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The European boss of US car maker Ford has called for a 'level playing field' in the battle against cheap Chinese cars flooding the UK market.

Emmerdale star Bradley Johnson has revealed he's eloped and married his partner Sammie Johnstone in Nashville.

OLIVER HOLT: In the build-up to the implementation of VAR in in 2019, we chased the illusion of the perfect game. So let's call this our seven-year-itch.

Tanya Petrie, 61, began a 'flirtatious online relationship' with a prisoner while working as a pharmacy technician at HMP Bristol.

British Transport Police appeal for witnesses after a man was allegedly hit with a bottle during an attempted robbery outside Harlow station on August 29.

British Transport Police appeal for witnesses after a man was allegedly hit with a bottle during an attempted robbery outside Harlow station on August 29.

A blogger has allegedly been sentenced to death for 'insulting Iran 's supreme leader' after sharing a chilling final Instagram post.

A mother-of-five who survived cancer three times now faces another heartbreaking battle after three of her five children were diagnosed with an ultra-rare condition.

Nearly 1900 Blizzard Entertainment workers "voted to ratify their first union contract with parent company Microsoft after over two years of bargaining," reports Kotaku, "consolidating Blizzard's many smaller unions into three larger bargaining units." The workers now gain new protections "on issues such as generative AI, crediting, remote work, and layoffs." [The contract] acknowledges that AI tools "may be useful in the game development process to support human judgment and creativity and that AI-assisted workflows remain subject to appropriate human control and review for accuracy and quality." But it also stipulates that any implementation of AI technology that would materially impact work performed by union employees must have its impacts bargained over before it can be implemented. Other sections cover issues such as crediting (guaranteeing that current and former employees are credited by name in all games they work on) and remote work (designating certain roles as hybrid in-office and providing procedures for individuals to apply for their roles to be fully remote). It also contains a lengthy section on how layoffs may be conducted, including a required 60-day notice period (or pay in lieu of notice), a guarantee of one week of severance for every six months of employment, and 14 months of recall rights. The contract also guarantees successorship, meaning if Blizzard is ever acquired by another company, the contract would remain intact. "Workers also contractually locked in their current hybrid work schedule," reports the gaming news site Aftermath, "meaning that Blizzard can't suddenly change it, as has been a labor-unfriendly trend in the games industry over the past couple years." Fully remote workers scored a big win as well. "I'm remote, and we grandfathered everyone who is remote to stay remote, so we can't be magically called to an office that we've never worked at before," [said Diablo senior environment artist Mahreen Fatima]. And "The contract also elevated pay floor," reports the Yakima Herald-Republic. "Across the board, workers secured a 1.25% pay increase, but some workers who were paid below $50,000 per year will walk away with pay increases that are as much as 34%."

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Adverts telling 'tired' men what could explain their symptoms have been appearing across the London Underground and social media feeds.

Taking to Instagram on Sunday, the fitness influencer, 39, looked incredible in a plunging black thong bikini as she posed in a luxurious living room in France.

In 2019, Harry Dunn was riding his motorcycle when he was killed by US citizen Anne Sacoolas before she used diplomatic immunity to flee Britain and escape justice.

I have had a pension since I was 18. I have always contributed as much as possible and projected for what is deemed a 'comfortable retirement' or retiring early.

Eagle-eyed royal fans were also particularly pleased to spot that at least one of the Sussexes' precious dogs had also made the move across the pond.

Passports, selfies, transaction histories exposed as self-proclaimed culprits demand 10,000 Bitcoin

From award-winning estates to small independent producers, these are the best UK vineyards where you can help pick the grapes.

There's a ritual Laura Wellington performs every April ahead of her youngest daughter Imogen's birthday. 'Each birthday that I have not seen her,' she explains, 'I buy her a card and gift.'

Housing costs, visa routes and residency rules all need to be factored in if you want to follow Chris Rokos and shift your residency from Britain to Greece.

After coping with her own acne for years, DR SAM BUNTING knows more than most how to tackle problem skin. She tells Rosie Green why her advice to clients is always: less is more

It was a grey and rainy day in 2014 when Katie Donegan's husband Alan asked her what she 'really wanted from life'.