Royal Mail fined £10.5m for missing delivery targets
Royal Mail has been fined £10.5m by the regulator for failing to meet delivery targets for first and second class mail. It is the second year in a row the…
UK economy shrinks for the second month in October
The UK economy shrunk for the second month in a row in October after official figures showed a 0.1% drop. The economy had been expected to return to growth following…
Woman awarded £36k after complaint
BBC Fernanda Hermosilla said it was a “very stressful experience” A woman who complained of “unwanted and inappropriate physical contact” by a colleague during a Christmas party has accepted settlements…
China jails ex-football head coach Li Tie for bribery
The former coach of the Chinese national men’s football team has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for bribery, state media reported. Li Tie, who also played for Everton…
Former prison head charged with torture in US
A former Syrian government official has been charged with torture in the United States, authorities said on Thursday. Samir Ousman Alsheikh, who oversaw the Damascus Central Prison from 2005 and…
Alleged Chinese spy with links to Prince Andrew banned from UK
A Chinese businessman described as a “close confidant” of the Duke of York has lost an appeal against a decision to bar him from the UK on national security grounds.…
Astro Bot wins Game of the Year
Sony Astro Bot brings together some of the biggest character designs from PlayStation’s past and present Astro Bot has won the top prize at the videogame industry’s biggest awards ceremony.…
Mossbourne Federation accused of ‘toxic culture’ toward school pupils
BBC Former pupil Isaac has questioned whether the top grades he attained were worth the impact on his mental health A leading school academy trust is facing allegations of presiding…
I still get recognised for my single cult scene
‘I had a 32-second stare off with Stacey’ She appeared in just one scene of Gavin and Stacey, but Catrin-Mai Huw still gets recognised for her role in the show.…
India’s controversial Places of Worship Act
Getty Images The Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi city is at the centre of a dispute in court India’s top court is hearing a number of petitions challenging a decades-old law…