27 h. ago Boss sparks outrage over shocking texts to employee's maternity leave request: 'Is this a joke?'

An uncomfortable text message exchange between a pregnant employee and her boss regarding a request for maternity leave has sparked a firestorm.

Events

6 d. ago BBC fans shocked by 'outrageous moment' during JADE's Glastonbury set

While performing her song Gossip, featuring Confidence Man, JADE said the swear word **** - and some people were shocked that it aired on BBC in the middle of the afternoon

Sport

7 d. ago White House outraged by shocking new DC sculpture showing Trump 'dancing' with Jeffrey Epstein

The anonymous artwork bears a quote attributed to the Trump White House: 'In the United States of America you have the freedom to display your so-called "art," no matter how ugly it is.'

Events

1 week ago Woman returned from maternity leave to find desk packed away into cardboard box

It's one of many examples of new and expectant parents being sidelined or mistreated at work

Politics

2 w. ago Michelle Keegan rakes in a huge six figure sum while on maternity leave after welcoming first child just three months ago

The actress and her husband, both 38, are thought to have a combined net worth of £20 million and welcomed their first child, a daughter name Palma in March.

Politics

2 w. ago Meghan Markle stuns fans with pricey new lifestyle product range

Meghan Markle has unveield the newest range of lifestyle products with her brand As Ever, shocking many royals fan with the limited availability and outrageous prices.

Politics

2 w. ago Michelle Keegan's staggering earnings while on maternity leave after welcoming daughter

The actress has reportedly been able to rake in a six-figure sum while on maternity leave after giving birth to her first child, a daughter named Palma, in March

Politics

2 w. ago Michelle Keegan makes huge weekly sum on maternity leave thanks to savvy move while pregnant

Former Coronation Street actress Michelle Keegan gave birth to her first child in March of this year alongside husband Mark Wright, with the happy couple raking it in during the new mum's maternity leave

Politics

2 w. ago Fans shocked at outrageous beer and food prices at Club World Cup in Philadelphia as travelling supporters are told: 'Welcome to America'

Manchester City supporters have been told 'welcome to America' but locals after expressing shock at the price of food and drinks at the Club World Cup in Philadelphia.

Society

2 w. ago Michelle Keegan stuns in white sports bra as she works up a sweat on paddle ball court after marking her return from maternity leave with new 'six

The actress, 38, who found fame as Tina McIntyre on Coronation Street in 2007, stunned as she uploaded a smiley selfie to her Instagram Stories on Monday.

Events

3 w. ago Grammys' launch 'suspicious' new category amid outrage over Sabrina Carpenter’s shocking album art

The Recording Academy’s baffling move is curiously timed as the singer’s controversial release goes viral

Events

3 w. ago Family of woman who died from Covid after giving birth sues Brazilian state

Exclusive: Lidiane Vieira Frazão, a black woman from Rio, was repeatedly denied appropriate treatment as President Bolsonaro downplayed the pandemic, lawsuit saysIn the early weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic, Lidiane Vieira Frazão, 35, was expecting her second child but, even at 40 weeks pregnant, she was unable to obtain a doctor’s note to start her maternity leave.Her job as a funeral agent – at times handling the bodies of people who had died from the virus – was on the long list of “essential services” that could not be suspended during lockdown, according to a decree issued by Brazil’s then-president, Jair Bolsonaro. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Clydesdale MSP returns to Scottish Government following maternity leave

Mairi McAllan has become housing minister taking over from Paul McLennan.

Politics

3 w. ago Boss sparks fury over shocking response after employee's child injured himself in school

An employee was taken aback by her boss' response when she asked to work from home after her child was injured at school.

Events

4 w. ago ‘Spiteful’ boss cut pregnant accountant’s hours after she told him she had morning sickness

Sadia Shakil’s employment was then terminated when she was due to start maternity leave

Economics

last month A Different Kind of Power by Jacinda Ardern review – not your usual PM

New Zealand’s former prime minister is a refreshingly informal narrator of her remarkable rise and fallJacinda Ardern was the future, once. New Zealand’s prime minister captured the world’s imagination with her empathetic leadership, her desire to prioritise the nation’s happiness rather than just its GDP, and her bold but deeply human approach to the early stages of the pandemic (though her “zero Covid” strategy of sealing borders to keep death rates low came back to bite her). She governed differently, resigned differently – famously saying in 2023 that she just didn’t have “enough in the tank” to fight another election – and has now written a strikingly different kind of political memoir. It opens with her sitting on the toilet clutching a pregnancy test at the height of negotiations over forming a coalition government, wondering how to tell the nation that their probable new prime minister will need maternity leave.Ardern is a disarmingly likable, warm and funny narrator, a...

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