In Ibaraki Prefecture, Masae Sakurai, 49, was arrested for allegedly sewing the lips of a 42-year-old woman she lived with on June 29. The victim, who had been living with Sakurai since April 2025, fled to a shop where an employee called the police.
Eurostat data reveals average EU working hours of 35.9 per week, with significant disparities. Balkan nations like Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia report the longest hours (over 40), while the Netherlands has the shortest (31.9), largely due to high part-time employment.
Royal Mail announces £500m investment plan over five years to improve letter delivery service, offering part-time workers option for longer hours. The company aims to meet Ofcom's 93% first-class delivery target within a year, currently achieving only 75%. Second-class mail will shift to alternate-day delivery while the company continues pushing for Universal Service Obligation reform.
