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Man runs up £7,500 bill in a strip club. Was he a drunken mug or was he taken advantage of?

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Thu 21 Jul 201609:03
BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle

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Man runs up £7,500 bill in a strip club. Was he a drunken mug or was he taken advantage of?

Man runs up £7,500 bill in a strip club. Was he a drunken mug or was he taken advantage of?
A sozzled stag party guest from Northern Ireland took a strip club to court after he blew £7,500 in five hours, claiming he was taken advantage of for being drunk. The man from Portstewart spent the money on strippers and booze at Spearmint Rhino in Bournemouth three years ago.After the judge suggested there might be no clear winner in the case, the parties agreed to settle, and the club did not admit any wrongdoing. They say when the drink's in, the wit's out - is being drunk ever an excuse?

A black woman settles a case after she alleged an immigration officer stopped her because she "looked foreign".

A black woman settles a case after she alleged an immigration officer stopped her because she "looked foreign".
The Home Office has settled a case with a black woman for £2,000 after she alleged an immigration officer at Belfast City Airport stopped her because she "looked foreign".Her case, which was supported by the Equality Commission, was settled out of court with no admission of liability. Dr Michael Wardlow is Chief Commissioner of the Equality Commission

Should employers give extra breaks to workers who vape?

Should employers give extra breaks to workers who vape?
Public Health England officials also want firms to set aside vaping rooms, stop forcing e-cig smokers to go outside to vape' and give them extra breaks for 'frequent top-ups'. So should employers make exceptions for e-cig users? What about non-smokers do they have a right to take extra breaks?

Could your local pub be about to shut up shop?

Could your local pub be about to shut up shop?
New research suggests that 24% of pubs here are operating under "significant financial distress", which could lead to closure. Colin Neill, chief executive of Hospitality Ulster, which represents pubs here, said increased operating costs posed the biggest challenge for bars. 

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