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Energy costs likely to rise under Ofgem’s new price cap

Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images Energy regulator Ofgem is to publish its latest price cap, with households expected to face another increase in gas and electricity costs in April. The cap, which puts a limit on the amount suppliers can charge for each unit of energy, affects the bills of 26 million […]

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F.D.A. Reinstates Fired Medical Device, Food and Legal Staffers

The Food and Drug Administration has reinstated dozens of specialized employees involved in food safety, review of medical devices and other areas who were laid off last week, according to more than a dozen workers who got called back. The total number of employees recalled was not immediately clear. But a person familiar with the […]

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Patients’ concerns as hospital shake-up consultation closes

Marie-Louise Connolly BBC News NI health correspondent Getty Images The six week consultation closes this Friday Equal access to healthcare across Northern Ireland and ensuring services are convenient for older people are among public concerns over plans for a new hospital network. A six-week consultation – which closes on Friday – has been gauging public […]

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The 25 MLB rookies most likely to have an impact in 2025 regular season

When I rank prospects every offseason here at The Athletic, I’m considering the players’ eventual peaks and their long-term values, which is why you’ll see prospects who were just drafted or have only played in the complex leagues alongside prospects who’ve already made their major-league debuts. For readers more interested in which prospects might have […]

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Countries compete to keep skilled young workers

Pedro Garcia Technology Reporter, Lisbon Duarte Dias Lisbon, Dublin and Seattle – like many Duarte Dias has moved to move up In 2020, Duarte Dias, a Portuguese software engineer, accepted a job offer to work in Microsoft’s Dublin subsidiary. A little over a year later, he joined a team at Microsoft’s headquarters in Seattle, where […]

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Could Man City miss out on Champions League qualification?

It has been another bad week for Manchester City. But after being knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid and symbolically dethroned as Premier League champions in a 2-0 home defeat to runaway leaders Liverpool, it could get even worse from here for Pep Guardiola’s team. Leaving aside the shadow of the hearing […]

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Lester Holt to Leave ‘NBC Nightly News’ Anchor Role

Lester Holt, the veteran NBC newscaster and anchor of the “NBC Nightly News” over the last decade, announced on Monday that he will step down from the flagship evening newscast in the coming months. Mr. Holt told colleagues that he would remain at NBC, expanding his duties at “Dateline,” where he serves as the show’s […]

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Apple commits to ‘largest ever’ $500bn US investment

Apple plans to invest more than $500bn (£396bn) in the US over the next four years, starting with a new advanced manufacturing factory in Texas. The tech giant said it expected to create 20,000 new jobs over that time, with the “vast majority” of roles in research and development, software and artificial intelligence (AI). It […]

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