I’ve covered protests of all sides which the Met police for a decade, compared to most forces around the world they are largely decent and fair. But this is bloody shocking and appalling.
A janitor making $4/hour walked into a Fortune 500 company boardroom. Shaking, he took a seat opposite the CEO.
"So I had an idea..." he nervously began.
Years later, that idea would become an iconic consumer brand and make him worth ~$20M.
Here's how that meeting went 🧶👇
People, Elvis has left the building: at 19:00 the Stena Foreteller left Rosslare on its maiden voyage to Cherbourg. With all driver cabins full & packed with freight bound for Continent. Here's to the essential workers keeping vital supplies moving - we salute you 🙏 #freight
#skynews - The government say you should go to Manston to get tested?
That's lies... they locked the gates at Manston... so the #LorryDrivers are prisoner... & that's against the law... the army were supposed to be testing at the port this morning... it's lies.
Well - try to send a parcel from a mainland UK postcode to Northern Ireland postcode via Hermes (biggest specialist consumer parcel company) and you get a message that you can no longer ship GB-> NI via UK site and are redirected to international site ....👇🏾
A long shot BUT my sister Tali has cerebral palsy and her greatest joy is cycling around on her big red trike, singing at the top of her voice. Today the bike was stolen from her flat in Golders Green (NW London) and she is devastated! Pls pls spread the word and keep an eye out!
Thread of why Brexit negotiations are in danger of failing. We didn’t want a deal we wanted a victory. Deals involve compromise, you have to prepare and explain to your supporters why compromises are worth it.
That was an amazing sunrise for our first day live streaming of the #Solstice at Newgrange. We hope you enjoyed the spectacular shots of the light penetration the Chamber. Join us again tomorrow.
We were going to Birmingham tomorrow to bring my mum to Kent for Christmas with us. She is housebound and 85. She has cancelled her carers and has no food in the house. My chance of sorting a delivery in the next few days: nil. WTF do I do now, Boris?
Brexiters: the EU is picking on us. They're singling us out for harsh treatment.
Reality: the EU has 2 sets of rules. One for EU members, one for everyone else. On 1 January 2021, the "everyone else" rules (not remotely as favourable as the member ones) will apply to the UK too.