Day: May 30, 2025
University of London vice-chancellor suspended amid bullying allegations
May 30, 2025The University of London has suspended its vice-chancellor following allegations of bullying and poor leadership. Professor Wendy Thomson was suspended following a board meeting on May 21, which was chaired by deputy chair Kavita Reddi, according to The Times. In a letter seen by the newspaper, Simon Cain, the university’s director of human resources, confirmed […]
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OPINION – ‘I’m devastated that AI stole my voice’ …Tech & Science Daily podcast
May 30, 2025Gayanne Potter Gayanne Potter told us that ScotRail are using her voice for their new AI train announcements without her permission. ScotRail unveiled their new AI announcer ‘Iona’ earlier this month, and Gayanne is urging them to change it. Gayanne explained that her voice was taken from a previous employer, Swedish company ReadSpeaker, and claims […]
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Scottish Water staff plan seven-day strike after pay offer rejected
May 30, 2025Scottish Water staff are to strike for another seven days after they rejected the latest pay offer. Workers represented by the GMB, Unite and Unison unions announced on Friday they have rejected a 3.4% pay increase, and will now take subsequent action “to demand the fair deal they deserve”. Strikes will begin on Monday and […]
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Coroner has ‘no doubt’ diagnosis could have prevented death of baby boy
May 30, 2025Archie Squires, one, died of heart failure after medical staff failed to diagnose rare heart condition (Family handout/Leigh Day/PA) A coroner has said there were “missed opportunities” from “many” medical visits which could have saved the life of a one-year-old boy. Archie Squire died from heart failure in the early hours of November 23 2023, after […]
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Heaven security guard cleared of raping woman in his car near venue
May 30, 2025A security guard at London’s popular Heaven nightclub has been found not guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman in his car during a shift at the venue. Morenikeji Adewole, 47, of Dartford, Kent, had been charged with raping the woman near to the club in the back seat of his Lexus while she was drunk […]
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Heaven nightclub bouncer cleared of rape charge
May 30, 2025A security guard at a popular London’s nightclub has been found not guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman in his car during a shift. Morenikeji Adewole, 47, of Dartford, Kent, was previously charged with raping the woman near the club in the back seat of his Lexus while she was drunk in the early hours […]
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British flight attendant ‘in tears’ in court accused of smuggling 46kg of drugs
May 30, 2025To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A former flight attendant from London appeared in court for the first time today, accused of smuggling £1,200,000 of synthetic cannabis. Charlotte May Lee, 21, from south London, was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of smuggling 46kg […]
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Robert Jenrick has a point but he has no business making it
May 30, 2025Robert Jenrick wants you to think he’s an action man. A no nonsense, law and order type so fed up with fare dodging and civic disintegration that he’s taken justice into his own hands on the London Underground. In a demonstration of righteousness recorded by a friend with a camera, he stopped at least three […]
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