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☆ A food delivery driver who bit off a customer's thumb has been seen delivering food again
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA food delivery driver who pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm after biting off a customer's thumb has been spotted delivering food again, the BBC reported. Though Deliveroo riders have to be over 18 with no unspent criminal convictions, it's historically been up to individual riders, not Deliveroo itself, to check that their substitutes meet this criteria. But after Rocha appeared in court, the BBC spotted her twice collecting food for delivery on her moped, it reported. "We take our responsibilities extremely seriously and are committed to preventing misuse of our platform," the spokesperson told BI. "We have strengthened our processes and recently introduced a new registration process and identity verification technology for substitute riders."

Persons: —, Jeniffer Rocha, Stephen Jenkinson, Jenkinson, Rocha, didn't, he'd, She's, Jenkinson — Organizations: Service, BBC, Business, Winchester Crown, Deliveroo

☆ 6-figure Etsy sellers share 4 big mistakes all users should avoid when using the platform
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Insider spoke with four Etsy sellers who started their shops as side hustles and hobbies. They said to research trends, track costs, and accept that a store won't be passive income at first. First-time Etsy sellers could find themselves making common mistakes and not seeing the profits they'd hoped for. Mim JenkinsonMim Jenkinson started selling stickers on Etsy after her breast-cancer diagnosis meant she had to leave her job to undergo chemotherapy. She also uses paid services such as eRank, a platform that helps Etsy sellers find what key words are trending on the platform.

Persons: Jenkinson, she'd, hadn't, Read, Rachel Jimenez, Rachel Jimenez Rachel Jimenez, Jimenez, Emma Larocque, Emma Larocque Emma Larocque, Larocque, I've, Kelly Byrnes, Byrnes, she's Organizations: Jenkinson, Facebook Locations: Etsy

☆ I began selling stickers on Etsy as a fun hobby and now make 6-figures from my business. Here's how I got started.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Dorothy Cucci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Jenkinson makes hundreds of thousands of dollars a year from selling stickers and courses. Mim JenkinsonI wanted a creative hobby to keep my mind occupied, so I started to make stickers for my planner. A few months after I started, I started getting questions from customers about how I was making the stickers. I aim to find out what I can make easier for them, whether they're buying or making stickers. I would never have imagined that selling stickers would've had the impact that it's had on my life.

☆ Fact Check-Distorted photo of US Senator Fetterman not proof of a ‘body double’
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Senator John Fetterman is being shared alongside false claims that he received a “head replacement” or has a “body double” after he was admitted to hospital in February 2023. That’s not Fetterman on the right” alongside two photos of Fetterman (here). In other posts, people remarked the photo on the right shows a “body double” (here), (here). The photo on the right shows Fetterman being discharged from a hospital on May 22, 2022, as seen in Pittsburgh’s NPR News Station WESA article (here). Side by side comparisons of two photos of Fetterman are not proof he was replaced by a body double.

☆ Markets bracing for 'no landing' world economy scenario curb risk appetite
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Naomi Rovnick | Davide Barbuscia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Markets, bracing for a “no landing” scenario where global economic growth is resilient and inflation stays higher for longer, are dialling back appetite for both risk assets and government debt. But recent data reflecting still tight jobs markets has traders entertaining a new scenario where economic growth holds up and inflation remains sticky. “We’ve gone from softer landing to no landing - no landing being that (financing) conditions will remain tight,” said David Katimbo-Mugwanya, head of fixed income at EdenTree Asset Management. GOODBYE RECESSION RISK? Graphic: Economic growth forecasts turn high hereEuro zone recession expectations mostly faded in mid January as energy prices tumbled.

But recent data reflecting still tight jobs markets has traders entertaining a new scenario where economic growth holds up and inflation remains sticky. World stocks hit one-month lows on Wednesday, while Wall Street had its worst day of the year so far on Tuesday. "We've gone from softer landing to no landing - no landing being that (financing) conditions will remain tight," said David Katimbo-Mugwanya, head of fixed income at EdenTree Asset Management. Bond prices fall, and yields rise, when expectations of higher rates on cash make their fixed interest payments less appealing. Reuters GraphicsEuro zone recession expectations mostly faded in mid January as energy prices tumbled.

☆ British couple and two Australians killed in helicopter collision at tourist hotspot
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A pilot, two British visitors and a Sydney woman have been identified as the four people killed in a collision of two helicopters over the waterfront at an Australian tourist hotspot. Authorities say it was fortunate the death toll in the crash of two aircraft operated by Sea World Helicopters was not higher. The pilot of the second helicopter managed to land safely on a sandy outcrop despite the aircraft being damaged in the collision Monday afternoon near Main Beach on Australia’s Gold Coast. His helicopter had been in the air for less than 20 seconds when it collided with the second Sea World Helicopter attempting to land. Mitchell said the main rotor blade of the aircraft made contact with the front cockpit of the descending helicopter.

