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Diabetic company director wins £20,000 after boss joked 'slimline for the lady' when buying him a Gin and Tonic

A diabetic company director whose boss joked 'Slimline for the lady' when he asked for a low-calorie tonic water with his gin has won more than £20,000 in a discrimination claim. A diabetic company director has won more than £20,000 in a discrimination claim after he was fired by his bosses who believed his condition would mean he would be …

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Company director told 'it's time we took you to the woods and put you out of your misery' after bosses decided his diabetes meant he lacked the 'energy to work at the pace they wanted' wins huge payou

Daily Mail

A diabetic company director who was told 'it's time we took you to the woods and put you out of your misery' has won more than £20,000 in a discrimination claim. Mark Davis was awarded damages following a seven year legal battle after a tribunal found that he was sacked as a result of his diabetic condition, an illness his …

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Taste of triumph: India’s culinary tales shine on global stage

Hindustan Times

This year was all about celebrating Indian cuisine and flavours on an international level. Staples like Rajma Chawal, Aamras, Garam Masala, Indian Chicken, South Indian filter coffee and Indian chutneys found prominent mentions, solidifying India’s place as a culinary powerhouse. Chef Vikas Khanna’s restaurant Bungalow received the Michelin 2024 Bib Gourmand Award just 260 days after opening and was also …

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Virginia high school under fire after Black students ‘bullied’ during history lesson featuring raw cotton

The Independent

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Parents have accused a Virginia high school of …

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You don’t have to drink to feel festive. Here are 4 tips for cheery and sober holiday celebrations

LA Times

I covered my empty wine glass as the Italian waitress made her rounds, a bottle of Chianti in hand. That said, one thing I couldn’t ever figure out was how to celebrate an occasion — whether a holiday party, family get-together or wedding without alcohol. On the sparkling nonalcoholic front, Gonzalez recommends Prima Pavé Blanc de Blanc, a nonalcoholic wine …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Carry-On movie: Netflix just gave this Christmas its Die Hard.

Slate

Die Hard’s status as an action classic is a matter of settled law, but its place in the pantheon is troubled by a contentious debate, one that resurfaces every year around this time: Is it a Christmas movie? The premise, like Die Hard’s, is almost comically simple: Ethan Kopek, a TSA agent working a busy airport on Christmas Eve, has …

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'Stick To Your Guns': How 6 Sober People Navigate The Holiday Drinking Scene

Huff Post

Dominique Ramsey For HuffPost With Champagne toasts, hot-headed family dynamics, holiday parties, time off work and depression looming, the holidays can be a challenging season. “I’d see people with their whiskey, and at times I would salivate.” Chef Joe Valdez of Las Vegas’ Bramàre began drinking heavily and on the job while working at Red Robin when he was 23. …

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1 week, 6 days ago

M&S’s light-up snow globe gin liqueur is back for 2024

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. For the uninitiated, the clementine gin liqueur is made using 23-carat edible gold …

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Lennon Gallagher cuts a trendy figure in a black leather jacket and scarf as he attends Dazed 100 bash

Daily Mail

Lennon Gallagher cut a trendy figure as he attended the Dazed 100 bash in partnership with Engine Gin in London on Thursday. Lennon Gallagher cut a trendy figure in a black leather double-breasted jacket as he attended the Dazed 100 bash in partnership with Engine Gin in London on Thursday During the event, the musician was also joined by his …

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These are the most mispronounced words of 2024

New Indian Express

Language learning platform Babbel has published a list of the most mispronounced words of the year in the United States and the United Kingdom on Wednesday. Accordingly, US Vice President Kamala Harris is one prominent entry, with her first name the source of plenty of confusion. Award-winning Irish actor Barry Keoghan made waves in 2024 for his relationship with Sabrina …

Babbel Pronounced

2 weeks, 5 days ago

These are the most mispronounced words of 2024

CNN

CNN — Messing up pronunciations can be a source of both annoyance and amusement, but language learning platform Babbel has put together a handy guide to stop you putting your foot in it. The company published a list of the most mispronounced words of the year in the United States and the United Kingdom on Wednesday, including foreign words that …

Babbel Pronounced

3 weeks ago

Tempers spill over as elderly residents revolt against booze ban

Dutch News

Residents of a senior housing complex have risen up in revolt against a “patronising” ban on alcohol in their communal living area. From December 1 the Oud Sluys apartment complex in Maassluis has forbidden “strong drink”, such as port and gin from the daytime area, including during group activities such as bingo nights. Seniorenwelzijn, which runs the complex, said the …

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Best Black Friday gin deals to snap up ahead of Christmas

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If you’re looking to top up on your favourite fruity pink tipple, or …

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The ultimate holiday drink menu requires a perfect martini

BBC

The ultimate holiday drink menu requires a perfect martini James Riley British-born gin connoisseur Simon Ford breaks down the components of a proper martini, a staple of any festive holiday gathering. "The martini is a drink that bartenders love," says Simon Ford, cocktail expert and founder of Ford's Gin, who is a longtime fan of the classic. James Riley Thames …

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1 month ago

How the martini became the world’s most iconic cocktail

Live Mint

AT DUKES BAR in London there is a limit of two martinis per person. A “boozy cultural prism" is what Alice Lascelles, who writes a column in the Financial Times, calls the drink in a new book, “The Martini". A study by Claire Warner and Tristan Stephenson, two mixologists, identifies at least 21 variables yielding 6.9 quadrillion possible martini combinations. …

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1 month ago

Who needs chocolate? Save BIG on Laithwaites' wine advent calendar - now 30% off before Black Friday (unlock 24 days of tipples!)

