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BBC News By David Cowan Published Seven farm workers from Kenya are suing one of the world's biggest tea producers for damages in a personal injury court in Scotland. The tea pickers allege they have suffered severe health problems because of working conditions on farms run by James Finlay Kenya Ltd. It is part of a multi-national company which can trace its roots back to Glasgow in the 18th Century. The firm is opposing the action and has defended its health and safety record. Finlays began as a cotton trader in Scotland in 1750 and now has operations on five continents, with Starbucks among...

Dublin's Q102 By Emma Mullan Image via Getty A Dublin songwriter has blasted Robbie Williams for not publicly acknowledging his co-authorship of the global hit 'Angels'. Ray Heffernan has reportedly asked Robbie Williams to give him credit for co-writing the song which he signed away the rights for £7,500. However, according to the Irish Sun, during an interview about the writing of Angels on the Gary Barlow podcast, Robbie claimed that he wrote the song and failed to acknowledge Ray's alleged role and later labele...

Last modified on Fri 15 Jan 2021 07.20 EST The playwright of Shopping and Fucking, Some Explicit Polaroids and Mother Clap’s Molly House is remembering the joy of dressing up as Jemima Puddle-Duck. A trip to the cinema for The Tales of Beatrix Potter, featuring dancers from the Royal Ballet, left the young Mark Ravenhill so enamoured of the bonneted heroine that he mimicked her for hours while his father filmed the routines with a cine camera. “I was obsessed about performing the dances,” says Ravenhill. “Then I bought my little Woolworths book, How to Be a Ballet Dancer.” The tale ...

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IN THE TONGUE-IN-CHEEK VIDEO HE TRANSFORMS INTO PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE Murray Chalmers PR Robbie Williams has today revealed the brand-new video for his latest single, ‘Can’t Stop Christmas’, which is out now on Columbia Records. The video captures the spirit of the song’s playful lyrics which reflect on an unprecedented 2020 with nods to Facetimes and Zooms, socks and hand sanitisers as perfect Christmas gifts, online shopping and social distancing: “Santa’s on his sleigh, but now he’s two metres away.” The tongue-in-cheek video, which was...