40 h. ago Ibiza bar workers are living in tents as island hit by overtourism and rent crisis

One bar worker said she slept in a tent with her 3-year-old son until they were evicted

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45 h. ago As summers of extreme heat become more common, the UK must protect its workers | John Harris

There’s been fury in Spain over the tragic death of a street cleaner. It’s not hard to imagine something similar playing out in the UKMontse Aguilar was only 51 when she died. She lived in the El Poble-sec area of Barcelona – it translates from Catalan as “the dry village” – where she cared for her 85-year-old mother and sang in a local choir. For three years, she had worked as a city street cleaner for an outsourcing company, wearing a lime-green uniform – made, her family later said, from “100% polyester a material used to make coats”.On 28 June, her shift in the city’s Gothic Quarter began at 2.30pm and ended seven hours later. The temperature that day had reached more than 35C, which left workers like her exposed: Spain has a clearer system of regulations covering heat and work than a lot of other countries, but it is still full of gaps.John Harris is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Kensington hotel worker jailed over child rape livestream had twice dodged prosecution for abuse images

Lester Sharpe was jailed for more than eight years for organising the livestream rape of a girl

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3 d. ago Tradies descend on Sussex in show of support amid industry's mental health crisis

Fix Radio, a UK radio station aimed at those working in the trade and building industry workers, has launched FixFest, a music festival for builders - thought to be the first of its kind.

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1 week ago British woman finds Amazon driver 'vigorously' performing a sex act in her bedroom... only for him to return two days later with another package despite being reported to police

The 72-year-old retired social worker, who now lives in a village on Spain's Costa Brava, said the courier delivered the box of mosquito repellant on July 15.

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2 w. ago Care worker had sexual relationship with boy at children's home she 'fell in love' with, donning skimpy outfits and letting him sleep in her bed, court hears

Lindy Leah, 44, 'fell in love' with a teenage patient having been assigned as his key worker, it was revealed at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday. She had 'denied any improper behaviour'.

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2 w. ago The Breakdown | The Lions will endure but who can we expect in the squad for 2029?

Ben Earl’s unambiguous backing shows how the tourists’ future could work even in a new world of rebel leaguesThe average worker bee, in the busiest months of the year, generally lives for up to seven weeks. Talk about a short and sweet existence. It is not dissimilar with British & Irish Lions tours. One moment players are winning a major series, the next their team abruptly ceases to exist. That’s all, folks, unless you can make the next trip in four years.That is a lifetime for many professional athletes, particularly those who routinely operate on a week-to-week basis and are about to enjoy a long-awaited summer break. So you would expect someone like England’s Ben Earl to roll his eyes and change the subject when asked if he would like to be involved in the scheduled next men’s tour to New Zealand in 2029. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Business news live: Workers to save more into pensions and FTSE 100 to open near record levels

Latest stock markets updates, business and money news on Monday

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last month British backpacker is stunned by how much she can earn stacking shelves in an Outback supermarket versus her old 60

Lauren, a backpacker from Liverpool, quit her job as a support worker earlier this year to travel around Australia, and started working at an IGA in Derby in the Kimberly region of Western Australia, in May.

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