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Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
I quit my job & charge my man £10 a day to make his lunch…trolls say he must ‘kick me out' for my ‘backwards mentality'
Rae wasn't afraid to clap back at trolls who described her actions as "cheeky" MEAL DEAL I quit my job & charge my man £10 a day to make his lunch…trolls say he must 'kick me out' for my 'backwards mentality' Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A MOTHER has revealed that after quitting her job, she now charges her partner £10 per day to make him a packed lunch. But trolls have been left stunned by Rae's actions and even said her man should kick her out of their home as a result. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 A savvy mum has revealed that after becoming self-employed, she now makes her man give her £10 a day to make him lunch Credit: Tiktok/@raeroberts.x 2 Rae shared all on the "controversial" decision and wasn't afraid to clap back at trolls who described her as "cheeky" Credit: Tiktok/@raeroberts.x Just a couple of months ago, Rae, a mum-of-two from the UK, was working in a care home, where she had been employed for five years. But now, she is self-employed and is attempting to earn a living through social media. In one of her recent clips, she filmed herself preparing her partner's lunch, as she said: 'I charge my partner £10 a day to make his lunch for work.' Following this, she added: 'If he's gonna go and spend £10 at McDonald's, Greggs, wherever it may be, and put money in a stranger's pocket, why not put money in my pocket instead?' Rae recognised that not everyone will agree, but she isn't bothered, as she continued: 'It does seem to be a bit of a controversial topic, but it makes sense to me. 'Let's be honest, nothing in life comes free anymore, not even a paper bag - so if you're happy to go and pay the woman in Greggs for your lunch, then pay the woman that you love for your lunch, that way everyone's happy.' Not only this, but she also set the record straight and confirmed: 'He's fed and happy, and I'm paid and happy.' For Rae's partner's most recent lunch, she made him a peri peri chicken salad, which she served alongside cheesy coleslaw and two boiled eggs. She also gave her 'fuss pot' partner a cereal bar, a chocolate bar and two cans of Tango. Later in the clip, Rae confirmed that her man 'approved' of his packed lunch. I'm a 'bad mum' but people are reporting me to welfare for feeding my kids junk - they mostly get fed at school anyway Not only was he impressed, but he even described the tasty meal as 'absolutely beautiful.' Big divide But Rae's TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @raeroberts.x, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 229,800 views in just two days. Not only this, but it's also amassed 7,444 likes, 65 comments and 474 saves. Social media users were left totally divided by Rae's actions - while some thought it was a fabulous idea to make an extra income off of her partner, others thought it was 'cheeky' and 'backwards.' Charging him?! He should kick you out TikTok user One user shared: 'Great idea.' A second chimed in: 'Love this.' Whilst someone else penned: 'From today onwards I'll be charging.' But at the same time, not everyone was as complimentary, as one person said: 'But if you love your man, you wouldn't charge him £10.' Another added: 'Backwards mentality.' Top five easiest side hustles Dog walking Babysitting Selling clothes on Vinted or Depop Start a Youtube or TikTok channel Tutoring To this, Rae wrote back and claimed: 'Backwards mentality is men expecting everything done for them when they're grown.' A third commented: 'Charging him?! He should kick you out.' Eager to clap back and prove the hater wrong, the savvy mum responded: 'Kick me out of a house that's equally both of ours, yeahhhh.' Meanwhile, another gasped: 'I think that's a bit cheeky, £10 a day, a joke.' Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme - Sun Club
The Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
I quit my job & charge my man £10 a day to make his lunch…trolls say he must ‘kick me out' for my ‘backwards mentality'
A MOTHER has revealed that after quitting her job, she now charges her partner £10 per day to make him a packed lunch. But trolls have been left stunned by Rae's actions and even said her man should kick her out of their home as a result. 2 2 Just a couple of months ago, Rae, a mum-of-two from the UK, was working in a care home, where she had been employed for five years. But now, she is self-employed and is attempting to earn a living through social media. In one of her recent clips, she filmed herself preparing her partner's lunch, as she said: 'I charge my partner £10 a day to make his lunch for work.' Following this, she added: 'If he's gonna go and spend £10 at McDonald's, Greggs, wherever it may be, and put money in a stranger's pocket, why not put money in my pocket instead?' Rae recognised that not everyone will agree, but she isn't bothered, as she continued: 'It does seem to be a bit of a controversial topic, but it makes sense to me. 