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A university professor has been given the sack after asking students to answer an essay question about incest. Professor Khair ul Bashar was fired and blacklisted from COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) in Pakistan after setting the risqué question in an English comprehension exam for his electrical engineering undergraduates, prompting an investigation. In the bizarre exam, students were asked "what they
» Read moreA river diving expert has said he cannot get his head around how police have not found anything when searching the river where Nicola Bulley disappeared. Ms Bulley, 45, was last seen on Friday, January 27 walking her dog next to the River Wyre in Lancashire, with police continuing their investigations into her disappearance. But diving expert Peter Faulding, head
» Read moreDon’t miss a thing! Sign up to the Daily Star’s newsletter We have more newsletters A boss has been praised after giving his employees an extra day off each week without deducting their wages. Denis Moriarty, the founder of social enterprise Our Community, said he has noticed impressive results since trialling the four-day working week. The Australian boss said his
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» Read moreCompanies taking part in the four-day working week trial say that it isn't working and likely "won't carry on". A total of 70 companies and 3,000 employees in the UK are trialling the shorter working week, but feedback has been so poor that the trial may be cut short for some businesses. Experiences of "rota chaos" and extreme confusion with
» Read moreA dream career could be lying in wait for anybody who wants to get paid for literally sleeping on the job. Casper, a New York-based mattress company, is advertising for professional "sleepers" who will earn money for taking naps and sharing their experiences on social media platforms. But don't snooze if you want to apply for one of the vacancies,
» Read moreA cottage with spectacular views of the North Sea has come up for sale with a discount of £200,000 due to its perilous location near the edge of a cliff. The semi-detached four-bedroom home was built in the 1820s and is just 40ft away from the cliff at the edge of the garden. Erosion of the coastline in Dunwich, near
» Read moreThe husband of an American diplomat has fallen to his death from the 27th floor of a New York apartment. Bystanders reportedly tried to talk the 31-year-old down, with Good Samaritans attempting to persuade the man to leave the ledge opposite the Empire State Building. There were "loads of people" trying to help the man off of the terrace to
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