☆ Two British citizens among dead in mid-air helicopter collision near Australian theme park
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Lewis Jackson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Two travellers from the United Kingdom were among four people killed in a mid-air helicopter collision near an Australian theme park that authorities say could have been much worse. Queensland state police say two helicopters collided about 300 meters in the air on Monday afternoon as one was landing and another taking off near Sea World on Australia's Gold Coast. The helicopter that was taking off crashed, killing four of the seven aboard, including 40-year-old pilot Ashley Jenkinson and two visitors from the United Kingdom. Sea World Helicopters, which operated the aircraft involved in the crash, is independent of Sea World owner Village Roadshow Theme Parks and is closed until further notice, according to a statement on its website. Sea World was open on Tuesday.

☆ Slots to smartphones: Pandemic sends Australia’s gambling problem online
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Australia’s gambling industry has been in the spotlight in recent years, with public inquiries lashing its biggest casino operators due to lapses in money laundering protections. Online gambling has also been the focus of inquiries, but with its increasing prevalence, the government has answered consumer advocates with a pledge to take a deeper look. Australia overtook Britain, which has nearly three times its population, to rank third by online loss, behind the United States and Japan, said H2. The new center-left federal government this month said it will hold a parliamentary inquiry into online gambling, though some recommendations of a 2015 inquiry are yet to take effect. “At their fingertips they have 24-hour access to gambling online.

Online gambling has also been the focus of inquiries, but with its increasing prevalence, the government has answered consumer advocates with a pledge to take a deeper look. Australia overtook Britain, which has nearly three times its population, to rank third by online loss, behind the United States and Japan, said H2. The new centre-left federal government this month said it will hold a parliamentary inquiry into online gambling, though some recommendations of a 2015 inquiry are yet to take effect. "At their fingertips they have 24-hour access to gambling online. Wareham, the coffee technician, said he no longer uses poker machines and that family responsibilities help him control his online betting.

☆ Prima imagine de la nunta secretă ţinută de premierul britanic Boris Johnson şi Carrie Symonds
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-30 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Premierul Marii Britanii, Boris Johnson, a făcut nunta în secret cu logodnica sa, Carrie Symonds, la Catedrala Westminster, din Londra, în cadrul unei ceremonii restrânse, plănuită în secret, informează BBC. De asemenea, Johnson a fost felicitat de Twitter de premierul Irlandei de Nord, Arlene Foster, și de secretarul pentru Muncă și Pensii, Therese Coffey. De asemenea, un grup de muzicieni care-și cărau instrumentele a fost văzut părăsind reședința premierului de pe Downing Street nr. Ultimul premier britanic care s-a căsătorit în timpul mandatului a fost Robert Banks Jenkinson, în 1822. Legătura lui Johnson, 56 de ani, cu Carrie Symonds, a fost observată pentru prima oară de presă la începutul anului 2019.

Persons: Marii Britanii, Boris Johnson, Carrie Symonds, Johnson, El, Arlene Foster, Therese Coffey, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Ea, Symonds, Cuplul Organizations: Catedrala Westminster, BBC, Sky News, Romano - Catolică, Partidului Conservator Locations: Londra, Irlandei de Nord, Anglia, Londrei

☆ Premierul britanic, Boris Johnson, s-a căsătorit. Cine este soția acestuia
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-30 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Boris Johnson şi Carrie Symonds s-au căsătorit, în secret, la Catedrala Westminster. Boris Johnson, 56 de ani, s-a căsătorit cu Carrie Symonds, 33 de ani, în catedrala catolică din Westminster, în faţa prietenilor apropiaţi şi a rudelor, a raportat TheGuardian. Aproximativ 30 de invitaţi au participat la slujba religioasă – maximul permis în prezent – în centrul Londrei, după ce au fost invitaţi în ultimul moment. Boris Johnson a mai fost căsătorit de două ori anterior. Carrie Symonds, fost responsabilă pe probleme de de comunicare a Partidului Conservator, a dat naştere fiului lor la câteva săptămâni după ce Boris Johnson a ieşit de la terapie intensivă după un caz grav de coronavirus.

Persons: Boris Johnson, Carrie Symonds, Robert Jenkinson, Cuplul, Marina Wheeler Organizations: Catedrala Westminster, Evenimentul, Partidului Conservator Locations: Westminster, britanic, Londrei

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