difficult 2024, when Ecuador faced power shortages and other problems that slowed down growth. Trade has helped Ecuador’s recovery. The Continue Reading
The U.K. government unveiled a £75 million ($100 million) “Screen Growth Package” for the film and TV industries on Saturday as the Labour Party administration of Prime Minister Keir Starmer focuses on future upside in the sector as part of its bid to provide a boost to the broader economy. The “funding boost for the for U.K.’s Continue Reading
Job title: Hospitality Assistant Company: Sodexo Job description: Car parking available on site Check your localtransport links here: Job Description: As a Hospitality Assistant… health app with 24/7 virtual GP, and an Employee Assistance Programme. Financial Benefits – Discounts… Expected salary: £12.21 per hour Location: Winchester Job date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 05:10:46 GMT Apply Continue Reading
A tradie went viral this week after blowing up at a barber who he claimed left him with a lopsided buzz cut. The tradesman insisted on paying for the allegedly substandard haircut before storming out. The exchange has sparked a conversation online, with some saying they would never be brave enough to complain and others Continue Reading
Job title: DB2 Database Administrator Company: Maximus Job description: overseeing database administration, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and ensuring the availability, integrity, and security… and Responsibilities: – Administer and maintain DB2 database environments, including installation, configuration, and patch management… Expected salary: Location: Annapolis Junction, MD Job date: Sun, 25 May 2025 03:55:14 GMT Apply for the job Continue Reading
[TECH AND FINANCIAL] At this point, it’s becoming easier to say which AI startups Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t looked at acquiring. In addition to Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence (SSI), sources tell me the Meta CEO recently discussed buying ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab and Perplexity, the AI-native Google rival. None of these talks progressed Continue Reading
Job title: FBT Data Operations – Doblockent and Data Control Specialist_WH Company: BP Job description: , medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks…. Expected salary: Location: Pune, Maharashtra Job date: Sat, 14 Jun 2025 22:34:21 GMT Apply for the job now!
[TECH AND FINANCIAL] Microsoft’s Family Safety feature is designed to block certain types of websites from children. Apparently, it’s also been blocking Google’s Chrome browser — but there is a workaround. Chrome, a web browser launched by Google in 2008 — is not working when users have the Family Safety Feature enabled. The first report Continue Reading
[TECH AND FINANCIAL] Microsoft’s Family Safety feature is designed to block certain types of websites from children. Apparently, it’s also been blocking Google’s Chrome browser — but there is a workaround. Chrome, a web browser launched by Google in 2008 — is not working when users have the Family Safety Feature enabled. The first report Continue Reading