Labour commission led by Gordon Brown unveils plans for reformed UK:
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Return to Office: UK Employers Offer Fewer Part Time and Remote Jobs: Reed Recruitment data points to less flexible working and more hurdles to return people to ...
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Labour vows to nationalise railways within five years if it wins election: A Labour government would expect to transfer rail networks to public ownership within ...
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Michael O’Leary says he’d ‘happily’ offer UK deportation flights to Rwanda: The Ryanair boss said he would ‘quote for the business’ from the UK government if it ...
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UK car output falls in March as EV-transition gears up, says industry body: Britain's car production fell 27.1% year-on-year in March as manufacturers wound down ...
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Ministers have caved in on no-fault evictions pledge, says Angela Rayner: Labour's Angela Rayner attacks the government's housing record but faces jibes over her ...
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Hope Hostel in Rwanda says it's ready for first migrants from UK: Rwanda is gearing up to welcome deported asylum seekers now the landmark UK bill has passed.
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Quick Glance: British Parliament Approves Deportations to Rwanda
- The controversial plan to deport refugees to Rwanda has been approved by the British Parliament.
- Despite resistance in the upper house and multiple votes, the law was passed.
- Prime Minister Sunak is pushing for deportations to deter refugees from dangerous crossings.
- Experts question the effectiveness of the measure, while concerns about costs and legal implications persist.
Microsoft's and Amazon's AI partnerships draw UK watchdog scrutiny: Britain's competition watchdog said on Wednesday it was seeking comments on the AI ...
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Quick Glance: UK Watchdog Scrutinizes AI Partnerships Involving Tech Giants
- Britain's competition watchdog is reviewing AI partnerships between Microsoft and Mistral AI, as well as between Amazon and Anthropic.
- Third-party opinions are being sought on Microsoft's hiring of former Inflection AI employees and related arrangements.
- The CMA is already investigating Microsoft's partnership with Open AI and is awaiting requested information from the companies.
- Views are invited until May 9 before formal investigations begin on the partnerships.
If Britain is so bothered by China, why do these .gov.uk sites use Chinese ad brokers?
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UK Conservative mayor keeps distance from Sunak in bid to avoid local election wipeout
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Labour pledges to renationalise most rail services within five years: The party says it offers the "biggest overhaul in a generation" but ministers brand it ...
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Remembering the Kinder Scout Mass Trespass: On this day in 1932, hundreds of workers took to the hills of northern England to challenge the right of landed ...
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Former Labour minister Frank Field dies aged 81: Former Labour minister and crossbench peer Frank Field has died aged 81, his family says
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Quick Glance: Farewell to Frank Field: A Life Dedicated to Social Justice
- The former Labour minister and advocate for poverty alleviation, Frank Field, has passed away at the age of 81.
- Throughout his career in Westminster, Lord Field championed social causes such as child poverty and modern slavery for over four decades.
- Field succumbed to a long battle with cancer in a care home in London. He advocated for a 2021 bill on assisted dying in England and Wales.
- His family emphasized that Field will be mourned by admirers in the political realm, but most of all missed by those fortunate enough to have experienced his laughter and friendship.
Second animal runs into a taxi: Horse covered in blood gallops through London: Harrowing scenes take place in the London district of Aldwych. Two runaway horses ...
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Tories need to learn to love London again: The capital votes for its mayor next week, but the Conservatives’ dissociation from the city means they seem set for ...
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UK court case launched over Brazil Iron mine project in Bahia: Brazil Iron calls itself a sustainable mining company. Local residents call its project a disaster ...
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UK regulator examines Microsoft and Amazon’s AI dealmaking: Request for comments into Big Tech’s alliances with artificial intelligence start-ups follows CMA ...
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FT readers respond: UK ‘pothole crisis’: Commenters discuss the state of Britain’s roads and share their experiences ahead of local elections — join the debate
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BOE Chief Economist Huw Pill Says He’s Cautious on Interest Rate Cuts: Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said he’s erring on the side of caution in ...
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UK pay settlements edge lower in first quarter, industry survey shows: British employers reached slightly lower pay settlements with staff in the three months to ...
