2 h. ago JD Sports worker who was slapped on the bottom by male supervisor wins £65,000 payout as she settles sex harassment case

Jayla Boyd, who was 17 at the time, had worked part-time at a Belfaststore while studying for her A-levels when the supervisor slapped her bottom and then claimed it was 'muscle memory'.

Economics

8 h. ago JD Sports gives A Level student £65,000 after supervisor slapped her bottom

Jayla Boyd was working part-time at the store

Economics

8 h. ago Student gets £65,000 from JD Sports after supervisor slapped her bottom

Jayla Boyd was studying A Levels at the time

Economics

8 d. ago Champions League: Koundé double boosts Barcelona, Greenwood lifts Marseille

Bayern beat Sporting to move level with Arsenal at topAtlético come from behind to burst PSV’s bubbleJules Koundé’s two quickfire headers helped Barcelona to fight back and edge past Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 in the Champions League at Camp Nou on Tuesday, marking a much-needed win for the Catalan side.After a draw against Club Brugge and a defeat by Chelsea, Barcelona found their stride to climb to 14th in the standings, level on 10 points with several teams, as they aim for a top-eight finish to secure direct qualification for the last 16. Frankfurt are 30th with four points from six matches. Continue reading...

Sport

9 d. ago Alex de Minaur on his grand slam dream: ‘Some things may happen, some things may not’

The Australian is pragmatic about his chances of winning a major in the Alcaraz-Sinner era but knows he plays his best tennis when he doesn’t put pressure on himselfIt’s hard to think of anyone in tennis who works harder than Alex de Minaur, the Australian who next month will once again carry the hopes of a nation as he tries to become the first home winner of the men’s title at the Australian Open for 50 years. No one is faster around the court, no one more diligent off it than the 26-year-old. It’s a work ethic that has helped him to 10 titles so far in his career and he ends 2025 as the world No 7, his highest year-end ranking, and having won the prestigious Newcombe medal for a fourth time.But in a sport where success at the very top level is ultimately judged by performances at grand slams, De Minaur has so far fallen short. He has made the quarter-finals of a major six times – including five of the past eight – but with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner having split the last ei...

Politics

3 w. ago People from Pakistan are using holiday, work and student visa 'loopholes' to lodge record number of UK asylum claims, new figures show

Almost 10,000 people from Pakistan have entered the UK with work, student or temporary visitor visas before switching to claim asylum in a bid for permanent residency last year, data shows.

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