Twitter’s troll crackdown:It’s going to start identifying abuse without it being reported March 1, 2017 Twitter has two new weapons in the battle against trolls: not only is it going to start identifying abuse before it is even reported – but it will allow users to mute certain keywords. No more "snowflake" jibes for Twitter users… Abuse is the social media giant's Achilles heel – trolling has been responsible for [...]
Valentine’s Day 2016: Morrisons is selling oysters for 25p each ahead of Valentine’s Day – the same price as a Cadbury Freddo February 8, 2016 Lidl may be famous for its champagne, but one of the big four supermarkets appears to be fighting the competition by slashing the price of oysters ahead of Valentine's Day this year. Morrisons is to sell fresh British oysters for just 25p each – the price of an average Cadbury Freddo in a move to try to outshine its [...]
Fraudsters are taking advantage of lonely singles on Valentine’s Day February 12, 2016 Haven't completely lost your faith in humanity yet? We suggest you sit down… Research by KPMG has found dastardly fraudsters are using dating sites to target lonely singles on Valentine's Day. In fact, according to its fraud barometer, people lost £3.2m to dating scams in 2015. One fraudster conned five women out of £180,000 – and used [...]
Valentine’s Day 2016: Forget about Black Friday and Cyber Monday – today’s the day for peak online hunting for the perfect Valentine’s Day gift February 8, 2016 If your colleagues' computer screens have taken on a pink and red hue, don't fire off a concerned email to IT. They're probably just on the hunt for a gift for their significant other as Valentine's Day looms. According to an analysis of Google Trends data released today by the Post Office, the Monday before Valentine's Day [...]
Retail sales run out of steam in February despite half-term and Valentine’s Day boost March 8, 2016 RETAIL sales slowed in February after a strong start to the year that was boosted by the January sales. Like-for-like sales rose by 0.1 per cent last month compared with February in 2015, when they had increased 0.2 per cent, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG’s monthly data released today. The February [...]
UK household spending boosted by Valentine’s Day dinners and half-term holidays during February March 7, 2016 Valentine's Day dinners and half-term holidays boosted UK spending last month, according to a new report out today. Visa's consumer spending index – which looks at total spending, not just payments via credit cards – showed a household spending lift of 2.2 per cent in February compared with the same month last year. Read more: [...]
Mark Hix heads to Norway to fish for cod and cook up a storm May 8, 2018 I’ve just been on a whistle-stop trip to Norway with fellow chef Valentine Warner, staying in a village called Holmen on the ridiculously beautiful Lofoten fishing islands to the north west of the country. Holmen and the surrounding villages – like much of Norway – are all about cod. Lining the roadsides are big wooden [...]
A last-minute Valentine’s day guide: Six City restaurants with tables for two available February 14, 2017 The day of love has come round – but if you haven’t had much luck booking a romantic place to celebrate (or, ahem, you just forgot), we’ve put together a list of the City’s best dining spots with last-minute tables for two. No need to thank us – just take a look below and take [...]
James Bond’s yacht from Skyfall has gone on sale January 13, 2017 Looking for a great Valentine's Day present? Look no further – James Bond's yacht is for sale. The yacht – also known as Regina – appeared in Skyfall and is now on the market for £7.76m. Taking the yacht out for a week normally costs nearly £150,000 (manned by a crew of 8). Read more: [...]
Another Southern rail strike is going ahead: RMT announces 24-hour walkout next week February 15, 2017 The RMT union has announced a fresh 24-hour strike on Southern rail will take place on Wednesday 22 February in the long-running staffing dispute. Conductors will strike for 24 hours between 00:01 and 23:59, after fresh talks broke down yesterday. Read more: Days lost to strike action soared 89 per cent last year Mick Cash, RMT [...]