'Let's be honest, nothing in life comes free anymore, not even a paper bag - so if you're happy to go and pay the woman in Greggs for your lunch, then pay the woman that you love for your lunch, that way everyone's happy.' Not only this, but she also set the record straight and confirmed: 'He's fed and happy, and I'm paid and happy.' For Rae's partner's most recent lunch, she made him a peri peri chicken salad, which she served alongside cheesy coleslaw and two boiled eggs. She also gave her 'fuss pot' partner a cereal bar, a chocolate bar and two cans of Tango. Later in the clip, Rae confirmed that her man 'approved' of his packed lunch. I'm a 'bad mum' but people are reporting me to welfare for feeding my kids junk - they mostly get fed at school anyway Not only was he impressed, but he even described the tasty meal as 'absolutely beautiful.' Big divide But Rae's TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @ raeroberts.x, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 229,800 views in just two days. Not only this, but it's also amassed 7,444 likes, 65 comments and 474 saves. Social media users were left totally divided by Rae's actions - while some thought it was a fabulous idea to make an extra income off of her partner, others thought it was 'cheeky' and 'backwards.' Charging him?! He should kick you out TikTok user One user shared: 'Great idea.' A second chimed in: 'Love this.' Whilst someone else penned: 'From today onwards I'll be charging.' But at the same time, not everyone was as complimentary, as one person said: 'But if you love your man, you wouldn't charge him £10.' Another added: 'Backwards mentality.' To this, Rae wrote back and claimed: 'Backwards mentality is men expecting everything done for them when they're grown.' A third commented: 'Charging him?! He should kick you out.' Eager to clap back and prove the hater wrong, the savvy mum responded: 'Kick me out of a house that's equally both of ours, yeahhhh.' Meanwhile, another gasped: 'I think that's a bit cheeky, £10 a day, a joke.'
NZ Herald
6 days ago
- Business
- NZ Herald
More than half Crown Regional Holdings/Provincial Growth Fund loan book ‘at risk'
CRH chair John Rae noted the increasing proportion of at-risk loans in his foreword to the report. 'While this increase continues the trend from the previous reporting period, it is not unexpected when factoring the challenging macroeconomic environment,' Rae said. 'It is also important to remind ourselves that the space that the funds are almost universally targeted is into areas that banks and other financiers are either unwilling, or on a very limited basis, prepared to support – which makes our investments inherently more subject to risk.' CRH's single largest exposure is the expansion and development of Ōpōtiki Harbour, where $110m has been spent to date. While loans make up the bulk of CRH outgoings, it has also made equity investments in regional businesses – such as the $52m tipped into loss-making Whakatōhea Mussels Ōpōtiki. Revaluation of CRH's equity portfolio wasn't all one-way in the 2024 financial year. The 2023 report had impaired a $7m equity investment into lithium and silica extraction startup Geo40 after its main plant suspended production and there were 'material indicators of uncertainty in the going concern of the entity'. By 2024, however, Geo40 had resumed production and a secondary market share sale had allowed CRH to revalue its equity stake to $6.2m. Geo40 is also the recipient of $10m in loans from CRH. The release of CRH's 2024 annual report was held up for nearly a year over how to assess its loan and investment portfolio. Audit NZ said it needed to 'ensure that the risks associated with these complexities are addressed appropriately'. At the end of May, CRH said it was expecting the report to be published in 'mid-June'. In early July, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment said the report would soon be tabled to Parliament, which finally happened on July 10. The Audit Note attached to the 2024 report is identical to that filed the previous year, including an emphasis on matters regarding uncertainty in estimating the value of loans and securities and how discount rates and expected credit losses are determined. The next report is likely to see more write-downs, with CRH flagging a further three loan recipients have entered liquidation since balance date. In November 2023, CRH approved a loan of up to $5m for Hawke's Bay cherry producer Cherri Global to help the company recover after Cyclone Gabrielle. Less than 18 months later Cherri collapsed into liquidation. The first report by liquidators PwC showed CRH is among unsecured creditors owed $42m by the Cherri group. Ashburton-headquartered plant-based food manufacturer Sustainable Foods had been advanced $1.4m by CRH. Sustainable Foods entered voluntary administration in August. Its proposal to restructure its debts was voted down at the watershed meeting in November and the company had liquidators from PwC appointed. Despite a general security agreement, the liquidator's second report said the CRH loan was likely to face an $895,616 shortfall. Overall, Sustainable Foods is expected to leave all creditors more than $2.5m short. Timber wholesaler Guru NZ was tipped into liquidation in February. CRH is listed as one of six unsecured creditors who are collectively owed $773,085. Receivers were separately appointed to Guru in March by the China Construction Bank which sought repayment of $3.1m. The first receivers' report, prepared by McGrathNicol, said Guru owed a total of $14m to creditors and an estimated shortfall of $7.7m would mean unsecured creditors would be left with nothing. Matt Nippert is an Auckland-based investigations reporter covering white-collar and transnational crimes and the intersection of politics and business. He has won more than a dozen awards for his journalism – including twice being named Reporter of the Year – and joined the Herald in 2014 after having spent the decade prior reporting from business newspapers and national magazines.
