They handled the secure transport of nuclear materials — dangerous, demanding work that requires rigorous training. Four of them took the Trump administration’s offer of a buyout and left the National Nuclear Security Administration. A half-dozen staff members left a unit in the agency that builds reactors for nuclear submarines. And a biochemist and engineer […]
When Eleanor H., 66, called the Social Security Administration last month seeking details about her retirement benefits, she didn’t expect to comfort the representative who answered. The woman started sobbing. “I asked her what was wrong, and she said she and her co-workers were informed by email to accept a taxable $20,000 payout or risk […]
Elaine Mitchell BBC News NI BBC Peter and Patricia live in a bungalow in Newry A couple were left reeling after getting a home insurance renewal quote of just under £100,000. Peter Cunningham and his wife Patricia from Newry have insured their bungalow with Tesco for a number of years paying £580 for last year’s […]
BBC In the next 24 hours and then over the following fortnight up until the Spring Statement, the government is going to talk a lot about a broken welfare system that is failing the people who use it, the economy and taxpayers. Taking a tough call on fixing it goes against the instincts of much […]
Branwen Jeffreys Education editor Getty Images The poorest children are missing more school and falling further behind classmates, research shared with the BBC suggests. According to new analysis by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) – which looked at pupil performance after the Covid-19 pandemic – children from the lowest income families are now up to […]
British chancellor to meet regulators on Monday to announce ‘action plan’ for cutting red tape. The United Kingdom’s Labour Party government is set to announce a “radical shake-up” of bureaucracy aimed at cutting administrative costs for businesses by a quarter. British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is set to meet with regulators on Monday […]
McIlroy started the day four shots back at eight under par but birdied the first and then had an eagle three at the par-five second to virtually eradicate Spaun’s advantage. After a bogey at seven, he joined the leaders with a birdie at the eighth and remained in top spot, despite persistent challenges from Spaun […]
Regulators are being summoned to No 10 on Monday to meet Chancellor Rachel Reeves as the government moves to slash bureaucracy and cut the cost of regulation for business by a quarter. The government will also announce plans to streamline environmental permitting and cut red tape it says blocks new housing and infrastructure, as well […]
Sam Gruet Business reporter BBC Canadian retail boss Joanna Goodman is considering no longer ordering from US suppliers Made in Canada. Three words that are now a common presence on Canadian shelves, after Donald Trump’s tariffs sparked a trade war with the US’s northern neighbour. In Canada the economic measures against it have been met […]
Mar 16, 2025, 07:15 PM ET MADRID — Barcelona delivered a sensational 4-2 comeback win over title rivals Atlético Madrid on Sunday, to go top of the LaLiga table. Julián Álvarez put Atlético ahead in the 45th minute at the Metropolitano — finishing off a sweeping move involving Antoine Griezmann and Giuliano Simeone — before […]