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Planned strikes by Avanti West Coast during the Christmas period have been suspended, the RMT union has announced. Workers at the busy rail operator had been due to taken place on December 22, 23 and 29. The union members, who work as train managers, will now vote on a revised offer aimed at resolving a … Read more
People who use “dodgy” Fire TV Sticks to illegally stream TV shows, sports fixtures and films have been warned they could face harsh penalties amid widespread police raids as part of a two-week crackdown. The two-week operation, led by a number of police forces and anti piracy body Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), is seeing … Read more
A Buckingham Palace maid was allegedly arrested after a work Christmas party turned violent. The 24-year-old woman was detained at an All Bar One in central London on Tuesday evening after “smashing glasses”, according to The Sun. The Palace said the event was not an official Christmas party but added that ““appropriate action” would still … Read more
A “sexual predator” has been jailed after he assaulted and raped a young woman following a night out in south-east London. Craig Dorney, 35, of Duncombe Hill, Lewisham, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court to seven years in prison on Thursday for rape and two counts of sexual assault. The court heard the 27-year-old victim … Read more
A woman has settled a case of alleged sexual harassment at a work Christmas dinner. Fernanda Hermosilla settled her case against a colleague for £21,000 and against her employer, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, for £15,000. Ms Hermosilla, who was supported by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, attended a staff Christmas dinner in … Read more
Friday the 13th is considered by many to be an unlucky day. We have had two of them in 2024. The first one was in September and the second in December. The fear of the date even has a name – paraskevidekatriaphobia – from the Greek words paraskeví (meaning ‘Friday’) and dekatreís (meaning ‘thirteen’). Symptoms … Read more
A woman who saves £500 a year buying her Christmas presents second hand and now plans to launch a pre-loved business has urged shoppers to skip the festive sales. Iso Neville, a 27-year-old social media manager from south-east London, committed to second-hand shopping in 2019, saving over £25,000 on designer finds like a £1,500 Burberry … Read more
People relying on a council’s accessible transport service are being left in doubt as to whether or not they’ll be picked up, a councillor in the Vale of Glamorgan has claimed. Vale of Glamorgan Council’s member for Llandow, Cllr Christine Cave, called for an update report on the local authority’s Greenlinks service, saying that a … Read more
Regulator Ofcom has fined Royal Mail £10.5 million for missing its post delivery targets in the 2023-2024 financial year. The fine is the second in two years, after the watchdog also gave Royal Mail a £5.6 million penalty in November 2023. Royal Mail said just under three-quarters of first class post was delivered on time … Read more
Shirley Ballas, the esteemed head judge of Strictly Come Dancing, has had her fair share of tumultuous relationships, including a shocking encounter with a woman who once told her she’d slept with her then husband. Shirley, 63, recently announced her relationship to Danny Taylor had broken down, she’s also experienced marriage twice and has also … Read more