Death of Indian employee sparks debate on ‘toxic work culture’
Getty Images Employees in India say they are often overworked and underpaid The tragic death of a 26-year-old Indian employee at a leading accounting firm has ignited a serious debate about workplace culture and employee welfare in corporate environments. Anna Sebastian Perayil, a chartered accountant at Ernst & Young (EY), died in July, four months […]
Scores feared drowned off Libyan coast
AFP The EU has tried to reduce migrant numbers with a highly criticised deal with the Libyan coastguard Ninety migrants are feared drowned after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast, says the UN’s migration agency. Three survivors said most of those who drowned were Pakistani nationals. Libyans were also aboard. Libya has for years […]
Saffron Walden cinema hopes to offer subtitle ‘smart glasses’
A cinema is hoping to become one of the first in the country to offer “smart glasses” to filmgoers with impaired hearing. Saffron Screen in Saffron Walden, Essex, is an independent not-for-profit cinema based within the grounds of the town’s secondary school. It has launched a “sponsor a seat” fundraiser to raise £5,000 to buy […]
Radiohead singer Thom Yorke walks off stage as fan shouts Gaza protests
Radiohead singer Thom Yorke briefly walked off stage during his Australian solo tour after an exchange with an audience member who heckled him with a protest about deaths in Gaza. Videos posted online by concert-goers at the Melbourne show on Wednesday show a man in the crowd shouting at Yorke. While not all of his […]
Cornwall and Devon clean-up continues
BBC A large tree lay across Plymouth’s Mutley Park on Saturday Thousands left without power by Storm Eunice may remain cut off until Monday evening, an energy firm has warned. About 30,000 properties across south-west England lost electricity as some of the strongest winds in decades battered the UK on Friday. A clean-up continues after […]
Stoke-on-Trent firm uses AI to mimic traditional pottery designs
Not Quite Past Although the tiles mimic heritage designs, they have been created by modern AI technology A firm is using artificial intelligence (AI) to design tiles with a modern twist on a traditional style. Not Quite Past uses the technology to create patterns which mimic those used by Delftware, but custom-made to almost any […]
Six things to fix the NHS
Getty Images/BBC The government in England is planning the biggest reimagining of the NHS in its history. It follows a damning report by surgeon and independent peer Lord Darzi, which warned the health service was in a “critical condition”. The prime minister has said the new 10-year plan will be based on three concepts: greater […]
Stressed firms look for better ways to source products
Onduline Onduline products are sold in more than 100 countries Maxime Firth’s business is complicated to manage, even in good times. His company, Onduline, turns recycled fibres into roofing material, after dousing them with bitumen to make them waterproof, and sells products in 100 countries. Its eight production plants span from Nizhny Novgorod in Russia […]
Why an ADHD diagnosis can be a mixed blessing
Serenity Strull/ Getty Images For adults, an ADHD diagnosis can be life-saving. But it can also carry risks. Joseph Aquilina hates the term attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Aquilina feels that the two Ds in the term ADHD suggest dysfunction. He prefers his own term: attention difference hyperdrive. Aquilina’s ADHD diagnosis came at the age […]
Factory closures put hundreds of jobs at risk
Google Tulip Ltd rebranded as Pilgrim’s Pride Limited in 2020 Hundreds of jobs could be lost with the closure of large food factories in Leicestershire and Suffolk. Pilgrim’s UK Ltd has confirmed it plans to shut its plants in Coalville and Bury St Edmunds and shift operations to other parts of the country. More than […]