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1 week ago | bbc.com | Grace Dean

Shorts at work: Can men now get their legs out in the office? Getty ImagesWhen I call Tony Hardy, it's a sunny day. As he often does during the summer months, he's wearing a pair of shorts in the office. "We wear shorts all the time," he says. Tony runs a branding agency in Northumberland, with nine employees. His company, Canny Creative, doesn't have a dress code.

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Grace Dean |Alex Kleiderman

Image source, Getty Images/BBCGrace Dean & Alex KleidermanActor Gary Oldman has been knighted alongside David Beckham on a King's Birthday Honours list that also recognises Strictly Come Dancing hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman. The Oscar winner and the former football England captain are among 19 new sirs, while 21 damehoods have been announced, including singer and actress Elaine Paige and Regeneration novelist Pat Barker.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Grace Dean

Driving instructors say rising prices are fair - but learners can't keep upFaustina Kamara and Keith RoseFaustina (left) wishes driving lessons were cheaper, while Keith says the driving test backlog means his son Brandon (right) needs to take lessons for longerPaige Williams is desperate to pass her driving test. Her three-year-old son sometimes has "meltdowns" on public transport, where he might scream, cry or throw himself on the floor, she says.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Grace Dean

Remember Monday singer says she's lost wedding ring after EurovisionReutersHolly-Anne Hull (centre) said in a video posted the day after Eurovision that she had lost her wedding ringA member of the UK's Eurovision entry Remember Monday says she lost her wedding ring in video posted the morning after their Basel performance. "I've lost my wedding ring and my engagement ring," Holly-Anne Hull said in a video posted on Instagram on Sunday.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Grace Dean

Trying to book a driving test 'like buying a festival ticket', say learnersLauren DevlinLauren, 37, said she had to wake up early on multiple Monday mornings to join the online queue before she was able to book a test for AugustSome people used the Easter Monday bank holiday as a chance to have a much-needed lie-in. Not Stephen Dawes, who set his alarm for 05:45. It wasn't to start work or to catch a train - he just wanted to book his driving test.