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Saudi Arabia's giga-projects to offer 'testing ground' for British technology: Saudi startups and fintech firms are looking to tap into the United Kingdom's $1 ...
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Pfizer vs Moderna battle over COVID vaccine patents begins in UK: Pfizer and BioNTech asked a London court to revoke rival Moderna's patents over technology key ...
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Rachel Reeves: Labour will be more pro-business than Tony Blair: The shadow chancellor spoke about the party’s ‘mission’ to make the UK the fastest-growing ...
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Designer brands owed millions after Matchesfashion collapse: Some customers of the online fashion site, which owed more than £210m when it collapsed in March ...
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Was it Angela Rayner who was fined millions by HMRC? No, that was a Tory: The man who reported Labour’s deputy to the police can’t even say what he was ...
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/23/angela-rayner-conservatives-scandals
What it’s like inside The Black Dog, the London pub made famous by Taylor Swift: Taylor Swift’s new song “The Black Dog” is rumored to be about a London-based ...
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Timing of first BoE rate cut splits economists between June and Q3: The Bank of England will wait until next quarter to lower borrowing costs ...
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UK businesses expand at fastest pace in 11 months, PMI survey shows: British businesses recorded their fastest growth in activity in nearly a year this month ...
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Britain's anti-greenwashing rule for finance takes effect on May 31: Britain's financial regulator confirmed on Tuesday that its new bespoke rule to combat ...
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A new photo of Prince Louis has been released to mark his 6th birthday: Britain’s Prince and Princess of Wales have released a new photo of Prince Louis to mark ...
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Quick Glance: Celebration of Prince Louis' Sixth Birthday by Kensington Palace
- A recent photo of Prince Louis, captured by The Princess of Wales in Windsor, has been posted on Kensington Palace's social media to commemorate his sixth birthday.
- In honor of his sixth birthday, events are being organized for William and Kate's youngest child to partake in.
- The released photo marks the first image of the children since the contentious Mother's Day picture altered by Kate.
- Following the Easter break, Prince Louis resumes classes at Lambrook School in Berkshire alongside his siblings.
Migrants drown in Channel, Sunak says nothing will stop Rwanda policy: Five people, including a child, died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from ...
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Deportation deal between Rwanda and the UK explained simply: In future, the UK will deport asylum seekers who have entered the country illegally to Rwanda ...
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Ithaca Energy snaps up Eni's UK assets in $940 million North Sea deal: Ithaca Energy has agreed to buy nearly all of Eni's UK-based oil and gas producing assets ...
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Bankers lose hope of London IPO revival for another year: Banks have mostly given up hope this year will bring a long-awaited recovery in UK IPOs ...
reuters.com/markets/europe/bankers-lose-hope-london-ipo-revival-another-year-2024-04-23/
Hyper-history: why did politics go crazy?: On the day Theresa May signed her Brexit withdrawal agreement with Brussels, Dominic Raab, the Brexit secretary ...
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What’s behind the record FTSE 100 high?: Hopes of a UK interest rate cut and easing geopolitical tensions are not the only reasons for the intraday peak reached ...
theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/23/whats-behind-record-ftse-100-high-uk-explainer
Can long-term mortgages help solve the UK’s housing crisis?: Home loans with interest rates fixed for a decade or more could get more buyers on to the ladder — ...
ft.com/content/2fbedea8-27d6-4c8d-a1ae-6fe867a21371
UK to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP - meaning tens of billions of pounds of extra funding
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FTSE hits new record as Associated British Foods posts strong results: London's FTSE 100 hit an all-time high on Tuesday as traders digested latest economic ...
euronews.com/business/2024/04/23/ftse-100-hits-new-record-as-associated-british-foods-reports-strong-results
Does Labour really love the St George’s Cross?: Following last night’s mammoth parliamentary ping pong session, a funny thing happened early this morning ...
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Charities warn Bill to ban no-fault evictions ‘will fail’ if amendments backed: There are calls for ministers to resist pressure from ‘vested interests’ ahead of ...
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Susanna Reid forced to apologise as MP swears live on Good Morning Britain: Susanna Reid was forced to apologise on behalf of Labour MP Yvette Cooper after she ...
