While there isn’t a check list for employers, lawyers stress that they have to be able to justify why they’re saying no to something, and show they’ve looked at alternative options. Jo Moseley from law firm Irwin Mitchell explains that when it comes to judging what is “reasonable”, a tribunal would take into account factors…
Iran says it has carried out drone strikes on US military facilities and bases across the Middle East in retaliation for the 13th consecutive night of American attacks on the country. Explosions were reported along Iran’s Gulf coast, and in western, northern and central areas. Four people were killed and five injured in an attack…
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in the Indian capital Delhi as part of the cockroach protests, calling for educational reforms and the resignation of a government minister. BBC Verify has been analysing videos from across the capital, which show security officers firing so-called pellet guns towards protesters. The Central Reserve Police Force…
The world of chess has been thrown into turmoil after the president of the International Chess Federation (Fide), Arkady Dvorkovich, said he was stepping aside because he was included on the European Union’s latest sanctions list. Dvorkovich, 54, a former deputy prime minister of Russia and adviser to the Kremlin, now faces an EU travel…
The government in Spain has declared a national emergency as wildfires burn out of control in several areas. Meanwhile, French authorities have ordered the evacuation of the entirety of the Cap Ferret peninsula on the south-west coast, with hundreds of people escaping the area by boat. Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated from…
Nigeria’s president has approved the country’s largest military expansion in recent times – an attempt to tackle the slew of security challenges plaguing the nation. Bola Tinubu has greenlit the recruitment of 28,000 extra soldiers and the creation of four new army divisions, which will take the total number up to 12. Nigeria’s government is…
Prof Teresa Lamb, who led the Ebola vaccine team at the University of Oxford, said they had been able to create it so quickly because of the background of decades of research. She explained how they would confirm that the vaccine was effective at protecting people. It cannot give anyone Ebola. ”We will not be…
Preston Bus says it cannot confirm whether it will join a new government scheme capping single fares at £2 from January because it has not been told how operators will be reimbursed. Under the current national scheme, participating operators cap eligible single fares at £3, but participation is voluntary. Preston Bus left the scheme in…
