WSL: Panini and FA to release first-ever sticker collection
The first Women’s Super League sticker collection is being launched in December. The Football Association has partnered with Italian sticker company Panini for the album with nearly 350 stickers. The new WSL season kicked-off last weekend with a league record crowd of 54,115 watching Liverpool beat Arsenal. The 2022-23 season saw attendances rise by 170% […]
Six-month vehicle tax to be introduced on Isle of Man
BBC Owners currently have to pay vehicle duty in an annual lump sum A six-month vehicle tax will be introduced on the Isle of Man by the end of 2020, the infrastructure minister has said. Currently, drivers of all vehicles on the island can only pay for vehicle duty for a full year. Tim Baker […]
The legitimate concerns of ‘snowflake’ workers
When we go after millennials, we’re just attacking new sources of workplace anxiety It’s easy to write-off generation ‘snowflake’ but Cary Cooper analyses why their concerns may be justified. It’s easy to ridicule millennials but while ‘snowflake’ bashing remains popular it may eventually prove to be a very stupid business move. If you believe half […]
Community workshop set up in Isle of Man town to tackle loneliness
Organiser Dave Morris said there has been high demand for a Western Men in Sheds The Men in Sheds initiative has opened a branch at a disused garage on Derby Road in Peel after it was leased to the group by local commissioners. Organiser Dave Morris said the project was aimed at helping members to […]
Clive Myrie apologises for not declaring £145k earnings to BBC
Presenter Clive Myrie has apologised for failing to declare to the BBC at least £145,000 of earnings from engagements outside of the corporation. Under BBC rules, presenters must reveal what they earn on an external events register, which is published by the corporation every quarter. The latest quarterly register also includes 28 engagements carried out […]
Shellfish experts want to shake off oyster ‘snobbery’
Getty Images International experts gathering in Wales want to help shake-off “snobbery” associated with eating oysters. The oyster industry across the UK had virtually collapsed by the start of the 19th Century due to over fishing. But there is a resurgence in oyster interest, with other molluscs landed in Wales alone worth over £10m a […]
Your company’s creeping interest in your body
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) Should we be cautious about signing over information about our fitness and even how much we sleep to our boss, Richard Gray investigates. A couple of hours have passed since Dan Gateno sat down at his desk when he feels a gentle buzzing sensation on his wrist. It’s the fitness […]
Luis Rubiales: Sarina Wiegman dedicates Uefa Women’s Coach of the Year award to Spain players
England manager Sarina Wiegman dedicated her Uefa Women’s Coach of the Year award to World Cup winners Spain, as Fifa president Gianni Infantino said their success had been “spoiled”. Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales has been widely criticised for kissing forward Jenni Hermoso on the lips after the final. Wiegman said the victorious Spain […]
Why business cards still matter
Getty Images Women wearing traditional kimono costume swap cards in Kyoto, Tokyo, Japan (Credit: Getty Images) While some may say the humble business card is an outdated concept, it’s more than just an exchange of details. This simple transaction still has the potential to be painfully embarrassing if you get it wrong. But Walter Faulstroh, […]
‘I’m all for a bit of moral menace’
Ellis O’Brien/Avalon Frank Skinner played ukulele at the Queen’s 92nd birthday celebrations in 2018 “The edge of inappropriate is the spiritual home of the best stand-up comedy,” proclaims Frank Skinner in the programme notes for his new West End show, Showbiz. It’s also, he jokes, “the name of my country house in Gloucestershire”. The 62-year-old, […]