Woman baited and harassed by married male colleague wins sex harassment claim
Lucille Richardson, 56, was groped by Scott Jowett - but managers turned a blind eye, a tribunal heard
Man becomes first murder victim of world cup in the UK
The incident happened after the England Belgium game
Splitting the (financial) atom: how public backing produces cheaper nuclear power
By Robert Seiler It's official: nuclear is back in Wales. After weeks of discussions over the risks of investing in large-scale energy projects, the British government proposed to become an equal investment partner in the new Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant. Under a tripartite financing structure, London is going to take a...
Man held slave for 26 years faces jail for crime traffickers forced him into
A slavery victim was told that his benefits would be slashed and threatened with jail if he didn't pay a historical fine for committing a crime he was forced into by one of the UK's biggest human trafficking rings. The 51-year-old man, who was regularly beaten, starved and at one...
Neymar voted the ‘coolest’ footballer left competing in the World Cup
Brazilian forward Neymar is the coolest footballer currently playing in the World Cup, according to Brits. The PSG striker, who scored Brazil’s opener in yesterday’s second round victory over Mexico, beat two Englishmen to top the poll. Frontmen Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford were the members of Gareth Southgate’s squad...
On the trail of South Africa’s less famous wildlife parks
by Pat Levy I was standing feet away from a white rhinoceros weighing 2,300 kg, convinced it would impale me on its horn (it didn’t). The next day, after waiting for a porcupine to amble across the path, I watched as a lazy pride of lions gnawed on the last...
Dortmund star defender Sokratis arrives in London to sign for Arsenal
New Arsenal guvnor Unai Emery continues to stamp his mark on the Gunners, this time with the much-anticipated signing of perhaps the fastest centre back in the Bundesliga. The Greek defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos has made his mark at Borussia Dortmund with crunching sweeps, spectacular slide tackles and incredible speed for...
British nurse who used “voodoo” magic to traffic Nigerian prostitutes found guilty
A British hospital nurse who used 'voodoo' magic to traffic Nigerian prostitutes into Europe was today (Thurs) found guilty in the first case of its kind in the UK. Josephine Iyamu, 53, used a powerful witchdoctor to exert a control over her victims to fund a lavish lifestyle including jaunts...
China has banned popular computer game – because players can make characters gay
The Sims FreePlay, which was released six years ago, has now been banned in China and six Middle Eastern countries because authorities are worried about players enacting same-sex fantasies in the mobile game.