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More than 700 McDonald’s workers join legal action over harassment claims
More than 700 junior McDonald’s workers have joined legal action against the fast-food giant after allegations of widespread discrimination, homophobia and sexual harassment at its restaurants across the UK.
Hundreds of current and former crew members – some as young as 19 – have instructed law firm Leigh Day to …
Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader, dies aged 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France’s far-right National Rally party, has died aged 96.
The former paratrooper, who led the party from 1972 to 2011 when it was called the National Front, had been in a care facility for several weeks and died at midday on Tuesday “surrounded by his …
What questions do you have about the fertility crisis?
It’s increasingly harder to overlook the
. Fertility rates in more economically advantaged countries are in serious decline. This raises concerns for the future of many countries, with some governments beginning campaigns. The issue is evenbecoming more politicised
, as more nations are offering …Dignity and humanity of Afghan women must be worth more than game of cricket | Jonathan Liew
“There’s all types of lines you can draw. We’ve drawn a line.” So explained Mike Baird, the chair of Cricket Australia, last month in explaining the governing body’s stance on playing against Afghanistan, the country that has just banned women from looking out of windows.
According to a new decree …
Former chair of child abuse inquiry says another one would only delay action
There should be no more inquiries into grooming gangs because it would further delay action by government, the former chair of an inquiry into child sexual abuse in England and Wales has said.
Prof Alexis Jay said there had already been a delay of more than two years in implementing …
Apple says it will update AI feature after inaccurate news alerts
Apple has said it will update an AI feature that has issued inaccurate news alerts on its latest iPhones, including that a man accused of killing a US insurance boss had shot himself and that tennis star Rafael Nadal had come out as gay.
The tech company said it was …
Labour apologises for TikTok video with ‘inappropriate’ soundtrack
The Labour party has apologised for using a soundtrack with “completely inappropriate” lyrics in a promotional TikTok video.
The video features AI-generated animals including a hare dressed as a nurse, a bulldog in a police uniform and a hedgehog wearing dungarees.
But the party took down the video when viewers …
Next to increase prices to help pay for budget tax changes
Next has said it will increase prices by 1% this year to help offset a £67m rise in wage costs driven by tax changes announced in the government’s autumn budget.
The fashion and homewares retailer also said UK sales growth was likely to slow as the tax increases for employers …
Tibet earthquake: scores dead and hundreds of homes damaged
A strong earthquake has struck near Shigatse, one of Tibet’s holiest cities, killing scores of people, damaging buildings, and sending people running to the streets in neighbouring Nepal and India.
Chinese state media said at least 95 people had died, more than 130 had been injured, and about 1,000 houses …
Tuesday briefing: How Britain has coped with an Arctic blast
Good morning.
British winters have grown markedly milder over the past century:
that the average UK winter has gotten 1C warmer and 15% wetter in the last century. LastFebruary
was the warmest in recorded history. There have been fewer and fewer snow …