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What's going on at Sports Direct? A special investigation into the retailer's national distribution centre at Shirebrook in Derbyshire. Inside Out investigates claims that warehouse workers face Victorian conditions at the heart of an expanding business empire.

30 minutes

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Mon 5 Oct 201519:30

Sports Dierct

Sports Dierct

Ambulances were called out to the headquarters of one of Europe's largest sports retailers 76 times in two years, a BBC Inside Out investigation has discovered.

Many of the calls, for workers at Sports Direct's complex at Shirebrook, in Derbyshire, were for "life-threatening" illnesses.

Former workers said some staff were "too scared" to take sick leave because they feared losing their jobs.

Sports Direct said it aimed to provide safe working conditions for all.

Read the full news story on the BBC News website

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RoleContributor
PresenterPaul Hudson
Series EditorNicola Addyman

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  • Mon 5 Oct 201519:30