Companies are planning to cut jobs or recruit fewer people ahead of rises to National Insurance payments and wages, according to a survey of UK employers. Businesses questioned by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) also said they would raise their prices to cover increasing employment costs. Separate research conducted by the Federation […]
PA Media The government has met a key election pledge to deliver two million extra NHS appointments in England in its first year, the prime minister has said. The target was achieved between July and November last year, when there were almost 2.2 million more elective care appointments compared to the same period in 2023, […]
Feb 16, 2025, 02:50 PM ET Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has insisted he is not worried about the safety his job despite the team slumping to a 12th Premier League defeat of the season at Tottenham Hotspur and languishing in 15th. James Maddison’s first-half rebound proved enough for Spurs to overcome United 1-0 in […]
South Korea has banned new downloads of China’s DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, according to the country’s personal data protection watchdog. The government agency said the AI model will become available again to South Korean users when “improvements and remedies” are made to ensure it complies with the country’s personal data protection laws. In the […]
MONTREAL — Team USA, riding the surge of three first-period fights in the opening nine seconds, claimed a 3-1 win over Team Canada on Saturday at the Bell Centre. Matthew Tkachuk started the fisticuffs against Brandon Hagel. Brother Brady Tkachuk followed with a tilt against Sam Bennett. J.T. Miller completed the set by fighting Colton […]
The Internal Revenue Service is preparing to give a team member working with Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency access to sensitive taxpayer data, people familiar with the matter said. The systems at the I.R.S. contain the private financial data tied to millions of Americans, including their tax returns, Social Security numbers, addresses, banking […]
Feb 16, 2025, 04:17 PM ET A title race is heating up in LaLiga. With Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid both dropping points on the weekend, can Barcelona take advantage to go top of the table in Spain? In the Premier League, Mikel Merino was the unexpected hero for an Arsenal side continuing to deal […]
United States President Donald Trump has said he could meet Russian President Vladimir Putin “very soon” as officials from the countries prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia for talks on ending the war in Ukraine. “There’s no time set, but it could be very soon,” Trump told reporters on Sunday ahead of talks between US […]
Catherine Doyle BBC News NI PA Media Kneecap with writer and director Rich Peppiatt at the Bafta red carpet A film starring the west Belfast rap group Kneecap scooped a British Academy of Film Award (Bafta) in one of the six categories it was nominated in. The film’s writer and director Rich Peppiatt picked up […]
For decades in Japan, it was accepted as gospel: A weak currency makes companies more competitive and bolsters the economy. Part of that promise came true last year: As the yen tumbled to a 37-year low against the dollar, big brands like Toyota Motor reported the highest profits in Japanese history. Stocks soared to record […]