B&Q and Five Guys among firms that paid staff below minimum wage
The Department for Business and Trade has published a sweeping enforcement list naming 658 employers across Britain who…
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US sailors go shopping before hitting the bars in Thailand after 250-day voyage
The first thing most of them did was not drink. It was not dance. It was not seek…
Zack Polanski seeks to stand for by-election in former PM Starmer’s seat
The departure of Sir Keir Starmer from Westminster has opened one of the most politically charged vacancies in…
The overlooked factor driving the childhood obesity crisis
Across England, more than 6,000 children have been channelled through a network of specialist clinics built to treat…
Watch: BBC travels in self-driving Uber around London
For years, autonomous vehicle pilots in Britain have been confined to closed test tracks, limited demonstration routes, or…
UN warns of ‘supersized’ El Niño as countries prepare for impact
Ships transiting the Panama Canal will face a cut of more than 10% in daily vessel throughput starting…
BBC witnesses ‘taxi boat’ picking up migrants multiple times in a day
A single inflatable vessel was observed shuttling between the French coast and the English shore more than once…
Channel smuggling gangs resort to ‘mega-dinghies’ as crackdown limits small boat supply
Channel smuggling gangs resort to mega inflatables now that intensified patrols have squeezed the supply of small craft…
Menopausal women pose as men to buy testosterone online after prescription difficulties
Post-menopausal women across Wales are filling out online pharmacy questionnaires under male identities simply to secure a supply…
Urine test can spot more than nine in 10 bladder cancers
A simple urine sample collected at home could soon spare tens of thousands of UK patients from painful…