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Hair salon ‘happy’ stylist advert is banned by job centre as it “discriminates” unhappy people’ 

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A hair salon has been told it cannot place a job advert for a ‘happy’ new stylist – because the word happy is discriminatory. Alison Birch, who runs AJ’s Unisex hair salon in Stroud, Gloucestershire was amazed when an official at the local job centre said she could not stipulate happiness as a required quality … Read more

NHS gave hospital at the centre of a baby deaths scandal a £1.2million bonus for maternity care 

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Revealed: NHS gave hospital at the centre of a baby deaths scandal a £1.2million bonus for maternity care East Kent Hospitals was given money by the NHS in 2018 after hitting ten targets  A major independent review has been launched after at least 15 babies died Staff were suspected of covering up deaths by not referring … Read more

Dune stars Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya take centre stage as Empire release epic covers

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The highly-anticipated re-imagining of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novels is gearing up for a release in December this year. And ahead of Dune hitting cinemas, Empire have released not one but two epic new covers, with stars Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya leading the way. The stunning issues, available early next month, portrays Timothée as the film’s protagonist, … Read more

Hospital at centre of a maternity scandal is the first to face action over high coronavirus rates

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Hospital at centre of a maternity scandal is the first to face action over high coronavirus rates on its wards East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust is the first to face action over high Covid rates Care Quality Commission issued a legal order after an inspection on August 12 It will now be subject to weekly … Read more

The Yorkshire Job Centre: Single mother-of-three shocks viewers after gaining £450 in benefits week

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A single mother-of-three who arrived in the UK from Czech Republic aged four shocked viewers of The Yorkshire Job Centre last night after revealing her hopes to gain £450 per week. Katrina, 24, from Leeds, sought help from the Southern House Job Centre on the Channel 4 programme after struggling with finances when her boyfriend … Read more

All 900 workers at Scottish chicken factory at centre of covid outbreak are ordered to self-isolate

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All 900 staff at a chicken factory that was closed by a coronavirus outbreak have been ordered to self-isolate while they’re off work – or risk losing their pay.    Management at the 2 Sisters plant, in Coupar Angus, issued the ultimatum as the number of positive coronavirus cases linked to the factory rose to 152, … Read more

Earl of Cawdor loses battle with his duchess stepmother over new visitor’s centre

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An aristocrat has lost a battle with his stepmother over plans to build a visitor attraction at the castle linked to Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Colin Campbell, the seventh Earl of Cawdor, was enraged after his Czech stepmother, the dowager duchess Lady Angelika Cawdor, applied to build an events, exhibition and banqueting venue in the garden of … Read more

Amsterdam installs eco urinals that look like planters in city centre to combat ‘wild peeing’

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Amsterdam installs sustainable urinals that look like traditional planters in city centre to combat problem of ‘wild peeing’ Amsterdam’s council has had 12 GreenPees installed in city’s tourist hot spots Urinals double as planters, providing an eco-friendly solution to public urination  The innovative design, which saw a 50% reduction in wild peeing, uses less water … Read more

Derby Shopping centre remains closed as bomb squad continue to investigate a ‘suspicious package’

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Shopping centre in Derby remains closed as bomb squad continue to investigate a ‘suspicious package’ found yesterday evening A Derby shopping centre closed overnight after reports of a ‘suspicious package’ A bomb disposal team were called to Intu Derby after the reports on Friday night Diners were forced on the streets as the centre was … Read more