The government has said it supports bereavement leave for couples who experience a miscarriage. Business Minister Justin Madders told MPs he “fully accepts” the principle of bereavement leave for pregnancy loss and promised to look at adding the right to the Employment Rights Bill. Currently employees are eligible for parental bereavement leave if they or […]
The FOX Forecast Center is tracking a powerful storm set to emerge from the Rockies and rapidly strengthen over the Plains by Thursday. Fast Facts: Widespread power outages and blizzard conditions are likely in the Plains on Friday due to blowing snow. Chicago, Milwaukee and Minneapolis are bracing for high-impact wind conditions and likely airport […]
Manchester United CEO Omar Berrada has admitted the club “risk” falling further behind their rivals while they invest in their new stadium. United announced plans on Tuesday to leave Old Trafford, their home for 115 years, and move into a new 100,000-capacity stadium. The proposal includes an expected cost of around £2 billion ($2.59 billion), […]
A police officer who admitted to knowingly avoiding paying train fares has been sacked for breaching standards of “honesty and integrity” and “discreditable conduct”. PC Luke Goddard, who joined the Met Police in 2000 and moved to Devon in 2003, had been on long term sick leave following an on-duty injury in 2019. During a […]
More than 5,000 people who should have been offered cancer or other types of routine screening did not receive invitations because of an error dating as far back as 2008, NHS England says. Those affected have now been notified and given details of a dedicated helpline for support. About 10 people are thought to have […]
The long-awaited trial of medical staff who treated the late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has started in the capital, Buenos Aires. Maradona was convalescing when he died of a heart attack at his home in 2020, aged 60. He had been recovering at home from surgery on a brain blood clot earlier that month. […]
Airlines flashed an early-warning signal on Tuesday, suggesting that consumers and businesses were starting to get nervous amid wider economic and political uncertainty. Several carriers cut their financial forecasts for the first few months of the year, saying that revenue would be weaker than expected. They pointed to a number of reasons: bad weather, high-profile […]
In his first meeting with top executives from PepsiCo, W.K. Kellogg, General Mills and other large companies, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, bluntly told them that a top priority would be eliminating artificial dyes from the nation’s food supply. At the Monday meeting, Mr. Kennedy emphasized that it was a “strong desire and […]
One sailor presumed dead after crash, unidentified man detained on suspicion of ‘manslaughter’. Police in the United Kingdom have arrested a man “on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter” after a collision in the North Sea between a cargo vessel and a tanker. Humberside Police said on Tuesday that the 59-year-old was detained in connection with […]
The Saudi Arabian Football Federation has confirmed its full readiness to host the AFC U17 Asian Cup™️ Saudi Arabia 2025, following the final inspection visit conducted by the Asian Football Confederation. The President of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, Yasser Al-Misehal, expressed his gratitude for the unwavering support of the Kingdom’s leadership in the sports […]