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Business - Financial Times
Ex-Darktrace head Poppy Gustafsson named UK investment minister
Appointment comes ahead of international investment summit18 minutes ago - United Kingdom -
Business - Financial Times
Reeves weighs capital gains tax hike to help plug UK’s Budget gap
Treasury models impact of changes, but rules out ‘exit tax’ on those who leave Britain to avoid being hit26 minutes ago -
Top stories - CBS News
Ethel Kennedy, human rights advocate and widow of RFK, dies at 96
After her husband was assassinated in 1968, Ethel Kennedy raised their 11 children and spent decades working for human rights.48 minutes ago -
Business - Financial Times
Cheapest UK mortgage deals hit by rise in government borrowing costs
Barclays pulls best-priced home loan rate with other lenders set to follow suit1 hour ago - United Kingdom -
Top stories - BBC News
How will the changes to workers' rights affect you?
A major shake-up of workers' rights is on its way, but what impact will it have?1 hour ago -
World - Financial Times
How to get UK university spinouts out of the ‘valley of death’
Proof-of-concept funding is alarmingly scarce but can drive up the successful development of innovative ideas2 hours ago - United Kingdom -
Business - Financial Times
‘Lighter touch’ process for dismissals planned under UK workers’ bill
Government concession follows fierce lobbying from business groups2 hours ago - United Kingdom -
World - ABC News
Zelenskyy meeting UK and NATO leaders as he seeks support for Ukraine's peace plan
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at 10 Downing St. in London.3 hours ago - Ukraine -
World - ABC News
UK's new Labour government unveils overhaul of workers' rights
Britain’s new Labour government has unveiled a slew of new rights for workers, including more generous rules for sick pay and parental leave and major restrictions on certain precarious employment ...4 hours ago -
Top stories - BBC News
More workers to get sick pay and parental leave rights
A major overhaul of workers' rights is planned, but the changes will not take place for two years.5 hours ago -
World - Financial Times
Battle for Latino voters intensifies amid population’s shift right
Also in today’s newsletter, a look at Google’s future after election day and voters feel inflation pain in Michigan5 hours ago -
Top stories - BBC News
BBC Weather fault forecasts hurricanes across world
"Don't be alarmed folks," says weather presenter Matt Taylor after a data glitch on the site.5 hours ago -
World - The Guardian
Robert Jenrick rejects claim Tory MPs put him in final two for leadership ballot by mistake – UK politics live
Jenrick says he thinks Tory MPs voted for ‘the best placed people to lead this party forward’. Robert Jenrick , one of the final two Tory leadership candidates, is delivering a speech in London. ...6 hours ago - United Kingdom -
Business - Financial Times
Five takeaways from UK employment rights bill
Labour meets manifesto pledge to release package within 100 days of taking office but leaves big decisions for later6 hours ago - United Kingdom -
World - Financial Times
Liontrust chief warns uncertainty over tax changes in UK Budget hurting investment
Asset manager posts another quarter of net outflows amid ‘challenging’ conditions9 hours ago - United Kingdom -
World - The Guardian
Will the UK ‘give up’ Gibraltar next? In Spain, we’re more worried about Brexit’s absurdities | María Ramírez
Ignore warnings of the Rock following the Chagos Islands – new border checks are more of a threat to livelihoods in the territory and beyond. A few hours after the British government announced that ...12 hours ago - United Kingdom -
Tech - Wired
The Influence of the US Far Right on Ireland Is Growing
Former KKK members, the founder of the antisemitic Goyim Defense League, and a QAnon promoter are all advising Irish far-right communities, which are increasingly looking to the US for inspiration.12 hours ago -
World - The Guardian
‘I am physically here, but mentally in Gaza,’ says lecturer now living in UK
With 120 Palestinian academics killed since 7 October, the Council for At-Risk Academics faces unprecedented demand for help. For Amani Ahmed, her new life with her family in Edinburgh, studying ...14 hours ago -
Top stories - BBC News
The Papers: '£25bn tax bomb' and 'Tory fight veers right'
The potential cost of staving off austerity and the Tory leadership race dominate the papers.14 hours ago -
Top stories - BBC News
UK firm GSK to pay $2.2bn over Zantac cancer claims
The UK-based firm has reached agreements with law firms representing about 80,000, or 93%, of claimants.14 hours ago - United Kingdom -
Tech - VentureBeat
New technique makes RAG systems much better at retrieving the right documents
By adding knowledge of surrounding documents to document embeddings, you can make embedding models aware of the context of their applications.19 hours ago -
Business - Financial Times
UK ministers fire starting gun on landmark worker rights reform
Government softens proposal for day one protection from unfair dismissal as it sets out flagship package19 hours ago - United Kingdom -
Tech - Wired
25 Best Amazon Prime Day Hair Tool Deals to Shop Right Now (2024)
Some of the hottest styling gadgets are on sale for Big Deal Days—these are the WIRED Gear team’s favorites.19 hours ago -
World - The Guardian
Florida threatens news stations over ad in favor of abortion rights measure
FCC chair condemns state health department for sending cease-and-desists over spot supporting abortion rights. The Florida health department has fired off cease-and-desist letters to local news ...22 hours ago - Abortion -
Business - Financial Times
Reeves rules out ‘exit tax’ for wealthy people leaving UK
Chancellor urged to bring in expatriation charge in order to avoid increasing UK capital gains levy in Budget23 hours ago -
World - The Guardian
Former foreign policy adviser to three UK PMs appointed as UN aid chief
Tom Fletcher becomes sixth Briton in a row to take up post despite calls for it to be subject to open competition. A former foreign policy adviser to three prime ministers including Gordon Brown ...Yesterday - United Kingdom -
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World - The Guardian
Tories shocked at Cleverly exit while Labour MP says Badenoch-Jenrick contest is a ‘gift’ – UK politics live
Audible gasps as apparent frontrunner is eliminated while political rivals are gleeful. Bookmakers have cut the odds on Kemi Badenoch becoming next Tory leader because there has been a surge of ...Yesterday - United Kingdom -
Politics - The Hill
46 percent in Florida poll say they will vote for abortion rights amendment
Less than half of the likely electorate in Florida say they would vote for an amendment that would legalize abortion up to the point of fetal viability, according to a New York Times and Siena ...Yesterday - Abortion -
World - Financial Times
Italy’s single women fight for the right to IVF
Currently the government only permits heterosexual, married women to undergo treatmentYesterday -
Politics - The Hill
Human Rights Campaign launching ad blitz for Harris, other Democrats
Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and its Equality Votes political action committee are launching a multimillion-dollar digital ad blitz aimed at reaching "equality voters" for the Harris-Walz ticket in ...Yesterday -
World - Financial Times
Starmer refuses to rule out raising employer National Insurance rate
Chancellor Rachel Reeves could raise billions of pounds by introducing levy on employer pension contributionsYesterday -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
Baie-Comeau Waives Right Winger Kirill Evstigneev
The Baie-Comeau Drakkar have placed right winger Kirill Evstigneev on waivers. Evstigneev, 18, had 0 points across two games this season. The Belarussian-born Canadian joined the Baie-Comeau ...2 days ago