Tesco is piloting office space in its stores for rent. Customer calls and emails will be picked up “alongside pints of milk and a carton of eggs,” under a new deal between the supermarket giant and flexible office operator IWG, he said The guard. Later this month, a 3,800 square foot space will be offered in Tesco’s New Malden supermarket with space for 12 private desks, 30 co-working spots and a meeting room.
St. Ives charges visitors to use toilets
A Cornwall town plans to charge tourists and holiday home owners to use its eight public toilets, while full-time residents can continue to use the facilities for free. The Telegraph said the move from St Ives was “the latest show of hostility towards wealthy summer residents” who are accused of driving locals out of the area. Residents are expected to be given a prepaid card or access code to use the public toilets.
Rookie lands plane after pilot falls ill
A Florida search is underway for a mysterious passenger who landed a plane after the pilot passed out. CNN said an unidentified man’s voice was heard on public flight records telling the airport tower he had “no idea how to stop the plane”. An air traffic controller who helped guide the man to Palm Beach International Airport met him on the tarmac to hug him, but the two did not exchange names. The pilot was taken to the hospital by the Palm Beach County Fire Department.
Source: theweek