Warehouse worker on €37k fired for drinking a €2 soft drink and putting it back

A WAREHOUSE OPERATIVE was dismissed from his €37,585 post after being found to take and consume half the contents of a soft-drink bottle costing less than €2 while on the job. The worker sued for unfair dismissal but the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has found that the warehousing and distribution company was fair in sacking the man. In the case, WRC Adjudication Officer, Roger McGrath found that the worker on 14 February 2017 took a soft drink from a pallet in the warehouse and consumed half the contents of the bottle before putting it back on the pallet.

The Man Who Gave Away $7.5billion: Philanthropist Who Inspired Bill Gates And Warren Buffet Wants All His Money Spent On Good Causes Before He's Dead.

An Irish-American billionaire who kept his philanthropy secret for 15 years has given away $7.5billion (£4.9billion) and plans for it all to go to charity before his dies. Chuck Feeney, 82, wears a $15 Casio watch, travels in coach, does not own a car is a self-confessed 'shabby dresser' and sensibly made his children work their way through college.

Brazil adopts Yoruba as official language.

The Brazilian government has given Yoruba a pride of place among foreign languages spoken in the country. In an exclusive interview with the Brazilian minister of culture, Dr Sérgio Sá leitão at the weekend in Brazil that the government has introduced the compulsory study of African History and Yoruba language into the primary and secondary schools curriculum.

12 things you can do when the person you love suffers anxiety

It’s easy to love someone when everything’s butterflies and rainbows. But it’s not always going to be like that. If the person you love suffers from anxiety, here are some tips on what you can do to get through these tough times together:

John Legend's EGOT win makes history

John Legend made history twice over the weekend.