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Shannon Burns could claim £76 million from Gitpod after disability discrimination win; tribunal allows former VP to pursue one of UK’s biggest employment compensation claims

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Shannon Burns could claim £76 million from Gitpod after disability discrimination win; tribunal allows former VP to pursue one of UK’s biggest employment compensation claims

Shannon Burns, an American technology executive and former Gitpod vice-president of engineering, is at the centre of a legal battle that could become one of the biggest employment compensation cases in the UK. Recent reports by The Independent, and The Guardian, alongside employment tribunal records, show that Burns is pursuing £76,071,992 from Gitpod after winning … Read more

Elizabeth Mata bought 94 acres in North Carolina in 1973; an I-540 corridor later restricted 9.93 acres for nearly 20 years before the state Supreme Court sent her compensation case back for valuation

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Elizabeth Mata bought 94 acres in North Carolina in 1973; an I-540 corridor later restricted 9.93 acres for nearly 20 years before the state Supreme Court sent her compensation case back for valuation

A long legal fight over land restrictions tied to a road project in North Carolina has reached a key point. The state Supreme Court has sent a Wake County landowner’s compensation case back to trial judges so they can decide how much the property was worth. Elizabeth Mata bought 94 acres of land in 1973. … Read more

Nepal farmers are losing up to 90% of their maize to monkey and wild boars; getting compensation can require 12 documents for a payout capped at Rs 10,000

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Nepal farmers are losing up to 90% of their maize to monkey and wild boars; getting compensation can require 12 documents for a payout capped at Rs 10,000

Nepal farmers are reporting substantial crop losses from wildlife, with rhesus macaques, wild boars and porcupines among the animals frequently entering agricultural fields. A 2026 study by the National Trust for Nature Conservation found that households surveyed across 44 local government areas lost an average of 50.3% of their maize production to wildlife, while maize … Read more

‘He didn’t get out the window’: Ryanair CEO disputes passenger was partially sucked out of plane, says he would get some compensation but not a huge payout

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‘He didn’t get out the window’: Ryanair CEO disputes passenger was partially sucked out of plane, says he would get some compensation but not a huge payout

Passenger Ljubisa Karović was reportedly sucked out of the plane midair while wife Svetlana Grković pulled him back on a Ryanair plane. Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has disputed a passenger’s claim that he was partially sucked out of a plane after a window shattered mid-flight, saying the man was “certainly sucked towards the window” but … Read more

Beauty therapist Chantelle Van Vliet was fired after asking for flexible hours over severe menopause symptoms, wins £32,237 in compensation after tribunal finds she was denied reasonable workplace support

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Beauty therapist Chantelle Van Vliet was fired after asking for flexible hours over severe menopause symptoms, wins £32,237 in compensation after tribunal finds she was denied reasonable workplace support

Beauty therapist Chantelle Van Vliet wins £32,237 after tribunal finds discrimination over menopause symptoms. For Chantelle Van Vliet, asking for a little flexibility at work became the beginning of a painful legal battle. The 48-year-old beauty therapist had spent more than two decades building a career in the aesthetics industry, working at prestigious spas around … Read more

US, UK and EU reject UN slavery reparations despite acknowledging historical injustice World News

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US, UK and EU reject UN slavery reparations despite acknowledging historical injustice World News

Transatlantic Slave Trade Captive Africans were transferred to ships along the slave coast for the Transatlantic Slave Trade, c. 1880. /Image: Encyclopedia Britannica The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognize the enslavement of Africans in the transatlantic slave trade as the “worst crime against humanity,” a move that supporters say is aimed at … Read more