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How will Rishi Sunak fund higher defence spending?: “It’s time for us to rearm,” Rishi Sunak said yesterday at a press conference with the Polish prime minister ...
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Quick Glance: Increase in UK defence spending by 2030
- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak commits to raising spending to 2.5% of GDP, putting the defence industry on a 'war footing'.
- Sunak emphasized the need for deeper stockpiles of munitions and quicker replenishment due to the events in the Ukraine conflict.
- The planned increase in defence spending would require significant financial reshuffling, partly through announced measures to reduce the size of the civil service.
- Shortly after announcing the pledge to send weapons worth 500 million pounds to Ukraine, this commitment followed.
Starmer should stop chasing The Sun’s endorsement, says Murdoch’s ex son-in-law: PR guru Matthew Freud warns Sir Keir Starmer against chasing a Labour ...
inews.co.uk/news/media/starmer-should-stop-chasing-the-suns-endorsement-says-murdochs-ex-son-in-law-3019725
Why you shouldn’t take money from your parents to buy a house: The extent to which young adults’ families now step in to help them access homeownership was ...
inews.co.uk/news/why-not-to-borrow-from-parents-buy-house-3019994
Labour’s former rugby player Khalid Mahmood high-tackles a heckler: There was no messing about by former rugby union tighthead prop Khalid Mahmood MP when ...
newstatesman.com/politics/commons-confidential/2024/04/labours-former-rugby-player-khalid-mahmood-high-tackles-a-heckler
As a black woman, I feel politically homeless: I’ve started to question whether the Labour Party still represents me
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EFCC reacts to allegation of disobeying court order concerning Yahaya Bello: EFCC responds to widespread criticism that its bid to arrest former Kogi State ...
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Inside the fight to get Waspi compensation into election manifestos: Campaigners say pension issue could decide marginal contests across UK ...
inews.co.uk/news/fight-waspi-compensation-election-manifestos-labour-conservatives-3018470
Neighbours beg to buy council land to 'save it from holiday flats': The community green space is one of 2,000 council-owned assets which could be sold or given ...
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The Rwanda bill may fail – but it will cause Labour problems: Just before midnight the Lords backed down to let the Rwanda bill become law ...
newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2024/04/the-rwanda-bill-may-fail-but-it-will-cause-labour-problems
What the latest Welsh poll show about the state of the parties : The latest Redfield and Wilton Strategies poll shows a significant change in Labour support
walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/what-latest-welsh-political-poll-29052320
Louise Haigh: Labour manifesto will pledge rail renationalisation: In recent years, the mere mention of Britain’s railways has prompted grim laughter ...
newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2024/04/louise-haigh-labour-manifesto-will-pledge-rail-renationalisation
Meet the candidates for election of Cornwall's police boss: The PCC election takes place on Thursday, May 2 - here's what the three candidates are offering
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Freemantle, Harefield, Millbrook, Peartree, Portswood, Redbridge: All the Southampton City Council election candidates for Freemantle, Harefield, Millbrook ...
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EFCC hands over houses, transmission equipment, other recovered assets to Enugu govt
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ADF should formally honour personnel who lose lives away from battlefield, royal commission chief says
theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/25/adf-should-formally-honour-personnel-who-lose-lives-away-from-battlefield-royal-commission-chief-says
How the daughter of a bus driver became Britain's first Sikh female MP: Preet Kaur Gill is a British Labour Party politician serving as Shadow Minister for ...
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| Montreal Gazette: Sgt. Martin Bouchard told Anastasia Boldireff, who was complaining about a man harassing her, “he sounds like a good-looking man."
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Jordan sets September 10 for parliamentary elections, official says: Jordan’s independent electoral commission set September 10 as the date for parliamentary ...
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“I Will Not Be Fighting Culture Wars”: UK Shadow Culture Secretary Seeks To Draw Dividing Line Between Labour & Conservatives As She Sets Out Stall On AI ...
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Labour pick Chester South and Eddisbury General Election candidate: Labour has chosen Angeliki Stogia as the party's candidate for the reshaped Chester South and ...
