An electrical worker in the US state of Louisiana was left dangling from his harness after the bucket lift he was in was hit by a large truck at a traffic junction. The man suffered minor injuries and did not require hospital treatment after the incident, which is being investigated by Denham Springs police, local...
“He wasn’t a politician, he was just a teenager, working hard to support our family back home,” Abdul Ghani tells us of his eldest son Abdul Wali, 18, killed in an Israeli strike in Iran. His father, says that Abdul was working and living in a construction site in north-east Tehran near a military building,...
Roksana Lecka answered “no comment” when pressed on the footage seen by police A 22-year-old nursery worker has been convicted of abusing 21 babies, including kicking one little boy in the face and stepping on his shoulder. Roksana Lecka, from Hounslow, west London, admitted seven counts of cruelty to a person under the age of...
On June 18, Anasse Kazib, a French railway worker, trade unionist and socialist leader will stand trial for the charge of “apologia for terrorism.” His supposed crime? Tweets posted to the social media platform X in support of the Palestinian people in rejection of Israel’s campaign of genocide. France concedes that Kazib has no ties...
Many of Saturday’s papers splash on a doting image of Donald Trump gifting his close ally Elon Musk with a large ceremonial key, marking his last official day with Doge – short for the cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency. The Times splits its front page with this collegial image and a report that UK Defence...
Israel killed the UNRWA employee, sent to respond to the massacre of 15 paramedics, via a blow to the back of the head. The UN has dubbed Israel’s killing of a UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) rescue worker in March a “summary execution,” sharing new details regarding Israel’s widely condemned paramedic...
A man who started a job at Waitrose at the age of 80 is still working there aged 94 – and said he has no plans to retire. John Shipton has been described as a “local legend” and a “national treasure” by colleagues at the Exeter branch of the supermarket. He said he had been...
Caroline Hawley BBC Diplomatic Correspondent NurPhoto/Getty Human rights groups are warning of a “surge” of deaths of migrant construction workers in Saudi Arabia, as it prepares to host the World Cup in 2034. Labourers are already dying from preventable workplace accidents in the country, according to Human Rights Watch and FairSquare which have both published...
A shop worker was threatened by a man with a knife during a robbery in, police have said. The incident happened at the Spar convenience store at the junction of Bear Street and Boutport Street, in Barnstaple before 21:50 BST on Saturday. Devon and Cornwall Police said the offender fled the store taking four bottles...
Getty Images An NHS worker was given a pay out after she was compared to Darth Vader An NHS worker has been awarded almost £30,000 in compensation after being compared to Stars Wars villain Darth Vader at work. Lorna Rooke’s colleague took a Star Wars-themed personality type test on her behalf, with it concluding that...
A reserve assistant found a pink bluebell plant while doing a tree survey at a nature reserve in Devon. Richard Nokes discovered the small clump of pink bluebells at Halsdon Nature Reserve on 16 April. He said it was the first time he had seen pink bluebells. Devon Wildlife Trust said native bluebells are usually...
Joshua Nevett Political reporter Getty Images Dame Andrea Jenkyns has been elected as the mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, giving the party she represents, Reform UK, its most powerful office to date. In her victory speech, she declared it was a “new dawn in British politics” and vowed Reform would “reset Britain to its glorious past”....
Israel’s military has admitted killing a United Nations (UN) worker with tank fire, having previously denied responsibility, in an incident in the Gaza Strip last month. After a UN staff member was killed when a UN compound in Deir al-Balah was damaged on 19 March, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had not struck...
Stephanie Miskin & Louise Fewster BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Investigations Stephanie Miskin/BBC Migrant care worker Sophia, not her real name, says she was forced to “suffer in silence” over living and working conditions A migrant social care worker has said her employer threatened to cancel her visa if she complained about being forced to work...
One of the principle guiding influences within the development of Catholic Worker philosophy has been the principle of anarchism. The three most influential figures of the Catholic Worker- Peter Maurin, Dorothy Day and Ammon Hennacy – all professed to being anarchists at some time in their lives. Since any discussion of anarchism usually produces huge...