Labour is facing pressure to deliver more radical reforms of private renting amid fears landlords will find new ways to evict tenants despite the party confirming it would end no-fault evictions, ban bidding wars and introduce time limits to fix potentially lethal mould. In a campaign push aimed at the “rip-off private rented sector”, Labour’s […]
Jun 19, 2024, 01:31 PM ET ATLANTA — Jesse Marsch said his Canada team is “prepared” for the challenge of Lionel Messi and Argentina in the inaugural match of the 2024 Copa América on Thursday but fully recognizes the challenge posed by the man he calls the “best to play the game.” Marsch, who took […]
Murray was playing again at Queen’s less than 24 hours after winning his first-round match against Australia’s Alexei Popyrin. From the start, the three-time Grand Slam champion looked uncomfortable during the points and was heavily limping between them. Murray said the issue was not a back spasm, but caused a “loss of strength, coordination and […]
“We have a well-sealed system, you don’t smell it,” says Joe Beach, reassuringly. He is co-founder and chief executive of Starfire Energy, a US-based firm that is developing a means of producing ammonia from renewable energy, air and water. But, he argues, the pungency of ammonia is actually a benefit. If there’s a leak, you’ll […]
ANC leader now set to appoint cabinet featuring his weakened party and coalition partners in unity government. Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a second term as South Africa’s president, hailing his broad coalition government as the “beginning of a new era”. Ramaphosa, whose inauguration took place on Wednesday in Pretoria, now faces the challenge […]
Some senior doctors in England have accepted a pay offer from the government. It means speciality and associate specialist (SAS) doctors – medics who have finished junior doctor training but are not working as either consultants or GPs – have joined their consultant colleagues in ending their dispute. SAS doctors had not yet taken strike […]
PA Roderic O’Gorman has announced his decision to run for Green Party leader Minister for Children and Integration Roderic O’Gorman will run to become the next leader of Ireland’s Green Party. It comes after party leader Eamon Ryan announced on Tuesday that he is to step down from the position. In a post on X, […]
45 minutes ago By Tom Espiner, BBC business reporter • Faisal Islam, Economics editor, @faisalislam Getty Images Inflation has hit the Bank of England’s target for the first time in almost three years. Prices rose at 2% in the year to May, down from 2.3% the month before, official figures show. The economy is a key talking point in the run-up […]
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SAN FRANCISCO — Nvidia, the computer chip maker at the center of the artificial intelligence boom, continued its spectacular stock market rise Tuesday, eclipsing Microsoft and Apple to become the world’s most valuable public company. Nvidia’s shares rose more than 3 percent Tuesday, giving the company an overall market valuation of $3.34 trillion. Apple and […]