Amazon sued for keeping workers under ‘constant threat of punishment’ if they call in sick

The lawsuit alleges that one worker has their Unpaid Time Off docked after she asked Amazon to make small accommodations for her genetic condition

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German police arrest suspected Hamas member accused of sourcing weapons to attack Jewish targets

The Lebanese-born man was arrested on Tuesday after entering the motorway near the Czech border

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Starmer’s shambles in No 10 risks handing power to Farage, Alastair Campbell warns

Intervention by Tony Blair’s former director of communications comes as the PM is under pressure to sack his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney

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Storm Claudia map: Met Office issues amber weather warnings with dozens of flood alerts in place

More than 50 flood warnings and alerts can were issued on Wednesday as the UK braces for more heavy rain

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Sir David Beckham backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign to help missing children

The former England captain lends his support to The Independent’s SafeCall appeal with the charity Missing People, launched to raise £165,000 for a new lifeline for the 70,000 children reported missing each year

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Epstein offered to out Trump with private photos in newly-released exchange with reporter: Live updates

Bombshell release of emails from disgraced financier by House Oversight Committee rocks president as White House insists scandal is ‘fake narrative’ and a ‘Democrat hoax’

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This country has introduced a 13-hour work day. Here’s why

The change is marketed as voluntary and fairly paid, but effectively dismantles the standard eight-hour day

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Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother ‘should never have been trusted’ with her care, review finds

Urfan Sharif’s history of domestic abuse was ‘overlooked and underestimated’ by all professionals who came into contact with the family

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JD Vance’s 2021 tweet about the Epstein files comes back to haunt him: ‘Aged like milk’

The resurfacing of JD Vance’s tweets comes after new emails about Trump allegedly spending ‘hours’ with an Epstein victim came to light

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