Postman wins £10,000 after sacked for mourning his dog

A postman has won a five-figure compensation from the Royal Mail - after he was sacked for taking a week off work to grieve over his dead dog.

David Portman, 27, took numerous weeks off work because of a series of unfortunate 'accidents' and was absent for a total of 137 days during just five years in the job, an employment tribunal heard.

When he took yet more time off because of his pet's sad demise bosses decided enough was enough and sacked him.