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Beauty therapist Chantelle Van Vliet wins £32,237 after tribunal finds discrimination over menopause symptoms. For Chantelle Van Vliet, asking for a little flexibility at work became the beginning of a painful legal battle. The 48-year-old beauty therapist had spent more than two decades building a career in the aesthetics industry, working at prestigious spas around…

American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER, PC: Wikipedia American Airlines has narrowed its 24-hour cancellation policy, ending a more generous refund option for passengers who book flights close to departure. Previously, tickets purchased at least 2 days before departure could generally be cancelled within 24 hours for a full refund, regardless of fare type. American’s customer service…

US Capitol Police confiscated the guillotine. US Capitol Police arrested a 35-year-old California man after finding a guillotine in the bed of his pickup truck parked near the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on Tuesday.Philan-Tam-Duy Le, of Julian, California, was arrested on a charge of carrying a dangerous weapon, police said. According to CNN,…

The desire to be recognised can quietly shape how people measure their success, confidence and self-worth. More than two thousand years ago, Chinese philosopher Confucius offered a different perspective, suggesting that people should be less concerned about whether others notice their achievements and more concerned about recognising the merits of those around them. In the…

A barren stretch of Egypt’s Western Desert has yielded an unexpected glimpse into a prehistoric ocean, with scientists uncovering fossilised shark teeth belonging to five extinct species that lived during the Late Cretaceous, when dinosaurs still dominated the planet. The discovery comes from the Abu-Tartur Plateau in southwestern Egypt, an area that today is an…

View of the remains of the sanctuary. Image Credit: University of West Bohemia A prehistoric sanctuary discovered near Chleby in the Czech Republic is giving archaeologists a brand new view of how Europe’s early farming communities understood the Sun, Moon and changing seasons. The circular structure, built more than 6,500 years ago, is around 1,000…

In the 1970s, British aquaculture businesses imported North American signal crayfish to stock farms, hoping to build a profitable new freshwater fishery. But the plan backfired: the hardy invaders escaped into rivers, multiplied rapidly and spread across England, Wales and Scotland. Today they dominate many waterways and carry crayfish plague, a disease that is usually…

A routine day at a construction site in Barberton, Ohio, turned into an unexpected animal rescue when workers discovered a tiny kitten trapped inside an excavator. The crew at River Reach Construction heard persistent meowing coming from a Komatsu machine and soon realised that the cries were coming from somewhere inside the heavy equipment. Supervisor…

Dolly Parton to share name with the Atlantic’s next storm? (Photos: Dolly Parton – ANI, Representative image of storm – PTI) The death of country music icon Dolly Parton has created an unusual coincidence in the Atlantic: the next tropical storm to form there is set to be called Dolly. The timing is striking, but…

Porous polymer coating reflects sunlight and releases heat, keeping surfaces cooler than the air As temperatures rise during hot weather, keeping buildings and other structures cool can require large amounts of energy. Air conditioners are a common way to deal with the heat, but they consume electricity and need access to cooling systems and, in…