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18 insurance agents quit just minutes apart. Now, their former employer is suing them
14+ hour ago (414+ words) The departing workers generated more than $5 million in annual revenue for Willis Towers Watson, according to court documents Global insurance brokerage and risk management firm Willis Towers Watson has filed a lawsuit in Boston after 18 employees resigned within 44 minutes and…...
The legal document Martin Lewis argues is ‘more important than a will’
15+ hour, 20+ min ago (925+ words) Much like an insurance policy, a lasting power of attorney may lie forgotten inside a drawer, yet its worth is enormous if the situation demands it. Although starting the conversation can feel uncomfortable, making these arrangements early remains a crucial…...
Nurse went to work ‘drunk’ and needed help booking taxi home
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (457+ words) A care home nurse has been suspended after a tribunal found she went to work “drunk” and needed help from her colleagues to book a taxi home. Karen Jane Makinson was “extremely intoxicated” during a shift at Church House Nursing…...
Teacher asked child to remove shorts o gaming platform Twitch
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (420+ words) Greater Manchester Police gave the teacher a conditional caution for causing a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity A secondary school teacher has been banned from the profession after using Google Translate to ask a child to remove their…...
Lindsay Clancy’s attorney urges judge to acquit her after mistrial
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (541+ words) Prosecutors have yet to say whether they'll retry the 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse after her acquittal Lindsay Clancy’s defense attorney has asked a judge to acquit her, arguing she shouldn’t be tried a second time for killing her…...
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asks the judge to spare her a second trial for killing her children
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (421+ words) Lindsay Clancy shouldn’t be tried a second time for killing her three young children because prosecutors don’t have enough evidence, her lawyer told a judge Thursday, saying the court should decide she’s not guilty by reason of insanity. Eleven of…...
Surrogate asks the Supreme Court to intervene over care for a sick baby
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (515+ words) A California couple's surrogate who refused their wishes to have an abortion has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child who was born with a serious heart defect. McKenna West filed the emergency…...
Four hospitalised after alleged stabbing on London high street
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (108+ words) Four people have been rushed to hospital following reports of a stabbing on a high street in south-east London, emergency services said. London Ambulance Service was called to Bromley High Street after reports of a stabbing at 2.19pm on Thursday. Ambulance…...
Coroner orders council to disclose over 24,000 documents in Sara Sharif inquest
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (445+ words) The 10-year-old Sara Sharif was found dead at her home in Woking, Surrey in August 2023 Surrey County Council has been directed by a coroner to disclose more than 24,000 documents for the inquest into the death of 10-year-old Sara Sharif. Sara…...
Inquest reveals what likely contributed to death of Richard Branson’s wife
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (161+ words) The Independent Inquest reveals what likely contributed to death of Richard Bransonâs wife - An inquest has concluded that the failure of a private hospital to provide preventative medication likely contributed to the death of Sir Richard Branson's wife, Lady…...