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A black teenager has won £16,000 after a tribunal ruled Topshop bosses were racist for calling her 'thick' and she was 'earning a lot of money for someone like her'. Shaniqua McKenzie, who was 16 at the time, was asked by her bosses at a Topshop in Wimbledon, London, how her grandma could afford to give her a Tiffany bracelet. She said the racism she experienced was often 'covert and polite' but it made her 'fearful' she would experience the same treatment in every job she applied for. Miss McKenzie had been working as a sales advisor at the store on part-time hours. It was her first job. Shaniqua McKenzie, who was 16 at the time, from London, was told she was 'earning a lot of money for someone like her' by her bosses at Topshop in Wimbledon An employment tribunal held in South London heard that soon after she started she accidentally processed a gift voucher as a payment which led to one of the tills being £40 down. A few months later she forgo

The US government will now require all airline passengers arriving from the United Kingdom to test negative for COVID-19 starting Monday.  A new mutant strain of the virus that is 70 percent more infectious is spreading in Britain, prompting many countries to shut their borders to travelers from there. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement Thursday that all airline passengers arriving from the UK must test negative within 72 hours of departure.  Their decision marked a turnaround after the Trump administration told U.S. airlines on Tuesday it was not planning to require any testing for arriving UK passengers.   Earlier on Thursday, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines said they were requiring all passengers on flights from the United Kingdom to the United States to present a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of departure. The CDC said late on Thursday passengers must test negative via either a PCR or Antigen test.  They noted 'viruses constan

A healthy heart in middle age lowers the risk of developing dementia in later years, a new study has claimed.  People who quit smoking, enjoyed a healthy diet and exercised in midlife all  boosted their chances of avoiding the incurable condition. The study looked at nearly 1,500 people as part of a long-term study started in 1972 in Finland. People who quit smoking, enjoyed a healthy diet and exercised in midlife all boosted their chances of avoiding the incurable condition (file image)  It confirmed scientifically previous theories that modifiable behaviour such as diet and smoking can benefit brain health in old age. Lead author of the study published in the journal PLOS Medicine, Yajun Liang said: 'Maintaining life-long health behaviours may be crucial to reduce late-life risk of dementia. 'Very few studies have explored the patterns of cardiovascular health metrics in midlife and late life in relation to risk of dementia. 'We examined the associations of composite CVH

This is the tragic moment a woman was executed in broad daylight while she was walking home from work in Brazil. A street surveillance camera showed the shooter had been standing next to a light post on a São Paulo street for nearly four minutes when he ambushed Ana Paula da Silva on Monday afternoon. The 34-year-old, a mother to a 15-year-old girl, was shot once in the head and twice in the neck. She was pronounced dead on the scene, according to the Military Police. WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT  Ana Paula da Silva walks down the street before a man, who has not been identified by authorities, shot her three times Monday afternoon in São Paulo, Brazil. Another individual on a bike (top right) followed the shooter on his bike after the harrowing killing. No arrests have been made Anna de Silva, 34, had just finished her shift at a shoe store when she was ambushed on the street The security camera shows da Silva walking down Monsenhor Andrade Street after she had finished her work shift at

Masked worshippers watched on today as the Archbishop of Canterbury lead the Christmas Day service in front of a socially-distanced congregation. Justin Welby is expected to refer to a 'year of anxiety' in his Christmas message, after coronavirus turned a cough into a 'genuine threat'. It comes after Cardinal Vincent Nichols talked of a 'quiet heroism' at Midnight Mass at Westminster Cathedral. The Archbishop of Canterbury arrived at the festive service this morning at Canterbury Cathedral in a black and polka dot face covering.  Justin Welby is expected to refer to a 'year of anxiety' in his Christmas message, after coronavirus turned a cough into a 'genuine threat' A masked and socially-distanced congregation watched on as the Archbishop of Canterbury led the Christmas Day service this morning During his Christmas message he will ask Christians to resist the temptation to view the virus as a kind of 'before and after' in their lives.

A rare first edition of one of the earliest accounts of 18th-century slavery, written by the first known Black Briton to have voted in England, will go under the hammer in the New Year. Charles Ignatius Sancho's 1782 two-volume book The Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African is one of the earliest accounts of slavery written in English from a first-hand experience.  Published two years after his death, the 160 letters tell the inspiring life-story of Sancho,  who was born on a slave ship in the Atlantic in around 1729 and sold into slavery in the Spanish colony of New Grenada. Gaining fame in London society at the time for his ferocious denunciation of slavery and the slave trade, Sancho later became a symbol of the humanity of Africans and the morality of abolitionism.  The rare text, which is from the library of Spetchley Park in Worcestershire, home to the Berkeley family for over 400 years, documents domestic life and the political and social unrest of 18th-century Bri

Britons throw out 42 per cent of the food they buy each year - meaning £2,675 worth just goes in the bin, researchers have revealed.   The main cause of food wastage is thought to be because people don't know how they should be storing their shopping, according to researchers working with Samsung. Figures revealed the UK is conflicted over where to store common kitchen staples - in the fridge or on the counter - and amid fears of possible panic buying during the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic it is particularly important to ensure food stays fresher for longer.  In a study of 20,000 people across 11 countries Switzerland wasted the most, closely followed by Norway, Italy and France.  Of the food purchased by Brits, 42 per cent is thrown away, equating to £2,675 of food in the bin each year. Pictured: Fruit and vegetables stored correctly in the fridge In the UK, fruits proved to be a large proportion of waste, as 55 per cent of people stored pears incorrectly, 65 per cen

Families last night grabbed unopened presents as flooding forced them to evacuate their homes on the night before Christmas - with Storm Bella set to bring two inches of rain and 70mph gales on Boxing Day.  Hundreds were evacuated from their homes and vehicles following a period of heavy rain on Christmas Eve, with severe flood warnings issued for the River Nene in Northamptonshire indicating a risk to life. Across England, a total of 111 flood warnings and 137 flood alerts, as well as the two severe flood warnings, remained in force at 5am on Christmas Day as huge amounts of water flowed through river catchments. Northamptonshire Police said the emergency services were working through the night to evacuate more than 1,000 people from the Billing Aquadrome Holiday Park in Northampton. The force said the heavy rain had caused flooding with water up to 5ft deep in places.  There were also evacuations in Norfolk and Suffolk as families prepared for Christmas Day last night, with a major i

Internet domain giant GoDaddy is in hot water after sending several employees an email claiming that they would get a holiday bonus, only for it to be a hoax that the company set up to test staff.  A December 14 email was sent to employees of the Scottsdale, Arizona-based company after staff had already been notified that they would not be receiving bonuses for the holidays this year.  'Happy Holiday GoDaddy! 2020 has been a record year for GoDaddy, thanks to you,' the email, obtained by 12 News, read. It was sent to roughly 500 employees. A December 14 email was sent to employees of the Scottsdale, Arizona-based company after staff were already told they weren't getting holiday bonuses The email was sent to roughly 500 employees The email continues: 'Though we cannot celebrate together during our annual Holiday Party, we want to show our appreciation and share a $650 one-time Holiday bonus! To ensure that you receive your one-time bonus in time for the Holidays, please