Children Must Not Pay Price of Council Cuts Commissioner Says

Hidden ‘Junk’ Fees Must Be Disclosed, F.T.C. Rule Says

Hotels, short-term rentals and event ticket-sellers must advertise the full price of their offerings under the rule, which is supposed to go into effect in the coming year. Here’s what to know.

The New York Times - 2d

Dodgers must pay $103 million in MLB luxury tax as a record nine teams owe penalty, per report

Mets ($97.1 million) and Yankees ($62.5 million) are also high on the list

CBS Sports - 14h

Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks could be cancelled due to train strike, police commissioner says

Karen Webb warns that NSW force can’t risk 250,000 people being ‘trapped in the city’ with no way home . Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , ...

The Guardian - 2d

UK military budget must rise by 56%, Ministry of Defence calculations say

Amount would far outstrip current 2.5% target and take annual spending above £90bn

Financial Times - 3d

Children's bill will create greater safeguards, education secretary says

The bill will be introduced on the day Sara Sharif's father and step-mother are sentenced for her murder.

BBC News - 4d

Our Martian heritage must be preserved, say leading scientists

Academics agree that by protecting robotic vehicles and landing sites we will help archaeologists of the future. Just as the outline of an iron-age hut or remains of a Roman sword cause excitement ...

The Guardian - 5d

Schools are cutting bus service for children. Parents are turning to ride-hailing apps

Reliance on school buses has been waning for years as districts struggle to find drivers and more students attend schools far outside their neighborhoods

ABC News - 5d

Civil servants must work differently, says new boss

The cabinet secretary backs Sir Keir Starmer's call for a "rewiring" of the way government operates.

BBC News - 5d

Super-prime London’s cut-price property deals

The haggling is in full swing: with a near record number of unsold new homes and the wealthiest reconsidering their options, estate agents are sweaty palmed, but savvy buyers are scoring hefty ...

Financial Times - Dec. 13

Trump says slashing grocery prices will be 'very hard'

President-elect Trump said it will be “very hard” to lower grocery prices now that they have risen, but he predicted they will come down. In a wide-ranging interview with Time magazine, Trump ...

The Hill - Dec. 12

Trump says it will be 'hard' to bring down grocery prices

President-elect Donald Trump is acknowledging it may be difficult to bring down grocery prices, despite making it a key tenet of his presidential campaign.

NBC News - Dec. 12

Israeli strikes on Lebanon must be ‘investigated as war crimes’, says Amnesty

Human rights group criticises attacks on civilians where no evidence was found of any potential military targets

Financial Times - Dec. 12

Questions must be answered over Sara murder, PM says

It follows calls to change the law so children like Sara Sharif, suspected to be victims of abuse, cannot be home-schooled.

BBC News - Dec. 12

Currys says price rises 'inevitable' after Budget

The retailer says it had not planned for the full impact of recent changes to tax and other government policy.

BBC News - Dec. 12

Norway campaigns to cut energy links to Europe as power prices soar

Country’s energy minister describes ‘shit situation’ as domestic prices hit highest level since 2009

Financial Times - Dec. 12

NYPD commissioner says gun found on suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing matches shell casings found at crime scene

ABC News - Dec. 11

People will die in storm power cuts, councillor says

Thousands in Wales are still waiting for power to be restored after Storm Darragh.

BBC News - Dec. 10

I hope Assad pays the price, says woman whose son's death inflamed 2011 revolution

Hamza al-Khatib, 13, was arrested at a 2011 anti-government rally and tortured - but Assad's downfall has not brought his family justice.

BBC News - Dec. 10

Birmingham equal pay deal raises doubt over council’s bankruptcy

Authority to pay about £250mn to settle historic dispute, far less than previously expected

Financial Times - Dec. 10

Thousands to get payouts as Birmingham City Council agrees equal pay deal

Settling the thousands of long-running claims is a "good day for low-paid women", Unison says.

BBC News - Dec. 10

Monk abused children for decades on Welsh island ‘in plain sight’, review says

Thaddeus Kotik groomed, raped and sexually assaulted boys and girls on Caldey Island despite repeated complaints. A monk was able to abuse children for four decades on an island off the Welsh coast ...

The Guardian - Dec. 9

Birmingham to settle equal pay claim that tipped council into bankruptcy

Payout likely to be lower than original top-end estimate of £760mn which has led to steep service cuts and asset sales

Financial Times - Dec. 9

A 26-year-old has been arrested with a weapon 'consistent with' gun used in CEO's killing, police commissioner says

ABC News - Dec. 9

Civil service reform must tackle pay and promotion

Frozen public sector wages and tax thresholds create unhelpful incentives, leading to recruitment woes on Whitehall

Financial Times - Dec. 9

Ashworth pays price for Man United recruitment as Ratcliffe shows ruthlessness

Sporting directors are only as good as their decisions on players, as Dan Ashworth has already found out.

ESPN - Dec. 8

Bogged Down in Ukraine, Russia Pays a Price in Syria

With the fall of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, Vladimir V. Putin has suffered one of the biggest geopolitical setbacks of his quarter-century in power.

The New York Times - Dec. 8

UK should pay whistleblowers to cut financial crime, says think-tank

Royal United Services Institute says scheme would reduce those who take information to US agencies

Financial Times - Dec. 8

Sources: OSU seeks Gundy pay cut; future in flux

Coach Mike Gundy's future at Oklahoma State is in the air after the school asked him to take a significant pay cut, sources told ESPN.

ESPN - Dec. 7

Quarry developer asks council to pay appeal costs

A firm is hoping to claim money from the local council ahead of a planning decision on an airfield.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 7

AWS cuts database prices almost 50% and adds distributed scaling capabilities

AWS has launched new features for DynamoDB, Aurora and MemoryDB cloud databases to help scale distributed workloads and lower costs.

VentureBeat - Dec. 5

Democrats must combat Trump's culture wars, new progressive chair says

The Democratic Party messed up in the 2024 election against Donald Trump and needs a dramatic shift, new Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar said.

NBC News - Dec. 5

Madueke 'must work more', says Maresca

Enzo Maresca says winger Noni Madueke "must work more" to secure a place in the Chelsea side, despite scoring in the 5-1 win at Southampton.

BBC News - Dec. 4

Chipotle says it's raising prices 2% in response to inflation

Chipotle said it's raising its menu prices by 2%, a rare direct admission about the impact of ongoing price increases in the economy on its finances.

NBC News - Dec. 4

LPGA says its players must be female at birth or transition before puberty

New policy will come into effect from 2025 USGA also introduces new policy on gender Players must be assigned female at birth or have transitioned to female before going through male puberty to ...

The Guardian - Dec. 4