50 m. 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.

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76 m. ago Why have Israeli attacks on Syria surged since the fall of Assad? – video explainer

Just two days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria last December, Israel launched a sweeping offensive, seizing the Golan Heights and carrying out hundreds of airstrikes across the country. Israel has remained militarily involved in Syria, declaring regions near their shared border a demilitarised zone and carrying out frequent attacks, patrols and raids. These measures have frustrated the new leadership in Damascus, led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, which has accused Israel of destabilising the country. Amaa al-Omar, a journalist who reports on Syria, explains what is driving the conflict and what impact it has had on Syria's interim leadersIsrael to occupy Syrian southern territory for ‘unlimited time’, says ministerSyria calls Israeli air strikes on Damascus a ‘dangerous escalation’Israel says airstrikes in Syria are ‘message’ to protect Druze minority Continue reading...

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79 m. ago Man dies at PureGym as firm issues 'very sad' statement after tragic incident

A man has died at a PureGym in Weston-super-Mare on Wednesday morning after paramedics were called to the scene. The gym has now reopened after being shut down

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95 m. ago Johanna Rytting Kaneryd: How Chelsea’s ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ found her strength

Interview: The speedy winger is hoping to make an impact in the Women’s FA Cup final at Wembley after emerging as a key player under Sonia Bompastor

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1 hour ago South Ayrshire care chiefs play down impact of UK Government's overseas care ban announcement

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced the plan to end visas for overseas care workers.

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2 h. ago Scots knitwear giant closes in on welcome return to Ayr High Street

Planning permission has been granted under delegated powers for the firm to erect signage across the road from its previous base.

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2 h. ago Superdrug introduces major change as it now stocks Skechers, Nike and Crocs

The health and beauty firm has expanded its online marketplace following high customer demand for a diverse shopping experience.

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3 h. ago Police intensify search for mother of three abandoned babies

Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford, who acts as a strategic investigative adviser for the operation, said that "traditional" policing methods had not yet produced a result

Events

3 h. ago Why has the UK economy grown and what impact do tariffs have?

Here, the PA news agency looks at why GDP has increased and what’s next for the UK economy.

Economics

3 h. ago The Afterlife of Malcolm X: how the civil rights icon influenced America

In the year in which the groundbreaking activist would have turned 100, a new book looks at the enduring impact of his words and how they resonate todayThe Afterlife of Malcolm X is a new book about the great Black leader who was born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska, 100 years ago; who in the 1950s converted to Islam and dropped his “slave name”; who rose to fame as the militant voice of the civil rights era; and who was assassinated in New York in 1965, aged just 39.The book is not a biography. As the author, Mark Whitaker, puts it, his book tells “the story of the story of Malcolm, the story that really made him the figure he is today, even more so than what he accomplished while he was living. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Field Day festival hit with growing boycott as artists pull out in solidarity with Palestine

An open letter encouraging the London festival to sever its ties with investment firm KKR has 200 signatories, including Massive Attack and Brian Eno

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4 h. ago Pete Rose returns to the Hall conversation as baseball embraces his original sin

MLB’s all-time hits leader was exiled from the sport he loved because of his gambling. Now the game is embracing betting at every opportunityThe not-so-bombshell decision on Tuesday by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred to reinstate Pete Rose, ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson and others to eligibility for the Hall of Fame, was actually months in the making. In January, representatives for Rose filed a petition in support of the former Reds star, who died last September, with MLB. Then in an April White House meeting, Manfred met with Donald Trump and discussed the Rose affair. Trump has made his opinions known about Rose for years. Though the wheels were already in motion, the meeting made Rose’s reinstatement feel inevitable.Manfred was – and is – in a difficult position. Across American institutions – from law firms to media outlets to universities – the intense pressure from the White House to conform to Trump has been hard to ignore. And with immigration from countries that produce many of MLB’...

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4 h. ago Online gambling firm Spreadex fined £2m for social responsibility failings

The Gambling Commission said the firm did not appropriately engage with a customer who hit a daily deposit limit of £3,340 12 times in 14 days.

Economics

5 h. ago Jon Rahm 'hurting' and 'hasn't turned up' as PGA Championship star singled out

Jon Rahm is "hurting" at the major championships since joining LIV Golf, according to one golf icon who has given his take one impact of the lucrative Saudi series

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6 h. ago How the rise in remote working could have a negative impact on UK growth

Covid-19 pandemic forced a change in how the country works with more companies adopting hybrid working

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6 h. ago Zoe Ball's exit impact on BBC Radio 2 uncovered amid Scott Mills takeover

She bowed out as presenter of the Breakfast Show on December 20, 2024, after nearly six years in the role

Politics

8 h. ago 'We are already suffering... we need support or a reward for going through this'

Firms on Chapel Street have hit out at the congestion seen since roadworks began last week - Ethan Davies and Greta Simpson report

Events

9 h. ago ‘We are witnessing ecocide’: Santander accused of funding vast deforestation

The Spanish bank has funnelled $600m to firms clearing South America’s fragile Gran Chaco ecosystem for beef, palm oil and soya, Global Witness saysSergio Rojas recalls how, as a child, he would see bulldozers rolling into Argentina’s Gran Chaco region, razing the forests to the ground and setting the felled trees alight. Animals would scatter and flee, with armadillos, deer, snakes and lizards darting across the ground in search of a new home.The forests of the Gran Chaco were also Rojas’s home. He and his family, members of Argentina’s Indigenous Qom community, lived a nomadic lifestyle in the forest, relying on the woodlands and rivers for shelter and food, relocating about every 20 days to allow the land to regenerate and recover. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Scottish Labour donor warns national insurance hike will fuel job losses

EXCLUSIVE: Lord Haughey predicted the NI rise would have a negative impact on the economy.

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10 h. ago Kashmiris ‘feel unheard’ again as Trump offers to mediate dispute between India and Pakistan

People in the conflict-torn Himalayan region tell Maroosha Muzaffar they welcome a ceasefire, but feel frustrated at being sidelined from discussions that directly impact their lives

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