The Guardian
12-07-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Lord's was the scenery: art and beauty of West Indies' historic first win 75 years ago
'So at Lord's was the scenery / Bound to go down in history.' Why isn't Lord's cricket ground marking the diamond anniversary of the Victory Test? We are now almost 75 years on from West Indies' deeply resonant first win at motherland HQ, two years after the first Windrush crossing, hats in the air, Rae and Stollmeyer, cricket, lovely cricket, a rush of blood in the dry yonic centre of the great colonial game, all of that. It would be wrong to say Lord's carries no trace of this occasion. Wander around its fragrant perimeters during the India Test, past the gated lawns, the scrolling bars and food courts, and you might spot an embossed brick in the wall of historical moments, just down from Wangfrott Major taking the inaugural village cup and the opening of the media centre: 1950 West Indies win their first Test at Lord's. Does it matter? Not all dates need to be celebrated. What is an anniversary? Simply a marker of time passing and time is definitely going to pass. Anniversaries are often meaningless and over-fanfared, not least in a sport where arbitrary numbers are routinely fetishised. This week it has been necessary to form an opinion on Wiaan Mulder not wanting to hang around long enough against Zimbabwe to score 401 because someone else once scored 400 (masterful, generous, hyper-confident act of self-captaincy? Or limp, beta bottle-job, face melting as he stares into the white light of the arc of history? Correct answer: mmmyeahmaybeboth). Still, it might have been nice to mark the occasion. Not least because it is probably the last significant date when anyone who was there at the time is still going to be alive. Also, in a break from the usual dynamic this is a good anniversary, a note from the past that tells us a few things about here and now. Mainly, it is just a brilliant story, full of art and beauty and ends that overlap in improbable places. It is treason to object to any part of the Paddington film franchise. To say, why do these warm, underdog familial things always have to happen in unattainably posh Georgian terrace sub-basement parts of west London? Why does the plot of so many works of heritage-based British culture hinge on whether Hugh Bonneville looks happy over his toast at breakfast or not? Why does the entire experience feel like being force-fed Waitrose shortbread by a cackling Stephen Fry while having your fingernails removed with nail scissors forged entirely from twee? All of this is unsayable, punishable by having a heated knitting needle inserted into your eyeball by the queen live on BBC Two. But the use of the calypso London Is the Place for Me does always seem a bit jarring, presented in Paddington as a note of happy-go-lucky triumph. The song was written in 1948 by 26-year-old Aldwyn Roberts, AKA Lord Kitchener, at a time when he had never been to London, as is clear from its references to friendly strangers and the beautiful scenery of Shaftesbury Avenue. The lyrics were composed, it is said, on that first Windrush crossing from Trinidad, a trip made in the company of fellow calypso stars Lord Beginner and Lord Woodbine. Kitch sang the opening verses for the Pathé News cameras on Tilbury docks as the first passengers disembarked, an amazing moment of British cultural history. And these people weren't fools. They knew what was waiting for them, for all the optimism about Britain as the imperial homestead. Within a few years there would be race riots in Notting Hill. Not long after Paddington's projection of Kitch's tune as a joyful ode to lived integration it would emerge that the British government had been deporting Caribbean pensioners. The song was a hello, a hopeful suggestion. It captures the anxiety of the moment, the men in hats and suits, women in Sunday best, here to work in jobs you don't want and stay in rooms you don't want them to have, a song about hope and about falling short too. As was Victory Test Match, written two years later, performed most famously by Kitch's shipmate Beginner, and the most obvious living document of that occasion at Lord's. It was an amazing match. A hot dry summer led to the presence of the two little pals of mine, Ramadhin and Valentine. Clyde Walcott scored a hundred. West Indies won by 326 runs on day five against an England team full of wiry, skinny postwar men. The accepted story is that the two Trinidadian Lords of Lord's composed the words in the stands as the game was coming to a close. There is talk of a celebratory post-match march to Piccadilly. And it is just a really lovely piece of music, from the seductive clarinet refrain you hear once and then always retain, lurking there in the back of your head, to the way the structure of the lyrics dramatises their content. Sign up to The Spin Subscribe to our cricket newsletter for our writers' thoughts on the biggest stories and a review of the week's action after newsletter promotion The verses are free and rambling and full of energy, but always returning at the end to the safety of a closed rhyming couplet. 