Motorists slam maze markings on roundabout intended to encourage more walking and cycling

These maze markings are driving motorists round the twist: Residents slam scheme to encourage walking and cycling and predict ‘confusing’ layouts will cause an accident A junction in Birkenhead, Merseyside, has caused mass confusion for road users Maze-like markings were added by Wirral council as part of £3.2million scheme Motorists say the markings have caused … Read more

Krystal Hipwell receives hurtful DM intended for someone else by mistake

‘I don’t think this was meant for me…’: Big Brother star reveals hurtful private message someone sent her by mistake that was intended for a friend By Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia Published: 20:41 GMT, 16 February 2021 | Updated: 20:47 GMT, 16 February 2021 An influencer has revealed the awful moment one of … Read more

Woman who helped boyfriend escape from court ‘only intended a kiss’

A woman who helped her serial crook boyfriend escape from court and spend a day on the run said she only opened the door of the dock to ‘let him out for a kiss’.   Lee O’Neill decided to make a run for it when told he faced prison yet again for breaching a community order. The … Read more

Ex Google boss says social media ‘serving as amplifiers for idiots is not what we intended’

Former Google boss Eric Schmidt has said social media networks ‘serving as amplifiers for idiots and crazy people is not what we intended’ as he hit back at the Department of Justice’s blockbuster antitrust lawsuit.  Schmidt, 65, who stepped down from Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc. in 2019, said the ‘most obvious candidate for regulation are … Read more

Fortune in bounce-back handouts intended to help small firms during lockdown swiped by fraudsters

The £26bn coronavirus loans fiasco: Fraudsters have snapped up a fortune from bounce-back handouts intended to help small firms during lockdown Staggering potential bill revealed after investigation by National Audit Office The scheme was rushed out by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in May Mr Sunak promised they would provide a ‘quick and easy’ lifeline for firms  By … Read more

Modern dual-flush toilets intended to save water found to waste BILLIONS of gallons every year

Modern dual-flush toilets intended to save water actually waste BILLIONS of gallons every year, reveals report Some 88 million gallons of water is wasted by toilets in the UK every day Up to eight percent of toilets are leaking, experts say, mostly dual-flush toilets  The two buttons also confuse users, who often use the wrong … Read more