Rent your life! SARAH RAINEY finds out what items you can hire from clothes, toys and even pets

Many firms now let you hire everything from gadgets and plants to clothes and toys — and even a pet How much ‘stuff’ do you own? Are your wardrobes overflowing with clothes you don’t wear? Is your spare room full of junk? If so, you’re not alone: the average household owns 300,000 items.  But in … Read more

Karl Stefanovic BLASTS media watchdog for saying Nine doesn’t hire enough multicultural Australians

Today show host Karl Stefanovic has blasted media watchdogs for claiming Channel Nine is the ‘worst offender’ when it comes to its lack of on-air diversity. It has been revealed that a mere 11.4 per cent of non-Anglo-Celtic and non-European live talent make up Australia’s news and current affair shows with Nine home to only … Read more

Parents face warning over hidden risk of child seats in holiday hire cars

Parents face warning over hidden risk of child seats in holiday hire cars as nine out of ten families report dangers but more than half still use them Nine out of ten families reported problems including seats that were damaged Survey of 1,800 parents found half admitted they’d still used a damaged seat Third of … Read more

Staycation car hire meltdown: Holidaying Britons in frantic scramble to secure a vehicle

Britons have faced a frantic scramble to hire a car for their staycation – with Europcar customers reporting two-hour queues at branches and no answer from the firm’s phone help lines.  Nearly 20 million Britons are expected to holiday in the UK this year with campsites, B&Bs and holiday cottages booking up fast after tens … Read more

Rolling Stones ‘hire Normal People’s Paul Mescal to star as a hunky party boy in their new video’

He shot to fame as the sensitive Connell in smash hit drama, Normal People, which bagged him an Emmy nomination this week. And Paul Mescal is set to play a hunky leading man in a new Rolling Stones video, according to reports. According to The Sun, the Irish actor, 24, will play a ‘hunky party … Read more

Companies will get a £1,000 cash bonus for every young person they hire

Companies will get a £1,000 cash bonus for every young person they hire as Rishi Sunak prepares to unveil a £111million boost for the traineeship scheme in ‘mini-budget’ Employers will be given a £1,000 cash bonus for every 16-24-year-old hired The cash is to be capped at 10 employees – or £10,000 First time firms … Read more

US economy ‘roaring back’ as firms hire a record 4.8million workers 

Donald Trump claims US economy is ‘roaring back’ as firms hire a record 4.8million workers By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 2 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 2 July 2020 Donald Trump claimed the US economy is ‘roaring back’ as official figures showed firms hired a record 4.8m workers last … Read more

ITV’s This Morning wants to hire a black presenter

ITV’s This Morning wants to hire a black presenter amid speculation it could break up Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield’s 11-year partnership The editor said: ‘There is not a black presenter on any of the programmes today’ Martin Frizell admitted that finding a black candidate ‘won’t be easy’ for show There is no suggestion either … Read more

Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute hire crisis PR and want to be ‘part of the solution’ after firing

Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute have hired a crisis PR manager after getting fired from Vanderpump Rules for their past racist actions. Stassi, 31, and Kristen, 37, were fired by Bravo on Tuesday June 9, a week after former cast mate Faith Stowers revealed how the pair had racially profiled her, calling the cops in … Read more

Farmer reveals vicars hire ‘Mary’ the goat for Zoom meetings for virtual church every Sunday

A farmer who started hiring out her goats for Zoom meeting calls as a joke to try and cheer people up amid the coronavirus pandemic has revealed how vicars book ‘Mary’ out for virtual church every Sunday. Speaking to presenters Ruth and Eamonn Holmes on This Morning, Dot, from Lancashire, explained how people from across … Read more