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No Other Land’s Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal attacked in ‘revenge’ for making West Bank film
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch An Oscar-winning director was attacked and abducted in “revenge” for highlighting the plight of displaced Palestinians in the West Bank, his colleagues have claimed.Continue Reading
Firm behind Bibby Stockholm to take over running of migrant hotels after contractor replaced
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A company running dozens of asylum hotels will have its contract ended by the Home Office and be replaced inContinue Reading
Competition watchdog sets out ‘concerns’ over Ticketmaster’s Oasis sale
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What employers need to know
Gender pay gap reporting for large employers was introduced in 2017. The Government’s view is that this has improved transparency and provided employers with important information about how to address inequalities. It intends to introduce mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting and is now consulting on how to doContinue Reading
Retail sales fall sharply in March as weak confidence hits consumer spending
Retailers across the UK have reported another sharp drop in sales this month, as fragile consumer confidence continues to weigh on spending, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The business group’s latest Distributive Trades Survey, released just a day ahead of Rachel Reeves’s spring statement, shows retail salesContinue Reading
Emma Raducanu gets coaching verdict from Tim Henman as familiar face returns
Tim Henman wasn’t “overly surprised” to see a familiar face in Emma Raducanu’s camp at the Miami Open. Tennis pundit and coach Mark Petchey, who previously worked with Raducanu in 2021, has been supporting the world No. 60 over the past week. Earlier in her career, Raducanu formed a reputationContinue Reading
Researchers may finally be able to forecast dangerous red algae blooms
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Scientists might soon be able to forecast when the see is gonna turn red – and don’t worry, it has nothingContinue Reading
Investors retreat from sterling ahead of spring statement and looming £15bn spending cuts
Institutional investors have offloaded the pound at the fastest pace since 2023 in anticipation of this week’s spring statement, where Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to unveil £15 billion in spending cuts as part of efforts to restore fiscal discipline. According to Bank of America, the past three weeks haveContinue Reading
Are UK SMEs missing out on valuable Research and Development (R&D) tax relief?
Office for National Statistics (ONS) data suggests more than a third (36%) of all small and medium-sized enterprises across the country engage in innovative activities. Despite this, fewer than 6% appear to submit R&D tax claims. This means businesses that meet the strict R&D tax qualifying conditions and criteria couldContinue Reading
Mapped: The stark north-south divide in UK life expectancy – and where men and women are dying younger
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Men across the country are, on average, living four fewer years than women – but there are stark disparities across theContinue Reading