43 h. ago The Director by Daniel Kehlmann review – the author’s best work yet

This portrait of German film-maker GW Pabst and his moral struggles under the Nazis has the darkness and ambiguity of a modern Grimms’ fairytaleGeorg Wilhelm Pabst was one of the most influential film directors in Weimar Germany, probably best known on the international stage for discovering Greta Garbo and Louise Brooks. His radical approach earned him the nickname of “Red Pabst”, and when Hitler was elected to power in 1933, Pabst reacted by taking his family to the United States. He intended to emigrate permanently, but what was supposed to have been a brief trip back to Austria to visit his sick mother saw Pabst detained inside the Third Reich for the duration of the second world war. This unfortunate turn of events had a dramatically detrimental effect, not only on Pabst’s immediate situation but on his entire postwar career.Daniel Kehlmann has frequently used historical events as the basis for his fiction, most famously in his breakout 2005 novel Measuring the World,...

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3 d. ago Female law firm worker sued for victimisation after male colleague mentioned 'pretty privilege' and told her 'good girl'

Catherine Guinee reported Aaron Hodges to bosses for claiming that attractive women are more likely to secure contracts, an employment tribunal heard.

Economics

3 d. ago Adam Idah breaks silence on Celtic boozy night out as he sets record straight on taxi video controversy

The Republic of Ireland striker has spoken about his first full season in Glasgow and that controversial taxi incident

Politics

3 d. ago Beaming Maura Higgins enjoys a boozy London night out with her influencer pal Luke Hamnett

Beaming Maura Higgins enjoys a boozy London night out with her influencer pal Luke Hamnett  Daily Mail

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6 d. ago Watch: Humanoid robot housekeeper set to transform hotel industry, say tech company

A Chinese tech company has unveiled a humanoid cleaning robot it claims has the potential to transform the hospitality industry.

Society

7 d. ago Mum hurls knife at man after he 'pinched her and asked for sex' during boozy night in

Angelika Struckaja, 29, threw a knife at a man after he 'pinched her and asked her for sex'

Politics

1 week ago Google accused of ‘abusing’ the search advert market in £25 billion legal challenge

The US tech giant has been accused of abusing its dominant market position

Economics

1 week ago Dani Dyer 'splashes out £20,000 on her wild Ibiza hen party including a boozy brunch, boat trip and raucous night out at swanky nightclub' ahead of lavish wedding to Jarrod Bowen

Sparing no expense with her lavish nuptials, the bride-to-be shared a glimpse of her wild celebrations on Instagram.

Society

2 w. ago Inside Dani Dyer's boozy Ibiza hen party trip from night out to cocktails by pool

Former Love Island star Dani Dyer is making the most of her final weeks as a single woman as she parties in Ibiza for her hen do prior to her marriage to West Ham star Jarrod Bowen

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2 w. ago Brazilian tribe sues New York Times for allegedly portraying members as porn addicts

Defamation suit claims Marubo people were depicted as tech-addled and porn-obsessed after introduction of internetAn Indigenous tribe from the Brazilian Amazon has sued the New York Times, saying the newspaper’s reporting on the tribe’s first exposure to the internet led to its members being widely portrayed as technology-addled and addicted to pornography.The Marubo tribe of the remote Javari valley, a community of about 2,000 people, filed the defamation lawsuit seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages this week in a court in Los Angeles. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Dad made 'stupidest mistake of his life' as he left work after shift at Amazon

Rada-Emilian Ispas, 36, stole 87 Samsung mobiles and iPhones as well as high tech watches over the course of a year from his Amazon warehouse job, said to be worth a total of £85,000

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2 w. ago Female exec at 'tech bro' software firm was sacked because she wasn't a 'leader', boss tells tribunal as he disputes claims she was fired because she got drunk on Austria work trip

Shannon Burns - who was on £220,000 a year - is suing for sex discrimination after complaining of the rampant 'tech bro' culture at the 'male-dominated' firm that hired her.

Economics

2 w. ago Female exec 'sacked from £220k job for getting drunk at work trip to Austria' lost her room key and showed 'concerning' behaviour after 'drinking heavily', 'tech bro' CEO tells tribunal

Shannon Burns - who was on £220,000 a year - is suing for sex discrimination after complaining of the rampant 'tech bro' culture at the 'male-dominated' firm that hired her.

Economics

2 w. ago Sighing at a work colleague in frustration is harassment: Software engineer successfully sues tech firm for discrimination over manager's 'exaggerated exhales' that left him anxious

Robert Watson broke down in tears after his manager repeatedly sighed and made 'exaggerated exhales', which the tribunal ruled amounted to disability discrimination.

Events

2 w. ago British Army para secretly filmed himself losing his virginity with female recruit and showed it to his 'lad' friends, court martial hears

Gunner Josh Handley allegedly filmed himself having the one night stand with the 17-yeart-old trainee during a boozy night out, Bullford Military Court in Wiltshire heard.

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2 w. ago Fraudster celebrated as model reformed convict steals £307,000 after being handed job as head of HR and finance at Labour prisons minister's charity

For seven years, Samantha O'Sullivan secretly plundered the charity's coffers, stealing £307,000, which is more than the organisation received in gifts and donations last year.

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2 w. ago Fraudster celebrated as model reformed convict steals £307,000 after being handed job as head of HR and finance by Labour prisons minister

For seven years, Samantha O'Sullivan secretly plundered the charity's coffers, stealing £307,000, which is more than the organisation received in gifts and donations last year.

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2 w. ago Fraudster celebrated as model reformed convict steals £37,000 after being handed job as head of HR and finance by Labour prisons minister

For seven years, Samantha O'Sullivan secretly plundered the charity's coffers, stealing £307,000, which is more than the organisation received in gifts and donations last year.

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3 w. ago Black security manager called ‘slave’ by white colleague in London awarded £361,000

Richard Assan tells employment tribunal he left Vigilant Security due to ‘continuous bullying and racism’A black security manager who was called a “slave” and left his job due to “continuous bullying” has been awarded £361,000, an employment tribunal has heard.Richard Assan started his career with Vigilant Security in 2007 and was promoted to security manager in May 2018. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Female exec sacked from £220,000 job after boozy night out on team 'Hackathon' trip to Austria sues firm claiming 'tech bro' male CEO was 'even more drunk and inappropriate'

High-flying executive Shannon Burns was sacked for getting drunk at a work event despite male colleagues being 'far more intoxicated', an employment tribunal heard.

Economics