1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (949+ words) A worker dismissed from the developer of Grand Theft Auto has told an employment tribunal they believe employees were placed on a “watch list” after signing a petition about remote working. The former staff member also said that discussions in…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1144+ words) Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has been accused of “trivialising” rape after comparing other airlines to rapists. Mr O’Leary made the remarks ahead of his airline’s annual general meeting in Dublin on Thursday. He said it is “absolutely” appropriate to compare…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1023+ words) Developers working on Grand Theft Auto VI were fired after developer Rockstar uncovered a “disparaging” private chat room where employees swore about their managers and complained about the company, a tribunal has been told. The company said it accessed a…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (519+ words) Ex-employees are “very much denying” claims they “disparaged and defamed” GTA VI developer Rockstar, one of those involved in an employment tribunal has said. A group of former employees began an employment tribunal in Glasgow on Thursday, claiming they were…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (481+ words) A man who died after fleeing from police and jumping into a canal has been named by the police watchdog. Karnell Kelly, 25, died in hospital after he entered the Grand Union canal in west London, while being pursued by police…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (863+ words) Worshippers rushed to lift a heavy sign which read “Everything’s Unmissable”, witnesses said, after it fell on revellers at a Christian festival killing one man and injuring others. Police were called to the Big Church Festival (BCF) off Washington Road…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1021+ words) The boss of Notting Hill Carnival has branded criticism of its reputation as “unfair” as police prepare to deploy 7,000 officers to west London following hundreds of arrests at last year’s event. Chief executive Matthew Phillip said the annual street parade’s…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (526+ words) Three people were injured in a possible “acid attack” in west London. The incident happened shortly before 11pm on Thursday near Ladbroke Grove Tube station and the Sainsbury’s Local. London Ambulance Service sent paramedics from its Hazardous Area Response Team. Police…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (636+ words) Teams have finished a five-month clean-up operation of an illegal waste dump near the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, officials have announced. The 150-metre-long trail of waste was deposited in a field by the A34 in Kidlington last year, prompting widespread outrage,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (494+ words) Detectives have launched an appeal after a woman was raped by a stranger in a street in Covent Garden. The victim, a woman in her 20s, was approached by an unknown man as she walked through the crowded streets of Shaftesbury…...