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Lizzo has won a key ruling in her ongoing legal battle with a stylist who claims she was subjected to racial and sexual harassment and a hostile work environment by members of the singer’s management team while on tour in 2023, as well as unpaid over time.A Los Angeles federal judge ruled on Monday that wardrobe assistant Asha Daniels could not sue the Grammy winner as an individual, after identifying the singer’s touring and payroll companies as her employers. But Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc remains a defendant in the ongoing case.US district judge Fernando L Aenlle-Rocha dismissed all seven…

Getty ImagesCould AI supersede traditional gift giving inspiration?Like many of us at this time of year, Josie Hughes wracks her brain to think of gifts for friends and family.However, last month she decided to try a different approach.Being familiar with artificial intelligence (AI), particularly through her work at the Institute of Analytics, she decided to see if AI could generate Christmas present ideas for her nine-year-old brother.“I use AI all the time for my job, for example, help writing emails as I have autism and ADHD and I struggle…and I thought with Christmas coming up, I wonder if it can…

EPAFamilies of children operated on by a disgraced surgeon have labelled independent reports into their care as a “whitewash” and a “final insult”.Yaser Jabbar, a former surgeon at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), carried out procedures including leg lengthening and straightening. He also operated on children with complicated disorders.But some cases linked to him resulted in harm, including life-long injuries and amputation.Mr Jabbar left the hospital in 2023 after a report by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) found some of the surgery had been “inappropriate” and “incorrect”.Following the RCS report, GOSH said each of Mr Jabbar’s 723 patients…

Thames Water has received multiple bids for the struggling business which has warned that it could run out of cash by next year.Castle Water, a Scottish utility firm co-owned by Conservative Party treasurer Graham Edwards, is understood to have made an offer for Thames Water ahead of a deadline for potential investors on Thursday, 5 December.Infrastructure investor Covalis, supported by French firm Suez, had also reportedly thrown its hat in the ring, in a deal which could lead to the break-up of the debt-ridden water giant.Thames is the UK’s biggest water company and one in four people in the UK…

BBCAngryginge13, real name Morgan, has amassed millions of followers across his social accountsOne of the UK’s most popular streamers says it’s getting harder for newcomers to make a name for themselves online.Morgan Burtwistle, better known as Angry Ginge, has gained millions of followers since launching his account in 2020 and is best know for playing football game EA FC.He tells BBC Newsbeat the space is getting more “saturated” as carving out a career online is seen as a money-making option.”More people are trying to do it. Growing up, people now want to be footballers or content creators”, he says.Today’s top…

GettyThe price of Bitcoin has for the first time broken past the $100,000 mark, hitting a new record high.The value of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency has been boosted by hopes US President-elect Donald Trump will adopt crypto-friendly policies. The milestone was reached hours after Trump said he would nominate former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner Paul Atkins to run the Wall Street regulator.Mr Atkins is seen as being far more pro-cryptocurrency than the current head of the SEC, Gary Gensler.The $100,000 milestone prompted celebrations from cryptocurrency fans around the world.Bitcoin’s wildly fluctuating value has always attracted interest, with its…

Getty ImagesA new weight-loss jab will be rolled out on the NHS in England – but it could take 12 years for everyone to receive it, the NHS drugs advisory body says.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) final draft guidance on Mounjaro has recommended it starts being given from March, alongside advice on diet and exercise.It will be offered to people with a body mass index (BMI) of more than 35 and at least one obesity-related health problem – potentially 3.4 million people.But because of concerns it could overwhelm services, and in particular GPs, NICE has agreed…

The merger between Vodafone and Three has been approved, creating the UK’s biggest mobile network with 27 million customers.The £16.5bn deal can go-ahead if both companies agree to invest billions in the country’s 5G network and also cap certain mobile tariffs and data for at least three years to protect new and existing customers from “short-term” price rises.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had previously raised concerns that the Vodafone and Three merger could drive up people’s bills. But Stuart McIntosh, who led the watchdog’s probe into the deal, said it would “likely to boost competition” in the mobile sector…

Getty ImagesJournalists at the Guardian and sister publication the Observer are holding a two-day strike in protest at the proposed sale of the Sunday newspaper to Tortoise Media.The first strike at the Guardian in more than 50 years is taking place across Wednesday and Thursday (4 and 5 December).Tortoise is run by former editor of the Times and ex-director of BBC News, James Harding.A Guardian spokesperson said while they “recognise the strength of feeling” about the proposed sale and “appreciate that NUJ [National Union of Journalists] members wish to make their views heard”, they “do not believe a strike is…

After years of ignoring pleas to sign up to child protection schemes, the controversial messaging app Telegram has agreed to work with an internationally recognised body to stop the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is used by major online services to help them detect and remove CSAM, and prevent its spread.Telegram had repeatedly refused to engage with it or any similar scheme.But, four months after its founder Pavel Durov was arrested in Paris for Telegram’s alleged failure to moderate extreme content, the platform has announced a U-turn.The IWF has described Telegram’s decision as…