44 h. ago No union and forget staff toilet breaks, but hey, at least Bezos can buy Venice for his wedding | Catherine Bennett

In a triumph of bling over restraint, the bride will get a hen do in space and a party on a super-yachtWell done us. It can’t be long before Jeff Bezos personally extends his thanks, as he did when we – Amazon employees and Amazon customers – paid for his flight to sub-orbital space, but let’s not wait. As soon as Monday, when his fiancee, Lauren Sánchez, is due with five friends on a rocket trip, Amazon givers could be witness, again, to the kind of unfettered excess that is only possible if everyone, at every level, contributes, even if it’s only via permanent surveillance and a surrendered toilet break.But no one puts it better than Jeff, the founder and chief executive of Amazon, did himself, after he took his inaugural Blue Origin space trip in 2021. “You guys paid for all this.” More recently, we provided funds – that might not exist without the company’s pitiless working conditions – for Sánchez’s pink diamond engagement ring, proudly exhibited, estimated value, $3m. The...

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4 d. ago School used toilet cubicle as 'safe space' for pupil known for kicking staff and throwing chairs

A boy who shut himself in a school toilet for more than four hours didn't have food or drink but was checked on and came out "calm", says teacher

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5 d. ago Classroom assistant took matters into her own hands after teacher left pupil locked in without food and drink

A child shut himself into a small toilet cubicle for hours because he didn't want to attend school assembly until staff were able to open the door

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1 week ago Find out if Lauren Sanchez's splashy wedding to Jeff Bezos in Venice will take place on his $500M yacht

'The wedding will not take place on Jeff's yacht, that has been ruled out,' a source shared with DailyMail.com. Bezos owns a $500M yacht named Koru.

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2 w. ago Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s wedding won’t cause ‘abnormal disruption to anyone,’ Venice mayor says

The couple are reportedly planning a summer wedding in Italy

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2 w. ago Italian city moves to reassure locals and tourists over Jeff Bezos wedding disruption

The city claimed only 200 guests would be invited

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2 w. ago ‘A great big nuisance’: Venetians divided over plans to host Jeff Bezos wedding

Concerns over three-day nuptials with Lauren Sánchez come decade after Clooneys brought city to standstill When George and Amal Clooney tied the knot in Venice in 2014, bringing the lagoon city to a standstill by blocking off the Grand canal and filling its narrow alleys with celebrities and paparazzi, Venetians embraced the spectacle, proud to once again flaunt their hometown’s beauty and romance.But news this week that Venice will host the nuptials between Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon, and Lauren Sánchez, a former TV journalist, has not quite been met with the same reception. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Dead baby dumped in airport toilet bin found by traumatised cleaning staff

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: The infant was found in a dustbin in one of the toilets at Mumbai International Airport's T2 terminal by cleaning staff at 10.30pm on Tuesday night

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