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World - The Guardian
Ex-Google chief tells Labour business summit UK should expand ‘high-skilled immigration’ – business live
Eric Schmidt says a pro-growth agenda, including attracting ‘incredibly smart people’, would help prepare UK for AI. Keir Starmer will promise to slash red tape as he hosts investment summit ...21 minutes ago - United Kingdom -
Top stories - BBC News
Starmer defends workers' rights as 'pro-growth'
The prime minister also tells a major business summit he will scrap regulation that "holds back investment".29 minutes ago -
World - ABC News
Vial with nerve agent that killed woman contained enough to kill thousands
The lead counsel for a public inquiry into the 2018 death of a British woman poisoned by a Soviet-developed nerve agent says there was enough poison in the vial she unwittingly opened to kill ...51 minutes ago -
World - ABC News
Father of 10-year-old girl found dead in the UK called police from Pakistan to say he killed her
A jury has heard that the father of a 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England fled to Pakistan and called U.K. police from there to say he had killed her52 minutes ago - United Kingdom -
World - The Guardian
UK believes Putin personally authorised Salisbury novichok attack, inquiry told
Dawn Sturgess inquiry hears from Foreign Office and from Sergei Skripal, who said Russia thought he was still working for the west. The UK government believes that the Russian president, Vladimir ...1 hour ago - United Kingdom -
Business - CNBC
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vows to slash regulatory red tape in bid to boost investment
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday vowed to slash regulatory red tape to boost anaemic investment in the country.1 hour ago - United Kingdom -
World - ABC News
Nobel economics prize is awarded for research into why countries succeed or fail
The Nobel memorial prize in economics has been awarded to three U.S.-based academics for research into why societies with poor rule of law and exploitative institutions do not generate sustainable ...1 hour ago -
Top stories - CBS News
Why some emergency alert systems failed during Hurricane Helene
Some people living in the path of Hurricane Helene may not have received crucial warnings to evacuate from the dangerous storm that killed more than 200 people across multiple states. While severe ...1 hour ago -
Business - CNBC
ServiceNow, Coreweave and others to invest $8.2 billion in UK data centers to fuel AI growth
American enterprise software giant ServiceNow and cloud computing startup CoreWeave plan to invest billions of dollars in their U.K. operations.1 hour ago - United Kingdom -
World - The Guardian
Anti-Zionist beliefs ‘worthy of respect’, UK tribunal finds
Judges say unfairly dismissed academic David Miller’s views on Israel should be protected by antidiscrimination laws. The belief that Israel’s actions amount to apartheid, ethnic cleansing and ...2 hours ago - United Kingdom -
Top stories - BBC News
Parts of UK forecast to see temperatures jump to 20C this week
Parts of the country could see a 10C bump in temperatures in the short period of fine weather.2 hours ago - United Kingdom -
Business - Financial Times
UK bookmakers don’t want to (and probably won’t have to) pay more tax
Won’t somebody please think of Queen Camilla?2 hours ago - United Kingdom -
World - The Wall Street Journal
Nobel for Economics Awarded to Authors of 'Why Nations Fail,' Former IMF Chief Economist
The prize was given to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson for work that advanced the understanding of differences in prosperity between countries.3 hours ago -
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World - Financial Times
EU and UK security is ‘indivisible’, says David Lammy
Foreign secretary joins European meeting to discuss defence co-operation as part of post-Brexit ‘reset’ in relations6 hours ago - United Kingdom -
World - Financial Times
Why the UK is failing to catch up with fraudsters
The UK must equip law enforcement to tackle increasingly sophisticated criminals and give victims confidence to report6 hours ago - United Kingdom -
World - The Guardian
Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?
The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating. It begins each day at nightfall. As the light disappears, billions of ...8 hours ago -
World - Financial Times
UK farmers forced to cut food production to stay viable, warns NFU
Terrible harvest and falling subsidies force businesses to embrace greener alternatives, says Tom Bradshaw11 hours ago - United Kingdom -
Business - Financial Times
Social media must do more to tackle payment fraud, says UK regulator
Ministers urged to consider levy on tech groups to compensate victims of online scams11 hours ago - United Kingdom -
Business - Financial Times
Biggest US public pension fund Calpers invests in UK’s Octopus Energy
California retirement fund among investors drawn to power company for its software and green focus11 hours ago -
Top stories - BBC News
UK weather to turn milder this week - up to 21C predicted
After a chilly and blustery weekend, the weather is set to turn milder and wetter in the coming week.Yesterday - United Kingdom