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In McCalam v Royal Mail Group Ltd, a Scottish postman claimed in an employment tribunal that he had been subject to race discrimination as, he said, his English colleague could not understand him.  Pete McCalam worked at a depot in England and he accused his manager, Alan Wiggs, from Royal …

LONDON, July 5 — Andy Murray revealed he had an “emotional” meeting with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who spent six years in an Iranian jail cell, after inviting her to watch him from the royal box at Wimbledon yesterday. British-Iranian Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Murray became friends after she revealed that watching the Scot …

Security has been ramped up in Edinburgh today ahead of the King’s Scottish Coronation amid sabotage fears by anti-monarchists. A huge operation was launched after police received intelligence that at least two groups will use the occasion to stage a protest. High metal fencing will line parts of the route …

“It’s never too late to start your fitness journey”, “everyone has to be a beginner at some point” and so on – they’re overused clichés but that doesn’t mean they aren’t true. Walking into the gym for a workout can be intimidating whether you’ve signed up for a new gym or you …

It is the first time characters from the sci-fi series will feature on an official UK coin. The third film of the original trilogy, starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford, was released in 1983. Characters including friendly robots C-3PO and R2-D2 will be the first to feature on …

Charles and Camilla will be commemorated at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh during the event attended by leading figures from Scottish life and members of a people’s procession who will walk through the Scottish capital. Alister Jack, Secretary of State for Scotland, said: “The service in St Giles’ will be …

“By moving [into one site] we can generate efficiencies, by saving on IT, facilities and maintenance and give our employees a much better environment to work in,” he said. “Most of our office-based employees work from home several days a week, so we are confident that this new office block …

UTS volunteering organisation The Big Lift takes an annual winter trip around the eastern states to help out regional towns and communities. The group takes 80 students across regional Australia, this year focusing on NSW and Victoria. The students arrived in Mooroopna on the night of Monday, July 3, eager …

He released the album in 1996 with his band Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, and said he is glad music has the capacity to “outrage”, explaining the LP was violent not just to women but to everyone. Speaking on The Louis Theroux Podcast, he said: “Some of my early …

More than 250,000 spectators are expected to attend the international sporting event over the course of the week from Sunday, July 16 to Sunday, July 23. A 10-minute rail service between Hoylake and Liverpool Central line will run for five days at peak times from Wednesday, July 19 to Sunday, July 23. Merseyrail say the …