An electrical company has won the hearts of people around the world after delivering a ‘payslip’ to the inquisitive young son of a recent client.
It’s fair to say that many tradespeople would probably get a bit frustrated if a child insisted on following them around and asking questions as they tried to get their job done – but not Seytons Electrical.
Rather than getting annoyed, the Hull-based electricians instead payed the lad for his time, effort and enthusiasm.
In a now-viral post on social media, Laura-Nicole Anderson explained that the company had been carrying out maintenance work at her home for the last six weeks, and during that time, her son Theo had taken a particular interest in what they were doing.
Laura said she presumed the electricians would be “sick of the sight of us” and “happy” when the work was finished after Theo “hounded them with questions”.
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It was quite the the opposite, though.
The firm delivered Theo his very-own branded payslip, along with his £15 wages, which were broken down into separate amounts for things such as measuring of items, counting and adding up number sockets, catering (yummy cookies), excellent volunteering and quality assurance (asking lots of questions).
Laura said it was “quite possibly the sweetest act of kindness I’ve ever seen”.
“We have had the electricians in every other week for the past six weeks and Theo has been obsessed with them.” Laura added.
“He has hounded them with questions, kindness and constant offers of help. I laughed that they would be the sick of the sight of us and happy when the work was finished [but] one of them popped over today to finish something quickly and surprised Theo with this.
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“[It’s] his first ever job”.
She heaped praise on the company and said they have “made Theo’s day”.
Laura’s post sharing the sweet story has now gone viral on social media, and has been tugging on the heartstrings of people all over the world after amassing over 51K interactions and 21K shares on Facebook, and over 100K interactions on Twitter.
“Aww this has actually restored my faith in human kind. That is so so lovely,” one person wrote.
Another said: “I love how they paid most for quality assurance. Great way to teach a kid that asking questions and being curious is a good quality to have”.
Shocking new survey reveals 40% of Brits haven’t read a single book in the last year
Emily Sergeant
A shocking new survey has revealed that 40% of Brits haven’t read a single book within the last year alone.
Reading is a lifeline for some, it’s a chance to delve into a story, open your mind, expand your horizons, and lose yourself in another world, but at present, it’s fair to say that reading is far from a universal habit among British adults – and in fact, 40% claim to have not picked up or listened to a single book in the last 12 months.
Ahead of World Book Day last week, YouGov decided to look into the reading habits of the British public and asked a total of 2121 adults a series of literary-related questions.
According to the survey, a quarter of Brits (23%) who responded say they have read or listened to between one and five books in the last year, with a further 10% admitting to reading or listening to between six and 10, and an extra 10% making their way through between 11 and 20 books.
Shocking new survey reveals that 40% of Brits haven’t read a single book in the last year / Credit: Freepik | Susan Q Yin (via Unsplash)
There are a small number of so-called ‘mega-readers’, however, with 4% of respondents claiming they have read more than 50 books, which is roughly one or more books a week, on average.
As often tends to be the case with many survey results, the results do differ between gender, age, and social class.
Two-thirds of women (66%) say they have read or listened to a book in the last year, but just over half of men (53%) say they have.
Older Brits are also more likely to be readers too, with 65% of over 65s and 63% of 50-64 year olds having read at least one book or listened to one audiobook in the last year, compared to just 57% of 25-49 year olds, and 53% of 18-24 year olds.
4% claimed they’ve read more than 50 books in the last year / Credit: Debbie Tea (via Unsplash)
According to YouGov’s findings, there is also something of a class divide in reading too.
66% of survey respondents who live in middle class households have read or listened to a book in the last 12 months, compared to just 52% those living in working class households.
And how about frequency? According to the survey, 50% of Brits say they read or listen to books at least once a week, with 37% reading ‘most days’, and 20% reading every day, and women more likely than men to be daily readers at 27%.
Just 15% of Brits say they ‘never’ read or listen to books at all.
While a growing number of Brits may be using audiobooks, most 53% don’t consider ‘listening’ to be the equivalent of having read the same book, and 82% still prefer physical copies of books.
Anaïs, Molly and Gene Gallagher share the screen in a new phone advert
Danny Jones
The Gallagher kids have enjoyed a little reunion of their own as Noel’s daughter Anaïs, as well as Liam’s oldest and youngest children, Molly and Gene, have been doing a little bit of light acting in a new advert.
It’s been just over half a year now since Oasis broke the internet and British brains everywhere after confirming their comeback and ‘Live ’25’ world tour and we’re now just a few months out from seeing it in person a decade and a half since they last played together.
The family feud is one of the most famous in all of showbiz but one thing we’ve always wondered is how much of an impact it had on the Gallagher kids, especially now they’re adults.
Well, it turns out that since their dads have put their brotherly differences aside, their offspring look to have done the same.
The advert itself is for Samsung and their new Galaxy S25 Ultra model and, more specifically, its new ‘Auto Trim’ video editing feature.
Set at what looks to be a dinner party, the two previously estranged Gallagher daughters can be seen sending messages back and forth; meanwhile, Liam‘s youngest son Gene is merely in the background other than calling the whole thing “cringe”.
He’s already far too rock and roll for all this clearly.
After all, he and the rest of his Villanelle bandmates are starting to gain some traction and might have some of those reunion shows to get ready for. 25-year-old Anaïs still maintains he didn’t even hear anything about it from dad Noel until the announcement itself.
Either way, the main thing is that the gang are all back together. Wouldn’t ‘r Peggy be proud?
Yes, LG Jr. might be opening up for his dad as one of the support slots.
It’s worth noting that the advert isn’t the first time the Gallagher kids have been pictured with each other since the reconciliation, though.
Molly, Anaïs, Gene and Liam’s eldest Lennon – who wasn’t part of this cosy little commercial for whatever reason – were all spotted at London Fashion Week together back in September 2024.
Despite plenty of choice words having been shared across the family tree over the years, it looks as though all is said and done and now we just have to pray everyone stays friends until July. If the ‘plum story’ has taught us anything, it’s that is a very delicate ecosystem.
After a more recent and seemingly legit picture of the two seemingly getting on together surfaced online (they must have had at least one little spat by now, surely?), it’s feeling more and more real as the five nights at Heaton Park and all the other dates edge closer.
Not that half of us in the office even managed to get tickets, mind you…
Emily Sergeant -
29th March 2021 
