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Nurses don’t have to wear skirts NURSES at a private clinic in Cadiz should not be obliged to wear skirts, ruled the Supreme Court. This reversed an earlier High Court ruling after nurses from the San Rafael private clinic complained of discrimination. Unlike male nurses or female operating theatre nurses,
they had to wear skirts, aprons and caps, they said, and were penalised if they did not observe the dress code. The High Court found in favour of the clinic, saying it did not detect discrimination in the regulations and defended a company’s right to impose a uniform.
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Stories making headlines from the United Kingdom
“It was a blow, but we always thought that they’d say we were right. And if they didn’t we believed our fight would at least help those in the future,” said nurse Adela Sastre. The wait was shorter than she and her companions, who want scrubs on health and hygiene grounds as well as equality, feared.
First female Muslim mayor THE UK’s first female Muslim Lord Mayor has been appointed by Bradford council (West Yorkshire). The mother-of-three was born in the UK and has served as the deputy since 2009.
Royal feast MANY British royalty, nobility, and the well-off swallowed parts of the human body including flesh blood and bones as medicine right up until the end of the 18th Century, a new book on medicinal cannibalism claims.
Eccentric hat THE ‘outlandish’ hat designed by Philip Treacy that Princess Beatrice wore at the royal wedding sold for £81,100 (€93,500) in an ebay auction. The proceeds will go to Unicef and Children in Crisis.
From left: Ana Karin, Claudia and Paul Rodwell.
Students at the British Consulate TWO students from the British School in Alicante have completed six weeks of work experience at the British Consulate. Claudia and Ana Karín, who receive their education at the British School of Alicante, said they enjoyed the experience and seeing how a modern Consular operation works. After she had finished her six-week term, Claudia said: “There is a
Swine flu
dynamic atmosphere and it is incredibly busy. “I was impressed by the way they are so focused on customers and always looking to improve the services that they offer.” British Consul Paul Rodwell commented: “Claudia and Ana Karín were very enthusiastic.” Consul Rodwell presented each of the students with a certificate of achievement.
MORE than 70 per cent of the 602 Britons who died from the H1N1 (Swine Flu) epidemic in the winter of 2010 were young or middle-aged, which is higher than the total that died during the 2009 global pandemic (474) according to official figures.
Goose attack A RETIRED dentist broke his leg after driving his quad bike into a tree while being chased by a goose that had attacked him. He was collecting grain for his chickens.
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