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Jonathan Gullis slams £40 brown bin charge as 'garden tax' at PMQs: But the Stoke-on-Trent North MP failed to mention that a Tory-run council introduced a ...
stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/jonathan-gullis-slams-stoke-trents-9244539
Here's what voters had to say about the upcoming elections in one of the key political battlegrounds
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I’m a private headteacher – half of our parents receive financial help: Independent schools are not just for wealthy families, says the principal of a school ...
inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/private-headteacher-half-parents-financial-help-3020368
Firebrand MP George Galloway hitting the West Midlands Mayoral campaign trail tomorrow
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Hampshire County Council Meon Valley by-election: Meet the candidates: Meet the candidates who are standing for the Meon Valley by-election for Hampshire County ...
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Plans lodged for redevelopment of Thetford Abbey Estate: Flagship Housing Group has lodged its plans with Breckland Council for the controversial redevelopment ...
edp24.co.uk/news/24274951.plans-lodged-redevelopment-thetford-abbey-estate/
FTC votes to ban noncompete agreements: The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to approve a final rule banning noncompete agreements nationwide and voiding most ...
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Quick Glance: US implements ban on worker 'competition agreements' with business groups filing lawsuits
- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has approved a framework to eliminate agreements often signed by employees to refrain from joining their employers' competitors or establishing rival businesses.
- The ban on noncompete agreements is projected to boost worker earnings by up to $488 billion over the next decade and facilitate the establishment of over 8,500 new businesses annually.
- Prominent business associations have criticized the framework and declared legal actions, contending that noncompete agreements assist companies in safeguarding trade secrets and advancing competitiveness.
- Unions have endorsed the FTC's vote in favor of the ban, hailing it as a significant triumph for workers that will enhance the national economy by fostering entrepreneurship.
Ukrainian politician calls for more military aid from Canada: Chair of Ukraine’s commission on arms control says Ukraine is hoping to receive shells, missiles ...
theglobeandmail.com/world/article-ukrainian-politician-calls-for-more-military-aid-from-canada/
Paid articlePaid Council leader reveals how much leisure centre sale will make: The sale of the former Dudley Leisure Centre will make more than £1.5m for Dudley according to the ...
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Do I have to pay the estate agent a commission if I rent in Spain?: Who has to pay the real estate agent commission (usually equivalent to one month's rent) ...
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How local elections in Bristol will affect housing crisis: Voters will head to the polls on Thursday, May 2, with housing one of the main issues facing the city
bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/how-local-elections-bristol-affect-9241596
How Wirecutter Makes Money: The business decisions at Wirecutter never affect our journalists.
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A Senate committee has called for a royal commission into Australia's COVID response. Here's why it's not happening
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-24/senate-committee-calls-for-covid-royal-commission/103760670
Gosport Borough Council elections: Why candidates say you should vote for them: From axed CCTV cameras and affordable housing to protecting green spaces and the ...
portsmouth.co.uk/news/politics/gosport-borough-council-elections-why-candidates-say-you-should-vote-for-them-4601840
ICICI Pru Life Q4 results: Net profit drops 26% to Rs 173.76 crore: ICICI Pru Life Q4 FY24 Results: The management said that the change in commission structure ...
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Mayor hopeful promises to bring back circular Number 11 bus: The much loved Number 11 bus used to take passengers on a full circuit of the city - but it's ...
birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/secret-dates-jam-sandwiches-school-29047686
Sadiq Khan rival Susan Hall claims 'gangs run around with machetes': Mr Khan and Ms Hall appeared alongside the Lib Dems and Green Party candidates Rob Blackie ...
mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/sadiq-khan-tells-rival-susan-29048616
Ex-banker unpacks: “You need a nose for stupidity”: Gary Stevenson became rich as a trader at Citibank, but not happy. “The job almost killed me,” he says today.
morgenpost.de/wirtschaft/article242167922/Ex-Banker-packt-aus-Du-brauchst-Riecher-fuer-Dummheit.html
Keir Starmer visits Selby area to discuss rural crime plan: "We hear you, we listen to you, we understand".
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