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[Sandra]

'It's 2025, not 1975': Drinkers are left frothing with rage at real ale festival's 'sexualised' stockings poster

For the real-ale lovers of St Albans, the cartoon sketch of a pretty girl revealing her stocking tops while clutching a foaming pint of beer was just the job to promote their annual festival.

Not only did it celebrate the centenary of a local hosiery factory that employed hundreds of female staff but, by showing a woman with a beer glass, it demonstrated just how far the event – run by campaign group Camra – had come in shedding its male-dominated image.

More sensitive members of the real ale campaign, however, were outraged.

It seems to be just a development of "sex sells" with a flimsy cover story. I'm sure there are better logos that could have been designed to commemorate the anniversary.

[Sandra]

Households across the country face higher bills from 1 April.

Council tax, gas, water and electricity bills, broadband, mobile phone, TV and transport costs are all rising.
The increases are being introduced to coincide with the new financial year and are likely to hit the finances of almost everyone in the country.

Many of the increases are higher than the rate of inflation and are coming into effect with households already struggling with price rises and cost of living pressures.

[Sandra]

Asking a woman why she wants to work is sex harassment, a tribunal has ruled.

An employment judge concluded that asking a female employee such a question is based on an 'outdated idea' that men are the 'main breadwinners'.

The ruling came in the case of antiques dealer John Wellington who was sued after making the remark to female sales assistant Audrey Pereira.

An employer would 'not even have thought' to ask a male employee the same question, the tribunal concluded.

The jewellery specialist - who runs a shop in the historic town of Windsor - has been ordered to pay his former employee more than £55,000 in compensation after she successfully took him to an employment tribunal.

Employment Judge Kate Annand said the questions were 'inherently sexist' and made Ms Pereira feel she needed to 'justify' why she wanted to work.

She said: 'The tribunal concluded that this did amount to "unwanted conduct" in that [Ms Pereira] found the questions to be intrusive and inappropriate.

'The tribunal found it was unlikely that [Mr Wellington] would have asked a male who was seeking a role why they needed to work, why they needed to earn money, or asked them questions about their wife.

[Sandra]

 Most drivers face higher costs as VED gets its biggest shake-up in a decade today
Changes to car tax from 1 April 2025.
Millions of mobile phone and broadband users facing bill hike today

Big providers such as BT, Virgin, TalkTalk, EE and Three raise prices every year

[Sandra]

'Significant increase' in voyeurs taking indecent images of female athletes at swimming competitions, report warns amid rise in mixed-sex changing rooms

Some 48 incidents of filming women over or under cubicles using mobile phones have been reported at competition events between January 2024 and this February.

[Sandra]

Fears of a plot by Russia to sabotage Britain's energy pipelines means families should pack a 72-hour 'survival kit', security advisers have warned.

As the UK pursues Net Zero environmental targets - leading to the closure of coal-fired power stations - the country has become increasingly reliant on supplies of gas and electricity from abroad in order to 'keep the lights on'.

Nearly 40 per cent of the UK's gas supply is imported from Norway, much of which comes through the single, 700-mile Langeled pipeline.

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[Sandra]

Europe's first Universal theme park is coming to Britain: Film-inspired resort to open in 2031


A huge new Universal theme park is officially set to open in Britain - after the deal was closed by the Government.
The resort is hoped to bring in 8.5million visitors in its first year alone - after it opens its gates in 2031.
The attraction will be one of the largest and most advanced theme parks in Europe, with a 500-room hotel and a retail and entertainment complex planned along with the theme park.

[Sandra]

Fans of the award-winning survival drama Squid Game will be able to plunge themselves into an immersive new experience this year.

The South Korean show, one of Netflix's most successful releases in recent years, has been reimagined as Squid Game: The Experience at Immerse LDN at the Excel London Waterfront on Royal Victoria Dock.

Customers will be divided into teams and asked to compete for 60 minutes as they take on five challenges inspired by tasks that feature in the series, including Red Light, Green Light; the Glass Bridge; and the Marbles Game.

Each of these challenges will be overseen by the terrifying Young-hee doll, as in the show.

Tickets will be released on April 25, and will be available for both adults and under 16s, with the Netflix show's bloodiest moments being left to the screen. No pricing information has been released at the time of publication.

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Households across the country face higher bills from 1 April.

Council tax, gas, water and electricity bills, broadband, mobile phone, TV and transport costs are all rising.
The increases are being introduced to coincide with the new financial year and are likely to hit the finances of almost everyone in the country.

Many of the increases are higher than the rate of inflation and are coming into effect with households already struggling with price rises and cost of living pressures.

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