Lush, Uniqlo and Gymshark have stopped using freelance retail workers hired through apps such as YoungOnes and Temper, after unions criticised the gig economy companies. The TUC wrote to the retailers urging them to stop using freelance retail workers amid concerns they were missing out on significant employment rights. Some retailers recruited temporary shop assistants…
Boeing 737 Max aircraft are assembled at the company’s plant in Renton, Washington, on June 25, 2024. Jennifer Buchanan | Via Reuters Boeing is embarking on another rebuilding year. A year ago, the company was thrust back into the spotlight for concerns over safety and quality when a fuselage panel that covered an unused emergency…
Hamas has posted a video showing a 19-year-old Israeli captive, as indirect talks between the group and Israel on a ceasefire and hostage release deal resume in Qatar. The footage shows Liri Albag calling for the Israeli government to reach a deal. She was taken hostage along with six other female conscript soldiers at the…
An apparently grieving killer whale who swam more than 1,000 miles (1,600km) pushing the body of her dead newborn has lost another calf and is again carrying the body, a development researchers say is a “devastating” loss for the ailing population. The Washington state-based Center for Whale Research said the orca, known as Tahlequah, or…
Rebel forces backed by Rwanda have captured the town of Masisi in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to various reports. This is the second town seized by the M23 group in as many days in the mineral-rich North Kivu province. The group has taken control of vast swathes of eastern DR…
Play video content TMZSports.com Vikings vs. Lions is one of the most consequential regular season NFL games in league history … a game so important, there surely will be no choreographed dancing from Camryn Bynum and his teammates, right? WRONG! TMZ Sports caught up with the standout defender just days before the highly anticipated matchup…
Victoria’s tourism agency has removed a social media post that described an unpatrolled ocean beach on the Mornington Peninsula as a “pristine swimming spot” amid almost 150 rescues on the state’s beaches on Saturday. Number 16 beach, on the Bass Strait side of Rye, is described on the Visit Victoria website as “recommended for experienced…
To kick off tonight’s 82nd Golden Globe Awards, we’re taking a look back at the standout moments since the Globes’ inception, dating all the way back to the 1940s. One iconic moment that went down at the 41st Golden Globes in 1984 … when actress and director Barbra Streisand became the first woman to win…
The first congestion charge scheme for vehicles in the US is being introduced in New York City on Sunday. Car drivers will pay up to $9 (£7) a day, with varying rates for other vehicles. The congestion zone covers an area south of central park, taking in well known sites such as the Empire State…
A landmark legal ruling that set out the duty of care New South Wales police owe people attending protests has been overturned on appeal, stripping an Invasion Day marcher of an $800,000 compensation claim and forcing her to repay $103,00 in legal costs. The NSW court of appeal handed down the decision shortly before Christmas,…
