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Danny Trejo on doing time, tacos and teaching De Niro to rob banks
Growing up, Trejo didn’t spend much time eating at restaurants. Born in Echo Park, East LA, in 1944, he grew up in Pacoima in the San Fernando Valley. His father, another Dan, was a labourer who never set foot in the kitchen. It was up to his stepmother, Alice, toContinue Reading
Number of young entrepreneurs selling their businesses increases by nearly quarter in one year
The number of entrepreneurs under the age of 40 selling their businesses has increased by 23% in the last year, rising from 4,719 in 2019/20 to 5,803 in 2020/21, new research shows. Recent years have seen significant success stories for young UK tech company entrepreneurs selling their businesses to PE/VCContinue Reading
Bah humbug! Over half of SME owners say they’ll be working on Christmas Day to stay afloat
Forget feasting on turkey and kicking back on the sofa scoffing Quality Street, over half of small business owners expect to be working on Christmas Day as they battle to stay afloat during the cost of living crisis. Rather than spending precious time off with family or friends, 59% ofContinue Reading
Pay gap at UK’s largest companies widens
The pay gap at the UK’s largest companies, which measures the difference in earnings between pay packets for chief executives and average employees, rose last year despite upward pressure on wages across the economy. Data from the High Pay Centre, a think tank focused on pay and employment rights, foundContinue Reading
UK Job vacancies fall below one million
The number of job openings in the UK has dipped below 1 million for the first time since May 2021, signalling that the labour market is cooling off as higher interest rates take their toll on the economy. Vacancies dropped to 998,562 last month, down 2.7 per cent from theContinue Reading
Emma Raducanu’s entire 2023 earnings eclipsed by Draper’s enormous UTS payday
Jack Draper picked up the biggest prize money cheque of his young career on Sunday when he was crowned the champion of the Ultimate Tennis Showdown Grand Final. As the undefeated winner, he took home £431,000 ($546,800) from one exhibition event alone. And the staggering sum eclipsed the 2023 earningsContinue Reading
The Crown viewers compare Kate Middleton’s mother to Kris Jenner
Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter The Crown viewers are comparing the character of Kate Middleton’s mother to American reality TV star and famous “momager” Kris Jenner. The final installment of Netflix’s drama, aContinue Reading
Darts LIVE with Fallon Sherrock knocked out as rival in tears at Ally Pally
What you may not know is that Fallon Sherrock, in action later today, has been battling an underlying kidney illness for almost 10 years. She explained ahead of this year’s Worlds: “I’m still having to manage the illness. My kidneys are only working to 23 per cent of their capacityContinue Reading
Essential Steps for Emergency Response
A defibrillator, particularly an automated external defibrillator (AED), is a life-saving device used in emergencies involving cardiac arrest. When the heart suddenly stops beating, swift action with an AED can make the difference between life and death. These devices are designed to be user-friendly, enabling both trained and untrained bystandersContinue Reading
Suffering from excessive sick leave? ► Read this
Do you have employees who call in sick often or never show up on time for their shifts? You’re not the only one. Research has shown that most companies in the UK have at least one “problematic” employee, costing them more than the employee yields in revenue. What most companiesContinue Reading