Mother-of-three British Gas engineer who starred in firm’s recruitment adverts is put through ‘hell’ and axed after refusing pay cut under ‘fire and rehire’ plan despite 12 years’ service Hundreds of British Gas engineers have lost their jobs after refusing new deal Holly Mailey, 33, worked for firm for 12 years and was part of … Read more
A million children have no laptops for lessons: Former Navy engineer refurbishes old computers for schools as part of Mail Force drive to help needy pupils during lockdown… as research shows 14m devices are lying unused in our home 14million spare computers are sitting in cupboards and drawers in lockdown The Daily Mail is campaigning … Read more
An ‘upbeat and outgoing’ 28-year-old took hanged himself after coronavirus lockdown loneliness sent him into depression while he was furloughed. Jamie Mathias, 28, who was a gas engineer, had secured one of his long-term goals and purchased his first home last February. The ‘funny and charming’ young man from Harlow, Essex, was set to have a … Read more
December is the busiest month for package deliveries but it’s also when so-called ‘porch pirates’ are most likely to strike. According to researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1.7 million packages are stolen or lost daily—and the numbers have only gotten worse during the pandemic. A savvy former NASA engineer has built a trap that hits … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Marine engineer James Fisher loses more than a quarter of its value after hopes for a recovery are dashed By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 Marine engineering group James Fisher lost more than a quarter of its value after … Read more
McDonald’s ice cream machines are out of service so often that Internet memes have been created about it. Now a savvy entrepreneur is doing his fellow dairy-lovers a favor with an app that tells you if the soft-serve dispenser at the Mickey D’s near you is broken or not. The application, called ‘McBroken,’ maps McDonald’s … Read more
A grandfather-of-nine faced having to put down his pet dachshund and five pugs today after they surrounded a postman and nipped at his legs – leaving him scarred for life. Allen Parkinson, 75, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, was hauled into court after the six dogs escaped through his open French doors and set upon the mailman … Read more
A popular YouTuber has created the first functioning lightsaber, using propane gas burning at around 4,000°C to create a retractable plasma beam. Canadian James Hobson, known as ‘the Hacksmith’, has a following of ten million subscribers and works on turning popular science fiction items into reality. Inspired by a love of Star Wars, he has previously made … Read more
A gender-fluid engineer who was branded ‘IT’ by bullying workmates at Jaguar Land Rover has been awarded £180,000 after winning a landmark discrimination case. Rose Taylor, 43, was teased and harassed by colleagues at the car manufacturer after she began identifying as gender fluid/non-binary in 2017. An employment tribunal heard how she suffered insults and … Read more
Iranian engineer who worked for Sir James Dyson wins religious discrimination and unfair dismissal claim against the company after Sikh manager told her ‘I don’t like Muslims’ Employment tribunal heard senior manager Kamaljit Chana also told Zeinab Alipourbabaie ‘Muslims are violent’ and ‘Pakistani men are grooming our girls’ Ms Alipourbabaie, 39, resigned in 2018 after … Read more