Former BBC presenter reveals heartache of SPOTY axe in ‘most painful phone call ever’ before confirming shock return

Former BBC presenter reveals heartache of SPOTY axe in 'most painful phone call ever' before confirming shock return

A PRESENTER has revealed his heartache after being axed from BBC Sports Personality of the Year in a “painful phone call”. Taking to Instagram, Jake Humphrey wrote that he was told over the phone that he would no longer be presenting SPOTY following his move to BT in 2012. 3 Jake Humphrey presented… Former BBC … Read more

Inside Amazon’s Scottish HQ – it holds 12 million items and is the size of 30 football pitches

Inside Amazon's Scottish HQ - it holds 12 million items and is the size of 30 football pitches

AMAZING images show the sheer scale of Scotland’s only Amazon fulfilment centre as business peaks ahead of Christmas. The depot, in Dunfermline, Fife, stretches more than 1.5million square feet – the equivalent of more than 30 football pitches. 8 The fulfilment centre is absolutely… Inside Amazon’s Scottish HQ – it holds 12 million items and is the … Read more

Trolls call me & my ex-military hubby ‘sick’ for ditching our jobs to be swingers AND parents but we’ve made over £830k

Trolls call me & my ex-military hubby 'sick' for ditching our jobs to be swingers AND parents but we've made over £830k

A COUPLE have revealed that they are called ‘sick’ and their morals are questioned after they gave up their careers to be swingers. Olivia and Gage, who go by Vista Wife and Vista Husband, got together in 2009 on a night out in Leeds and a conversation on Olivia’s sexuality soon sparked… Trolls call me … Read more

Nearly half of Brits FAKE an illness over Christmas to avoid work and put on ‘fake voice’ to bosses, new study reveals

Nearly half of Brits FAKE an illness over Christmas to avoid work and put on 'fake voice' to bosses, new study reveals

By MEL STRIDE, Work and Pensions Secretary FAR too many people are signed off work in a spiral of sickness that ends up hurting their finances, their prospects and ultimately their health. When we know that with the right support and adjustments, people can stay in or return to work sooner, that… Nearly half of … Read more

Wage growth rises as UK firms start cutting jobs at faster rate in four years

Use of cash is growing - amid concerns businesses are refusing to accept notes and coins

UK average earnings rose by 5.2% in the three months to October, the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals. Wages including and excluding bonuses were up 0.3% from 4.9% from the three months before. 1 Official figures have been released this morningCredit: Getty Annual… Wage growth rises as UK firms start … Read more