New series The Write Offs explores staggering adult illiteracy rates in UK

To hide the fact that he couldn’t read, Tommy would get aggressive. He’d shout at colleagues, family members, even supermarket checkout workers when they asked him to sign something. Inside he would be burning with humiliation. Emily became very naughty at school. Her teachers thought she was simply a troublemaker when she kept asking for extra … Read more

British collector’s hoard of 600 vintage action figures goes on sale for a staggering £130,000

British collector’s enormous hoard of 600 vintage action figures including Star Wars, Thundercats, and Flash Gordon goes on sale for a staggering £130,000 Figures from Star Wars, Flash Gordon and Masters of the Universe will go under the hammer later this month The sale, consisting of 617 lots, is being held by Vectis Auctions, of … Read more

Installing fridge doors at supermarkets may cut energy use by a staggering 40 percent, research says

Installing fridge doors at supermarkets could cut energy use by a staggering 40 percent, research reveals Supermarkets could battle climate change by fitting doors on open chiller units The use of fridge doors could cut energy use by 40 per cent, a new report says The research was carried out by Imperial College London for … Read more

Greg Wallace raked in a staggering £1million last year

Greg Wallace raked in a staggering £1million last year after the collapse of his business empire in 2014.  The MasterChef judge, 55, who is the director of Lobster Enterprises Ltd, paid more than £120,000 in tax meaning the company turned over in excess of £1million in 2019, according to accounts filed at Companies House. The … Read more

The Voice’s Judah Kelly reveals he’s lost a staggering 40kg in six months

The Voice winner Judah Kelly reveals he’s lost a staggering 40 KILOS in six months and now plans to become a heavyweight boxer By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:14 BST, 18 June 2020 | Updated: 00:36 BST, 18 June 2020 The Voice Australia winner Judah Kelly has lost an astonishing 40kg in … Read more

Movement of people across the UK has dropped by a staggering 98 per cent

A new tool designed to monitor the impact of coronavirus on the UK found that population movement dropped by 98 per cent since the start of the lockdown. Experts in big data and AI from the University of Oxford developed the COVID-19 Impact Monitor and say it already shows ‘dramatic changes’ in everyday life. The … Read more