Expat refuses to leave Ukraine because officials won't let his wife go with him

21 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

A British expat living in Ukraine is refusing to leave because UK officials won’t help evacuate his Ukrainian wife with him – and says dogs were given more priority in Kabul. Thomas Jones, 52, moved to Ukraine in 2015 where he met and married his wife, Iryna, 47, the following year. Mr Jones, who moved … Read more

Tesco worker stays silent for three months and won't even speak to shoppers

11 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

Avid fund-raiser Lee Clark hasn’t spoken to anyone at work for almost three months now – but it’s not because he doesn’t get on with his colleagues. Tesco employee Lee works at a branch of the supermarket in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, and isn’t even speaking to customers. The usually “noisy and chatty” dad-of-five is part way … Read more