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What annoys you?
Grumpy colleagues and slow computers make unhappy workers.
According to a recent study grumpy colleagues are slow computers are the among the things that annoy workers most.

36% of those surveyed found grumpy or moody colleagues one of the most unpleasant aspects of office life and 36% found slow computers one of the most frustrating things.

The survey found the Top 10 office annoyances were:
1. Grumpy or moody colleagues)
2. Slow computers
3. Small talk/gossip in the office
4. The use of office jargon or management-speak
5. People speaking loudly on the phone
6. Too much health and safety in the work place
7. Poor toilet etiquette
8. People not turning up for meetings on time or at all
9. People not tidying up after themselves in the kitchen
10.Too cold/ cold air conditioning

The most annoying jargon:
1. “Thinking outside the box”
2. “Let's touch base”
3. “Blue sky thinking”
4. “Blamestorming” (working out whose fault something is)
5. “Drill down to a more granular level” (Look at something in more detail)
6. “Let's not throw pies in the dark” (make a plan rather than going along blindly)
7. “I've got that on my radar”
8. “Push the envelope”
9. “Bring your A-game” (Do something to the best of your ability)
10. “Get all your ducks in a row”

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Birmingham Dogs Home makes urgent appeal

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 Birmingham Dogs Home has issued an urgent winter appeal as it faces more challenges over the Christmas period.

The rescue centre has seen a dramatic increase in dogs coming into its care, and is currently caring for over 200 dogs. With rising costs and dropping temperatures, the charity is calling for urgent support.

It costs the charity £6,000 per day to continue its work.

Fi Harrison, head of fundraising and communications, said: "It's heart-breaking for our team to see the conditions some dogs arrive in. We really are their last chance and hope of survival."

More information about the appeal can be found here

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Avian flu confirmed at premises in Cornwall

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in commercial poultry at a premises near Rosudgeon, Cornwall.

All poultry on the infected site will be humanely culled, and a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place. Poultry and other captive birds in the 3km protection zone must be housed.

The case is the second avian flu case confirmed in commercial poultry this month. The H5N5 strain was detected in a premises near Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, in early November. Before then, the disease had not been confirmed in captive birds in England since February.

The UK chief veterinary officer has urged bird keepers to remain alert and practise robust biosecurity.

A map of the disease control zones can be found here.