'PAST-IT' SELINA IN pounds 250K PAYOUT.Byline: BY SARA Sara or Sarah, in the Bible, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. With Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah, she was one of the four Hebrew matriarchs. Her name was originally Sarai [Heb.,=princess]. WALLIS SELINA Scott Selina Scott (b. 13 May 1951) in Scarborough, Yorkshire, is a British newsreader and television presenter. Educated in her teen years at the Laurence Jackson School in Guisborough, North Yorkshire where she was head girl, she then continued her education at the University of has landed a pounds 250,000 payout for age discrimination. The 57-year-old TV presenter sued Five, claiming the channel backed out of a pounds 500,000 deal for her to cover Natasha Kaplinsky's maternity leave after a change in management. Selina said Five wanted younger faces for its flagship news show. Lesser-known newsreaders Isla Traquair, 28, and Matt Barbet, 32, were finally appointed. Yesterday Five said: "Proceedings brought by Selina Scott against Five under new age discrimination laws have been settled. Five has apologised for the offence it caused." Selina had been due at an employment tribunal in London on Monday. But Five decided to settle. There has been a huge outcry over age discrimination on TV. The BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. was accused of axing Moira Stuart because she was too old. And in January Selina said: "How many women are there on mainstream current affairs who are over 50? Yet you see lots of men." CAPTION(S): DEAL Selina |
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