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Unions in Europe press for new worker protections to counter heat stress
Trades unions across Europe are pushing for new, legally binding laws to protect workers from heat stress, which is linked to an estimated 230 workplace deaths each year. The campaign, gathering pace during the sweltering summer of 2026, matters because global heating is intensifying — Europe is warming at twice the global average — leaving…
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Marcus Rashford expected to start new season back at Manchester United
Marcus Rashford is expected to return to Manchester United for the new season, being re-integrated into Michael Carrick’s first-team squad once his World Cup commitments with England conclude. The development matters because the 28-year-old forward has been frozen out at Old Trafford since December 2024, spending recent spells on loan at Aston Villa and Barcelona,…
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Man, 41, ordered to pay £100 compensation for slapping ‘violated’ policewoman’s bottom – but judge ‘shares his frustration’
Thomas Simpson, 41, a credit controller, has been ordered to pay £100 in compensation and complete 60 hours of unpaid work after slapping a policewoman’s bottom while being ejected from his lodgings. The case is notable because District Judge James Hulse, who sentenced him at Stockport magistrates court, openly criticised the police response and said…
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From tipping to etiquette, here’s why buffets aren’t as great as lot of people seem to think
An OutKick columnist has used the site’s regular complaints feature, The Gripe Report, to argue that buffets are overrated. Prompted by a recent visit to a German buffet with his wife, the writer sets out a light-hearted case against the format, questioning whether the all-you-can-eat model is really worth the money for most diners. The…
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Severn Trent spared Ofwat fine after ‘serious’ waterwaste and sewage failures
Regulator found ‘unacceptable’ breaches in water company’s handling of drainage and sewage networkBusiness live – latest updatesThe water company Severn Trent has been spared a fine by the industry regulator despite “serious and unacceptable breaches” in its handling of wastewater and sewage.The watchdog, Ofwat, which has been investigating how wastewater and sewage networks are managed…
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Starmer warned his EU love-in is bugging farmers as red tape cuts allowing them to feed livestock eco-friendly insects and human food waste are held up while Labour woos Brussels
The Conservative Environment Network has warned that Sir Keir Starmer’s push for closer alignment with the European Union is harming British farming by delaying planned cuts to red tape. Proposals that would let farmers feed livestock with insects and human food waste — measures intended to reduce costs and free up farmland — have been…
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Will Cain challenges Stephen A Smith on ‘racist’ claim about ‘White dudes’ in the NBA
ESPN presenter Stephen A. Smith appeared on Fox News’ The Will Cain Show on Tuesday to defend his earlier assertion that the Los Angeles Lakers could not win a championship built around “three White dudes”, namely Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Walker Kessler. Host Will Cain directly challenged Smith, branding the remark “racist” and arguing…
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Valve has released Windows drivers for the Steam machine, y’know for the three people who managed to buy one and inexplicably want a different OS
Valve has quietly released Windows drivers for its newly launched Steam Machine, allowing owners of the compact gaming PC to install and run Microsoft’s operating system in place of the SteamOS software it ships with. The move matters because the Steam Machine is designed around Valve’s own Linux-based SteamOS, so official Windows support gives buyers…
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Summer holiday bookings bounce back amid fragile Middle East ceasefire, Jet2 says
The package holiday operator Jet2 has reported a strong rebound in summer holiday bookings following the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East, sending its London-listed shares up by around 10% in early trading on Wednesday. The company, which flies about 20 million passengers a year, said many customers had held off booking while they waited…
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Women and university graduates in Australia most at risk of losing jobs to AI, report finds
A first-of-its-kind Australian government report has found that women and university graduates are the workers most exposed to having their jobs displaced by artificial intelligence, while those in manual and vocationally trained roles are least at risk. The report, drawing on data from Jobs and Skills Australia, warns that occupations such as telemarketers, accountants, advertising…