Today's News

[Daisy]

Is this the perfect job?

Even if it means you've eaten the same breakfast for 22 years? And were once woken at 3 am to watch sheep giving birth?

The life of a hotel inspector is laid bare in this interesting article about "John" who's job is to rate hotels for the Automobile Association.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla...iness-58323888

Coffee, madam? Enjoy.

[Daisy]

What have Scotland, Yorkshire and Cornwall got in common?

Answer - they are TV's three top destinations for programmes - everything from "Scotland: A Year in the Wild", and "My Life in the Wild" to "Yorkshire Firefighters", "Our Yorkshire Farm" and "Cornwall with Simon Reeve" and "Rick Stein's Cornwall". All three areas have clocked up an impressive number of TV shows about them.

Their popularity is attributed to the various lockdown, especially the first one. It's also been said that people are looking for a more simple, straightforward life, not a dystopian nightmare.

Channel 5's "Our Yorkshire Farm" about Amanda Owen and her family was the broadcaster's most successful factual programme ever.

Programme makers have been looking for new destinations, but places with great appeal aren't easy to find.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58421232

[Gemini]

We love Our Yorkshire Farm.

[Daisy]

Remember the excitement when the Mars rover, Perseverance landed safely in February? It seems Perseverance is living up to its name and has drilled into what appears to be thick rock and collected a sample.

Its work isn't finished yet, though, it's expected to gather over two dozen samples over the next year or so, and then will be brought back to earth in a few years' time.

Not content with collecting and safely storing these samples Perseverance will image the contents. The latest sample confirms it's all working well, despite the fact that the first one crumpled into powder and fell out of the titanium tube.

It's thought possible that the crater where Perseverance landed could have been a lake in the far distance past, and the hope is that there may be traces of microbial life within the sediments.

Like us Earthlings, Perseverance is under surveillance from a mini-helicopter called Ingenuity. This drone is also scouting ahead to check the terrain the rover is heading for.

[Gemini]

And some very good news today....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-58458983

[Nanto2girls]

Good that he was found.

Our Yorkshire Farm is a favourite in our house.

[Daisy]

Gem, that really is good news. He must have been so frightened, poor little lad, and you can't even imagine what it was like for his parents and brothers.

[Daisy]

A very quick little local news snippet this morning.

Three people had a very lucky escape when the kiosk they were working in at the Southampton ferry terminal was side-swiped by an HGV vehicle. Caught on video.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-58467000

[Gemini]

Oh good lord How scary that must have been.

[Oma]

Wow they had a lucky escape

[Daisy]

Yes, they were incredibly lucky - that kiosk went down like a house of cards with them inside it!

On the video it feels as though it's all happening in slow motion and you want to shout to the driver to stop.

[Daisy]

What can you learn from ordering too many Simnel cakes for Easter?

Quite a lot if you happen to be Leanne Cahill, who also battled against prejudice about her working-class background, accent and a physical disability to become the CEO of a multi-million pound company.

After realising that she was being herded into working life at the clothing factory, Dewhursts she went to college and on to study maths at university, followed by accountancy. She considered careers in law and accountancy, but after being told she'd need elocution lessons to be taken seriously in court, she opted for finance.

It was while she was a management trainee with M&S that she made the Simnel cake error, and she realised that she should have discussed quantities with those who knew - her team on the shop floor.

As CEO of Bravissimo - a company most women with size D+ cups will at least have heard of - she now has an another interesting problem. Far from being too few women in the leadership team, only one of the seven-strong team is male! Gender diversity stood on its head.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58423705

[Daisy]

When we were young, children (especially boys) sometimes followed their dads into the same job/career/profession.

For some families that order has changed! Anne Fish, mum to professional Fortnite gamer Benjy (known as benjyfishy) started to play the game in February. As Benjy's manager she wanted to have a better understanding of the game. What she didn't expect was she very quickly gathered her own following. Anne streams her games on Twitch and puts out YouTube videos of her matches. She's clocked up 430,000 followers on Twitch and her YouTube fanbase is around the 165,000 mark.

She is paid monthly by an esports and gaming influencer organisation called Galaxy Racer.

Her Fortnite name? You've probably guessed - it's mamabenjyfishy.

[Gemini]

If you can't beat 'em join 'em springs to mind!!

[Daisy]

Exactly 20 years ago today the world woke to a new reality - terrorism on an unprecedented scale. Nearly 3,000 people never saw the end of that day. They all had family, friends, loved ones for whom the possibly casual "see you later" became poignant last words.

Most people remember where and how they heard the news filtering through, and possibly watched in horror as the second plane ploughed into the tower. The Pentagon, the very seat of American Government was also under attack, and a fourth plane came down in a field, killing all on board but essentially failing in its evil mission.

Today around the world 9/11 will be remembered. The 67 Britons who lost their lives that day will be remembered by the September 11 UK Families Support Group in a private service in Grosvenor Square in London. Sixty-seven candles will be lit in the garden as the sun goes down to remember each of those victims.