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Man who quit delivery job after £5.2 million lottery win returns to former workplace

Gary MacDonald delivered parcels to stores across Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex for more than 30 years

The Independent UK · May 31

Source Code by Bill Gates review: the touching origin story of a tech titan

As I fire up the laptop to write this review, a company called Microsoft — or Micro-Soft as it started — asks me for an authorisation code for access to the computer. It is a timely reminder of just how embedded into the minutiae of our everyday existence is the…

Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2025

The real issue at the heart of Canada’s meat processing industry isn’t labour shortages — it’s low wages

A United Nations special rapporteur recently released a damning report describing Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker program as a “breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery.” The report detailed the many ways migrant workers have been mistreated in Canada, including excessive work hours, limited breaks and physical abuse.

The Conversation · Aug 30, 2024

Man tries to bite worker after failing to steal car by pushing it

He tried to steal a car by pushing it with his bare hands during daylight hours in a busy parking lot.

The Canberra Times · Mar 30, 2022