A house in the UK that is just 2.46m wide is selling for £195,000. Housing in the UK is too small to buy. Despite its size, it has all the essentials of a normal home. Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire, this small property looks even smaller next to its larger neighbor, appearing as an attached barn. The only features that come with the 2 by 5 room are a fold-out bed and a TV stand, apart from a heater – Photo: Brazo / Reproduction The only appliances that come with the room are a folding bed and a TV stand, apart…
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According to VisitBritain, annual international visitor spending to the UK is expected to reach almost £29.5 billion this year, beating the previous record of £28.4 billion set in 2019, but visitor numbers will not recover until 2025.Last year, 350 tourist sites in Great Britain received 123.4 million visitors, down from 161.2 million visits in 2019, the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) announced this Friday (17).ALVA’s CEO, Bernard Donoghue, told the Financial Times (FT) that the cost-of-living crisis is causing Britons to make “strategic decisions” about leisure spending, which is reducing wealth in many places.Visits to free venues are 14%…
The move was taken for “security reasons”; The US and Canada have banned Chinese usage from corporate devices The UK government announced this Thursday (16.Mar.2023) that it will ban TikTok – the Chinese short video app – from corporate devices. “Potential sensitivity of stored information” In these devices. The measure is effective immediately. “Government policy to manage third-party apps will be strengthened and pre-emptive ban on TikTok on government devices will be introduced” Government said In a press release. Here it is Full Document (122 KB, in English). According to Minister Oliver Dowden, the move comes after an analysis by…
By Movieja M and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Thursday it had banned TikTok on government phones with immediate effect, following other Western countries that have banned the Chinese-owned video app over security concerns. “The protection of sensitive government information must come first, so today we are banning this app from government devices. The use of other data extraction apps will be reviewed,” Cabinet Minister Oliver Dowden said in a statement. The British government has asked the National Cyber Security Center to investigate the vulnerability of government data from social media applications and the risks associated with…
A lawsuit filed in the United Kingdom against Anglo-Australian mining company BHP Billiton has gained 500,000 new plaintiffs. Now 700,000 people and companies are represented in the 2015 Fundão Dam (MG) breach case. The environmental disaster released 39 million cubic meters of tailings in the Marianas (MG), killing 19 people, destroying entire communities, and injuring dozens more. From the municipalities in the basin of the Rio dos to its mouth, in Espirito Santo. BHP Controls is responsible for operating the dam along with mining company Vale, Samarco. Among the new authors of this process are indigenous and quilombola communities, companies,…
Photo: Antonio Cruz/Agncia BrazilA lawsuit filed in the United Kingdom against Anglo-Australian mining company BHP Billiton has gained 500,000 new plaintiffs. Now 700,000 people and companies are represented in the 2015 Fundão Dam (MG) breach case. The environmental disaster released 39 million cubic meters of tailings in the Marianas (MG), killing 19 people, destroying entire communities, and injuring dozens more. From the municipalities in the basin of the Rio dos to its mouth, in Espirito Santo. BHP Controls is responsible for operating the dam along with mining company Vale, Samarco.Among the new authors of this process are indigenous and quilombola…
The protests lasted four months, but today is being hailed by the press as one of the biggest days of mobilization in the UK. The country faces inflation of over 10%, with this increase mainly reflected in food prices and energy costs.In London, the subway practically stopped due to a strike by conductors. Doctors have also been mobilized from public hospitals since Monday. Government officials also joined the protest and the teachers have promised to continue the strike this Thursday. Everyone is asking for a pay rise to counter rampant inflation.In an interview with Sky News, Mark Serwotka, general secretary…
British Adam Davies accidentally ate a precious egg, where he did not know that it was a precious version and could be exchanged for a prize worth 10,000 pounds (about R$ 56,000). Cadbury This Easter the company took an innovative approach and distributed 280 award-winning chocolates across the UK. This award-winning version is their “Cream Egg,” a small chocolate egg. The contest asks consumers to find specialty eggs that come in two flavors: milk and white chocolate. Those who find it have to call the number on the package to claim the prize. A video of him inside his van,…
The Portuguese catering group, founded and chaired by Olivier da Costa, is expanding operations to London, Nice, Rome and Tenerife as it seeks to strengthen its team with “the best chefs, waiters, hostesses, bartenders, barmaids, sushimen and sushi girls”. Currently, the Olivier Restaurantes Group has more than 500 direct and indirect employees, spread across 21 restaurants in operation. After Brazil and Thailand, the creator of the brands Guilty, KOB, SEEN, XXL and Yakuza takes his team to France in 2021, making 2023 the year to launch in Spain (Tenerife), Italy and the United Kingdom. Applications should be sent to [email protected].…
A Newcastle court on Monday found Antonio Neal guilty of racially abusing Brentford striker Ivan Toney after the player scored two goals in a Premier League win over Brighton in October 2022.Antonio Neal sent racist messages through Instagram and Tony shared the attacks he received on his profile. Following the revelation, the Vadapalani police conducted an investigation. In January this year, the 24-year-old was found guilty of the offences. The racist who attacked Ivan Toney on social media in October was banned from all grounds in England for three years on top of a four-month suspended sentence that was valid…