Flexible working laws could reduce regional inequality and contribute to productivity, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said, as he criticised the Conservative Party for “declaring war on people working from home”. Mr Reynolds also voiced his support for increasing the minimum wage to ensure those in work are guaranteed “a decentContinue Reading
Snooker world No. 1 Judd Trump admitted that he “didn’t really care” about his first English Open match despite defeating Liu Hongyu 4-3 in Brentwood via a deciding frame. The defending champion was almost left with egg on his face having failed to make a 147 when leading 3-1, thenContinue Reading
Troye Sivan has hit back at an anonymous online gossip story that claimed his joint US tour with Charli XCX is suffering from poor ticket sales. Sivan, 29, and XCX, 32, recently kicked off their arena tour in Detroit. On TikTok, a viral post by @celebriteablinds repeated a blind gossipContinue Reading
Sir Ed Davey is expected to lay out his plan to overtake the Tories at the next general election and “finish the job” his party believe they started this year. The triumphant Liberal Democrat leader, now heading a group of 72 MPs, will use much of his party conference speechContinue Reading
Paul Mullin looked as if he considered biting the leg of Birmingham player Alex Cochrane during Wrexham’s Monday night League One clash at St Andrew’s. Wrexham had taken the lead in the highly-anticipated clash between the two League One heavyweights, but Birmingham’s talent prevailed in the end, with the BluesContinue Reading
Ovo Energy has announced a fresh £50 million energy bills support scheme for the winter months following news the Government is cutting its winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. The Big Six energy supplier said it had set aside the funding to cover a series of schemes, including directContinue Reading
Simon Camponuri was conducting fieldwork in Central California’s Carrizo Plain National Monument around 2016, studying Giant Kangaroo rats and other endangered species with researchers from UC Berkeley. The team had hoped to examine the impacts of climate change on wildlife in the desert landscape after California’s 2012 to 2016 droughtContinue Reading
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Junior doctors in England have voted to accept a Government pay deal worth 22.3% on average over two years, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said. The BMA’s junior doctors committee (JDC) in England has accepted the Government’s pay offer, with 66% of junior doctors voting in favour of theContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has shown “great interest” in Italy’s controversial scheme to send migrants to be processed offshore, the country’s leader Giorgia Meloni has said. A defiant Italian premier also defended her deal with Albania, brushing aside humanitarian concerns as “completely groundless”. Sir Keir has not ruled out a similarContinue Reading
