UK receptionist petition on high heels at work gets 120,000 signatures

A London temporary worker, sent home for wearing flat shoes, has collected more than 120,000 signatures so far in a petition calling for Britain to make it illegal for a firm to require women to wear high heels at work. Reaching that total on Friday easily put Nicola Thorp's petition over the 100,000-signature threshold needed to have Britain's parliament consider holding a debate on an issue. Thorp made headlines this week when she launched her campaign describing how she had arrived in flat shoes for her first day to work as a receptionist for accounting company PwC last December to be told she had to wear heels.

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UK receptionist petition on high heels at work gets 120,000 signatures

Julia Roberts hailed for ‘unthinkable’ barefoot walk in Cannes

Roberts premiered her latest film “Money Monster” on Thursday at Cannes and took her first ever walk up its vaunted red carpet, notorious for its strict dress codes demanding high heels and evening dress. Last year a social media storm erupted after reports that some women had been turned away from the main festival venue for not wearing high heels. This year Oscar winner Susan Sarandon walked up the red carpet on opening night in her trademark suit — which counts as black tie after all — and flat shoes.

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Julia Roberts hailed for ‘unthinkable’ barefoot walk in Cannes