Everybody has done it. You wake up, stare at the ceiling and think: “I really cannot face work today.” Sometimes you genuinely feel ill. Sometimes life gets overwhelming. And sometimes you simply need a break from emails, meetings, customers, spreadsheets or pretending to care about another motivational team update. Over the years, people have come up with some incredibly creative excuses for taking a day off. Here are some of […]

The backlog of criminal court cases could take nearly three hundred years to clear to pre-pandemic levels without reforms to cut jury trials, a justice minister has warned. Although the Ministry of Justice reported a marginal drop of thirty-seven outstanding crown court cases last quarter, the backlog is still up five per cent on the previous year. Record numbers of victims are waiting over a year for their cases to […]

No matter how many options appear on the menu, most of us end up ordering the same pub meals again and again. You tell yourself you’ll try something different this time. Maybe the special. Maybe the healthy option. Maybe that dish you’ve never heard of before. Then ten minutes later, you’re ordering exactly what you always order. Because some pub meals are simply unbeatable. Fish And Chips There may be […]