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  • BusinessAOL

    5 workplace rules you didn't know you were breaking - but could get you sacked

    Have you ever sexually harassed anyone at work? How about bullying them or discriminating against them for any reason? Of course you haven't: you're a decent human being. Now, have you ever made a joke at work? What about banter or

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  • LifestyleAOL

    Harrods worker suspended for taking her lunch leftovers home

    Anthea Harding, who works for the Harrods staff canteen, has been suspended for 'stealing' after she tried to take her lunch leftovers home. 41-year-old Harding, from Bloomsbury, has her lunch provided by Harrods. She was too busy to

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  • EntertainmentAOL

    Entire cast of soap opera sacked over pay dispute

    The producers of a hugely popular South African television soap opera fired the main cast this week after the actors went on strike for more pay. Sixteen members of the cast of Generations walked off the set last week, saying they were living as

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  • EntertainmentAOL

    Man fired for using forklift to dislodge Twix

    An Iowa man has been fired for using a forklift to free a Twix bar that got stuck in a vending machine. Robert McKevitt took matters into his own hands when the vending machine at work failed to deliver the Twix bar he

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    Lancashire Constabulary detectives sacked over car-buying scandal

    Four police officers - a Detective Chief Inspector, a Detective Inspector, a Detective Sergeant and a Detective Constable – have all been fired for gross misconduct for their alleged part in a car-buying

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    ​A27 closed after police fire on suspect during arrest

    Armed police fired weapons during a dramatic arrest of a suspect on the A27 yesterday. Witnesses said that police in unmarked cars forced a Mercedes to stop by targeting its tyres with 'Hatton' rounds, designed to destroy what they

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    Boss of AstraZeneca to step down

    The boss of AstraZeneca has announced he is stepping down as the drug maker slashed its full-year profit hopes following a series of patent setbacks. David Brennan, who has been in the post for six years, will leave on June 1 after coming