A 121-year-old postcard that “should be in a museum” has been delivered more than a century late. The card, printed with a scenic view of a stag standing in front of snowy mountains, is believed to date back to 1903 but was only recently received by staff at Swansea Building …
Read More »Is this the wackiest royal wedding ever? Norway’s Princess Martha Louise will marry bisexual American Shaman Durek in a Fjord with a ‘sexy and cool’ dress code, ‘Latin American’ party and boat trip for all guests
Princess Martha of Norway and her fiancé Durek Verrett are set to get married in less than two weeks time and it seems they’re striving to offer their guests a memorable experience. The wedding, which is on Saturday 31 August, is expected to be attended by other foreign royal families, …
Read More »Holidaymaker fumes as woman ‘reserves’ sunbeds for 10 hours | Weird | News
It doesn’t matter whether you’re in Spain, Greece, or Mexico, there’s always someone up at 6am with towels in arms on their way to reserve the sunbeds for an entire day. That’s exactly what one 28-year-old experienced when holidaying at a Mexican resort this summer. Taking to Reddit, she said: …
Read More »A Delayed Postcard Surfaces in Wales: 121-Year-Long Journey Completed
A 121-year-old postcard gets delivered to Wales. Individuals at a building society in Swansea, Wales might have been taken aback when they stumbled upon an ancient postcard featuring a deer during their mail sorting ritual. This vintage card had been sent by an individual named Ewart over a century ago. …
Read More »What can HR do to protect against the rising tide of data breaches and cyberattacks?
Posted: 22/08/2024 Recent guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has shown substantial increases in breaches of employee data (at a five-year high to 2023), with ransomware attacks specifically showing the biggest rise. Many recent breaches were aided by human error or recklessness from employees, with some rare cases caused …
Read More »Man appalled after self-checkout machine demands 20% tip | Weird | News
A customer has been left fuming after being prompted to leave a tip of up to 20% at a self-checkout machine. The man was visiting a water park in Hungary when he stopped to pick up some refreshments from an on-site kiosk. But he couldn’t believe his eyes when he …
Read More »Mystery of Fergie’s London flat: £4million Belgravia home owned by Duchess has been lying empty – so, could it become her and Andrew’s new home if Charles ousts them from the Royal Lodge?
As Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson wrestle with King Charles to hold onto their beloved Windsor lodge, just an hour away lies a potential solution to the thorny problem of where they should live. Fergie is the owner of a £4million apartment in one of London’s most sought-after addresses, which has …
Read More »GOV.UK Verify providers complete deletion of all user accounts – PublicTechnology
The identity assurance platform that was decommissioned last year created around 10 million accounts during its years in operation, but the final remaining delivery partners have concluded the deletion process The last remaining identity providers that supported the operation of the defunct GOV.UK Verify tool have now completed the process …
Read More »Airports group sees profit and passenger numbers soar
Regional & City Airports Group (RCA) has seen pre-tax profits soar to £14.24m from £1.31m on the back of a 20% rise in revenue following a 15% increase in passenger numbers and growing cargo volumes. RCA owns and operates Bournemouth, Exeter and Norwich Airports and holds a management contract for …
Read More »Maersk opens its largest logistics park in the Middle East
With an investment of US$250m, Maersk has opened its largest logistics park at Jeddah Islamic Port in Saudi Arabia. The company states that the 225,000m2 facility is the largest single-site logistics and services facility in the Middle East. The Maersk Logistics Park has the provision for: multi-modal connectivity between ocean, land …
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