Apoorva Ganapathy is a techie with 14 years of experience in several domains like Hotel, Insurance, Media, and Retail. During this time, he has collaborated with the giants across various industries. Apoorva wears many hats as a software engineer, technical author, architect, and his writings are published in multiple international …
Read More »Inside Leeds’ lost city centre train station which used explosives to signal services
Photos show old station in heart of the city before today’s main station was built Leeds city centre has one train station which accommodates all regional and national services. But the city centre once had several stations. The most central, on Wellington Street, was called (not surprisingly) Leeds Central Station. …
Read More »Almost 90% of teachers are not trained to prevent racism in schools, report finds – Plainsmen Post
Nearly 90 per cent of educators have not received training about how the Equality Act applies to Afro hairstyles, an increasing aspect of racial discrimination in schools which falls within uniform policies, a damning new report has revealed. While more than half (52 per cent) of respondents to a survey …
Read More »Tickets, pre-sale, prices and UK venues for 60th anniversary shows
The Rolling Stones have announced a new European tour for 2022. Titled SIXTY, the set of summer shows will celebrate 60 years since the band’s formation. This will be the first time The Stones have performed together since the death of their drummer, Charlie Watts. When is the Rolling Stones …
Read More »HSBC reveals plans to close 69 UK branches
HSBC has revealed plans to shut 69 bank branches in a move that could affect around 400 staff. The bank said its new branch approach includes a “broader range of local support” and includes community pop-ups, new integrated self-service machines, “colleague-assisted digital support for customers”, as well as continued use …
Read More »Man and teen charged after homeless man allegedly stabbed with box cutters outside Noosa pub
Queensland police have charged a 15-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man after they allegedly attacked a homeless man with box cutters while he was searching for a place to sleep on the Sunshine Coast. Key points: A teenage boy and a man have each been charged after a homeless man was …
Read More »Royal Mail issues scam warning as customers hit with fraudulent text messages | Personal Finance | Finance
On social media, customers are alerting the postal service and the general public about a text which is being sent around to various people. The text in question reminds customers that they have missed a delivery from Royal Mail and includes a link to a convincing website, which is posing …
Read More »Zara Tindall, Mike Tindall and Peter Phillips arrive at Cheltenham Festival
The Queen’s granddaughter Zara Tindall looked elegant in a berry-coloured coat as she led the royal racegoers on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival. The equestrian, 40, beamed as she arrived at the Gloucestershire racecourse with her husband Mike Tindall, 43, and brother Peter Phillips, 44. Mike was in …
Read More »Nuneaton schools Ukraine appeal: Almost 70,000 items donated and thousands of pounds raised
Almost 70,000 items will be taken from Nuneaton to the Ukraine border courtesy of the kindness of people from across the borough. As well as the phenomenal amount of donations, £4,000 has also been raised as well. Staff from the The Holy Spirit Catholic Multi Academy (MAC) joined forces with …
Read More »Edinburgh’s ‘unluckiest theatre’ that burnt down five times and where six men died
For much of the 19th century, the old Theatre Royal on Broughton Street was one of the capital’s top entertainment venues and was regularly packed to the rafters – but it suffered from awful luck when it came to fires. The original Theatre Royal opened in 1767 in Shakespeare Square, …
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