Getty Images The UK’s unemployment rate has fallen slightly, official figures show. Unemployment was 4.2% in the three months to the end of June, down from 4.4% over the previous quarter. Meanwhile, wage growth continued to slow, rising at an annual rate of 5.4% – the weakest for around two years. The Office for National […]
BBC A fashionable alligator handbag and tiny vials of perfume that still release a potent scent are just some of the precious artefacts recovered from the world’s most famous shipwreck – the Titanic. The exact location of the warehouse where they are stored is a closely guarded secret, because of the value of its contents. […]
Labour MPs have begun quitting X in alarm over the platform, with one saying Elon Musk had turned it into “a megaphone for foreign adversaries and far-right fringe groups”. Over the weekend, newly elected MPs took to WhatsApp groups to raise growing concerns about the role X played in the spread of misinformation amid the […]
Aug 12, 2024, 04:01 AM ET Cole Palmer enjoyed an outstanding debut season at Chelsea. Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images Chelsea’s Cole Palmer, Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka and Manchester United pair Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho lead the nominations for the men’s 2023-24 PFA Young Player of the Year award. Brighton forward Joao Pedro is also […]
LEIGH DAY Hannah died following a suspected allergic reaction A13-year-old girl with a severe dairy allergy suffered an “immediate reaction” after a just one sip of a Costa Coffee hot chocolate that was supposed to be made with soya milk, an inquest has been told. Hannah Jacobs from Barking, east London, who had been allergic […]
Reuters The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Strait of Gibraltar, back in 2019 The US has sent a guided missile submarine to the Middle East, as tensions grow in the region. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin also said an aircraft carrier which was already heading to the area would sail there more quickly. The […]
We review Vice President Kamala Harris’s swing state road trip and look ahead to what’s next in the Harris campaign. PIEN HUANG, HOST: It was just three weeks ago that Vice President Harris launched her campaign for president. Since then, she’s picked her own running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. She’s raised millions of dollars, […]
Andre Onana returned to competitive football this weekend in the Community Shield against Manchester City, with his side losing on penalties at Wembley. Last season it emerged the Manchester United goalkeeper uses Vaseline on his gloves, which raised several other questions for me. What other substances do we ’keepers put on our gloves to try […]
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Mr Osborne – who was chancellor from 2010 to 2016 – said: “If we had not done that Britain would have been more exposed, not just to future things like the coronavirus pandemic, but indeed to the fiscal crisis which very rapidly followed in countries across Europe. “If we had not had a clear plan […]