'He saw the King was waiting to see / So he gave him a century.' There is hope here, but also uncertainty. Like London, Victory is a kind of plea, shot full with the desire for this to mean something more about connection and place. Beginner would record the song on the Parlophone label. Both men had successful musical careers. But the wider timeline is another story. A fight to make a home. Rivers of blood in 1968. Race riots in London and the Midlands 10 years later. Not long afterwards Dulwich college, just up the road from Brixton, would invite Enoch Powell in to give a talk in front of a starstruck Nigel Farage. In 1999 the England and Wales Cricket Board would produce its first disturbing report into cricket's structural racism, bookended to the most recent one. And it would be normal at this point to go from calypso to lament, to talk sadly about the decline of West Indian cricket, even if they do currently have a better seam attack than England. But is this really still the thing here? Or is it just the dead hand, nostalgia, a Paddington-isation. Bonneville frowning over his toast: he definitely thinks West Indies need to play more Tests like it's 1986. On the other hand, maybe the Caribbean has got what it needed out of this strange old colonial game. The years of sublime, super-disciplined dominance. A path into white-ball leagues remains for those who want it. What does cricket really have left to give, to the islands or to a diaspora that is pretty much absent now in the English game. So the Victory Test diamond jubilee will pass largely unremarked at Lord's, not just because it's a long time ago and things are always happening, but because there is no real urgency or need, and of course, no money in it. And maybe that's fair enough. Things that happened before don't have to happen now. The real point of remembering is simply to honour those who were there, the artistry of Kitch and Beginner, and to be reminded that even this far on not much has really changed beyond the names on the bricks.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Addison Rae, Katseye, and Nikki Glaser lead list of new Recording Academy invitees
Addison Rae, Katseye, and Nikki Glaser were among the list of music and recording professionals newly invited to join the Recording Academy. The organization, which runs the Grammy awards, extended invitations to nearly 3,600 industry members, all of whom — upon accepting the invite — will be able to vote in the awards. More from Gold Derby The horror! 'Sinners' and 'The Substance' lead Fangoria Chainsaw Awards nominations of year's scariest offerings 'Ne Zha 2,' explained: How it became the biggest animated film ever and is recruiting Oscar talent for the U.S. release Other notable invitees include Joey Bada$$, Grupo Firme, and Mariah the Scientist. "For today's music creators, Grammy membership opens up an incredible set of opportunities," Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr., said in a statement. 'Not only do voting members get the chance to honor their peers with Grammy nominations and awards, Academy members get access to hands-on experience, skill development to advance their careers, exposure to peers and mentors in the music industry and be part of an organization shaping the future of music.' The news of the invitation comes at a major moment for Rae, who released her first album last month and is currently sitting at No. 4 in Gold Derby's Best New Artist predictions for the Grammy Awards. "It is a huge honor to join the Recording Academy/Grammys 2025 New Member Class," Rae said in a statement. "I am so lucky to be surrounded by talent and poise that inspires me to create fearlessly and help encourage others to do so as well. Thank you for this incredible opportunity!" The first round of Grammy voting will run from Oct. 3 to Oct. 15, with nominations being announced on Nov. 7. Final round voting runs from Dec. 12 to Jan. 5, ahead of the ceremony on Feb. 1. Best of Gold Derby Billboard 200: Chart-topping albums of 2025 Billboard Hot 100: Every No. 1 song of 2025 The B-52s' Kate Pierson talks Rock Hall snub, influencing John Lennon, and fears a solo album would be a 'betrayal' to her band Click here to read the full article.
