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She was reinstated after an arbitrator ruled the real reason for her sacking was a complaint of sexual harassment against a male employee. … [Read more...] about Train conductor fired for sexy snaps straddling tracks – but she’s ‘not ashamed’ of her body

Is it OK if someone wants to live for years on a bench? Homeless-by-sea: How we ended up sleeping rough by the coast Not another 'I bought my house age 24' article Squatting in non-residential buildings or on land - as Stewart is doing - is not illegal, although it is a crime to damage the property or not to leave when asked to by the owner, the police or the council. … [Read more...] about ‘I’m homeless but I find great places to live’

Asked if the Duke of York would respond to the news of his former friend's death, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said: 'This relates to proceedings in the United States, to which The Duke of York is not a party. Any suggestion of impropriety with underage minors is categorically untrue.' … [Read more...] about Prince Andrew faces new Epstein anguish: Royal may be dragged deeper into ‘sex slave’ scandal as FBI inquiry into suicide of billionaire paedophile will switch to his associates, focusing on the prince’s socialite friend Ghislaine Maxwell

From high immigration to the green revolution, the PM’s road to uniting the nation is paved with pitfalls  Boris Johnson’s position appears unassailable. He won a crushing election victory. He got Brexit done. He has brought the Imperial Treasury to heel, and is indisputably in command of his Cabinet. His party is at almost fifty per cent in the opinion polls. Wise heads caution that nothing lasts forever. Margaret Thatcher led the Tories to success in 1987, and was removed three years later. Tony Blair took Labour to three successive victories, and his party booted him out. The soothsayers have prophesied the likely causes of Mr Johnson’s eventual destruction, from overmighty advisers to the inevitability of destabilising events, but many have questioned the durability of his new electoral coalition. … [Read more...] about Boris must beware the fault lines that could rock his new coalition

The airport went into administration with debts of €529m and a judge ordered that an auction be held to pay these off. In an outcome typical of Spain’s financial crisis, the biggest creditors are savings banks, who are owed €233m. Locals whose property was compulsorily purchased to allow the construction of the airport are claiming a further €106m. The airport drove the Castilla-La Mancha savings bank, a 68% shareholder in the scheme, to bankruptcy, but not before it had handed out multimillion-euro payoffs to its directors. … [Read more...] about Welcome to Don Quixote airport: cost €1bn – now it could sell to China for €10,000