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
The UK economy unexpectedly declined in October, as a weak month for pubs and restaurants dragged on growth amid some uncertainty ahead of the autumn Budget. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) contracted 0.1% in October. Most economists had been expecting GDP to rise by 0.1% during the month. The … Read more
-Credit: (Image: Huw Evans Picture Agency) Here’s your round-up of all the latest rugby news for Friday, December 13. Falletau inching closer to return Wales No. 8 Taulupe Faletau is back in full training as he nears his return for Cardiff. The Lions star hasn’t played since April, when he broke his shoulder minutes into … Read more
Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Amy Dowden has teased a possible special return to the show ahead of this weekend’s final after being forced to pull out from injury. The dancer, 34, from Caerphilly dropped out of the BBC competition just weeks into the new series, after being hospitalised for a leg injury during a … Read more
A Buckingham Palace staff member was reportedly arrested after smashing glasses and trying to assault a member of bar worker at a boozy Christmas party. A party for staff spiralled “out of control” as around 50 people arrived at an All Bar One pub after having drinks at the Palace on Tuesday. A woman, believed … Read more