A schoolgirl has become the youngest person in the UK to win a discrimination claim after she was sacked for being too young. Hazel Cassidy, now 15, worked two Saturday shifts in a cafe before she was dismissed. She told an employment tribunal in Glasgow that she was left feeling “distressed” and has been awarded nearly £3,000 in damages after a ruling that she was the victim of “direct discrimination”.
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Library book returned after 50 years
A library at the University of Cambridge has said a book has been returned 50 years after it became overdue. The Jerwood Library at Trinity Hall said the book, a 19th century atlas, was dropped off at the library after a recent college reunion event. The library said in a statement that officials are “really grateful to the person who returned this book to us“, adding: ”It’s definitely a case of better late than never!”
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Panama and Canada are negotiating over a crucial copper mineIn the Spotlight Panama is set to make a final decision on the mine this summer
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Why Greenland’s natural resources are nearly impossible to mineThe Explainer The country’s natural landscape makes the task extremely difficult
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Iran cuts internet as protests escalateSpeed Reada Government buildings across the country have been set on fire
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US nabs ‘shadow’ tanker claimed by RussiaSpeed Read The ship was one of two vessels seized by the US military
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How Bulgaria’s government fell amid mass protestsThe Explainer The country’s prime minister resigned as part of the fallout
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Femicide: Italy’s newest crimeThe Explainer Landmark law to criminalise murder of a woman as an ‘act of hatred’ or ‘subjugation’ but critics say Italy is still deeply patriarchal
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro behind bars after appeals run outSpeed Read He will serve 27 years in prison
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