Daily Mail

If a chocolate advent calendar simply won't cut it this year, why not treat yourself to whisky or wine, gin or beer, alcoholic advent calendar this festive season? The Laithwaites Mixed Wine Advent Calendar treats you to a quarter bottle of wine every single day, perfect if you love a festive tipple or have been looking to try new wines …

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Purtill Family Nocino Negroni

LA Times

When my brother and I decided to re-create our family’s century old recipe for nocino, an Italian walnut liqueur, we found ourselves with a pleasant problem: what to do with roughly four gallons of a fragrant amaro with a rich, powerful flavor profile. We found that nocino’s spice and walnut overwhelmed the drink when we replaced the vermouth one-for-one in …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

China’s stimulus falls short, as a showdown with Trump looms

Live Mint

ECONOMIST SOMETIMES say that China suffers from the three Ds: debt, deflation and poor demographics. Lan Fo’an, China’s finance minister, said that local governments would be allowed to issue extra bonds worth trillions of yuan to replace riskier “hidden" debts. These hidden liabilities typically belong to local-government financing vehicles, quasi-commercial infrastructure firms Hidden debts have been a nagging worry for …

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A.P. to introduce new parameters to test liquor quality

The Hindu

Minister for Excise Kollu Ravindra on Wednesday said the State government is introducing new standards and procedures to ensure quality of liquor. In a statement on Wednesday, the Minister said the process, which is presently limited to testing only extra-neutral alcohol based on six parameters, would be thoroughly modernised. Until now, regional excise laboratories tested ENA based on basic parameters …

Test Ena Parameters

1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Rambling, raging, stubborn': Conservative columnist concedes a Trump loss wouldn't be bad

Raw Story

A conservative columnist acknowledged in a National Review piece Tuesday that having Kamala Harris lead the country wouldn't be all that bad. However, National Review columnist Jim Geraghty took a different stance — and said Trump can't be taken seriously when taking the Oath of Office. Entering the White House, Trump would usher in "even more erratic, easily distracted, rambling, …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Best wine advent calendars 2024, tried and tested

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. For oenophiles, there’s a glut of glorious wine advent calendars to enjoy, too. …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Buller wines fined $50,000 after 'horrific' ethanol explosion injures group on distillery experience

ABC

Buller Wines has been fined $50,000 after a large gin still exploded, injuring and traumatising a group of people on a tour in 2022. Representatives of the company appeared via video link in Wodonga Magistrates Court pleading guilty to one charge of failing to provide necessary information, instruction, and training for employees to work safely, and one charge of failing …

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2 months ago

Harris and Obama Rekindle Campaign Spirit in Georgia, Invoking Trump's Past

CNN

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama used their first joint campaign appearance at a star-studded rally Thursday to mobilize voters in the battleground state of Georgia. The event was the latest in a campaign sprint by Obama to gin up voter enthusiasm in the closing days of the presidential election. Both Harris and Obama invoked former senior …

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2 months ago

Best dog advent calendars for the pawfect Christmas countdown

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Several brands have launched dog advent calendars filled with everything from meaty treats …

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Diabetic company director wins £20,000 after boss joked 'slimline for the lady' when buying him a Gin and Tonic

Company director told 'it's time we took you to the woods and put you out of your misery' after bosses decided his diabetes meant he lacked the 'energy to work at the pace they wanted' wins huge payou

Taste of triumph: India’s culinary tales shine on global stage

Virginia high school under fire after Black students ‘bullied’ during history lesson featuring raw cotton

You don’t have to drink to feel festive. Here are 4 tips for cheery and sober holiday celebrations

Carry-On movie: Netflix just gave this Christmas its Die Hard.

'Stick To Your Guns': How 6 Sober People Navigate The Holiday Drinking Scene

M&S’s light-up snow globe gin liqueur is back for 2024

Lennon Gallagher cuts a trendy figure in a black leather jacket and scarf as he attends Dazed 100 bash

These are the most mispronounced words of 2024

These are the most mispronounced words of 2024

Tempers spill over as elderly residents revolt against booze ban

Best Black Friday gin deals to snap up ahead of Christmas

The ultimate holiday drink menu requires a perfect martini

How the martini became the world’s most iconic cocktail

Who needs chocolate? Save BIG on Laithwaites' wine advent calendar - now 30% off before Black Friday (unlock 24 days of tipples!)

Purtill Family Nocino Negroni

China’s stimulus falls short, as a showdown with Trump looms

A.P. to introduce new parameters to test liquor quality

'Rambling, raging, stubborn': Conservative columnist concedes a Trump loss wouldn't be bad

Best wine advent calendars 2024, tried and tested

Buller wines fined $50,000 after 'horrific' ethanol explosion injures group on distillery experience

Harris and Obama Rekindle Campaign Spirit in Georgia, Invoking Trump's Past

Best dog advent calendars for the pawfect Christmas countdown