Rooney traveller family jailed for modern slavery offences
Image copyright lincolnshire police Image caption The Rooney family ran a driveway resurfacing business Nine members of a traveller family who kept workers in squalid conditions in caravans have been...
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Emergency crews have begun an oil spill clean-up after an oil tanker sank close to the island of Salamis. Source link The post Oil spill off coast of Greece 'environmental disaster' appeared first on...
View ArticleYoung people fear for futures in Brexit Britain, says study
Image copyright dusanpetkovic Image caption Many of those questioned felt unprepared for modern life and work More than two-thirds of young people in the UK have an “international outlook” and many...
View ArticleWorkers drop exercise to meet job demands
Image caption ‘Cycling to and from work ticks all the boxes,’ according to Olympic gold medallist Chris Boardman Exercise is the first thing people drop when work pressures take up too much of their...
View ArticleWhat's it like to start reading at 60?
Image caption Florence Cheptoo began to learn to read when her grandchild brought home a library book What’s it like to read your first words at the age of 60? What difference does it make after a...
View ArticleUnemployment rate falls to 4.3% as wages stagnate
Image copyright Getty Images UK unemployment fell by 75,000 in the three months to July, bringing the jobless rate down to 4.3% from 4.4% in the previous quarter. The rate remains at its lowest since...
View ArticleWomen don't need 'political haircut' to succeed, says Tory MP Mims Davies
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionI ditched my “political haircut”, says Tory MP Women should not be deterred from standing for Parliament by pressure to conform to a “certain...
View ArticleOrchid gives up the secrets of its success
Image copyright Zhong-Jian Liu and Li-Jun Chen Image caption The orchid was found at Wutongshan Mountain in Shenzhen, China The orchid is known for its beauty and once changed hands for vast sums....
View ArticleCassini conducts last picture show
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJim Green: The Cassini discoveries ‘blew our minds’ Engineers now have a precise expectation of when they will lose contact with the Cassini...
View ArticleGrenfell Tower fire: First public inquiry hearing to open
Image copyright Reuters A public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed at least 80 people in June, officially opens later. It will examine the cause and spread of the fire, high-rise...
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