The UK grapples with a record-breaking surge in long-term sickness absences, reaching over 2.8 million individuals, marking an increase of 700,000 over the past three years. Before the pandemic, approximately 2.1 million individuals were classified as economically inactive due to ...
Garden centres and nurseries across the UK are engaged in a frantic race to stockpile plants before the implementation of Brexit border checks later this month. Concerns abound regarding the readiness of border posts to handle the influx of deliveries, ...
TAIPEI — Taiwan’s homegrown submarine program will remain on track, its Defense minister said on Wednesday, after the head of the program resigned due to what he said were unfair attacks against him and the military. Taiwan, which China views ...
WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on an upcoming visit to China is expected to raise US concerns Beijing is helping Russia build up its defense industrial base to fight the war in Ukraine, State Department spokesman Matthew ...
WASHINGTON — US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday warned that the US intends to hit Iran with new sanctions in the coming days over its unprecedented attack on Israel, and these actions could seek to reduce Iran’s capacity to ...
NEW YORK — The first seven jurors were selected on Tuesday to serve on Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal trial, as the selection process continues to choose a panel of 12 members and six alternates who can be fair to the ...
Inflation fell more slowly than expected last month thanks to strong petrol and communication goods price pressures, casting doubt on hopes for immediate rate cuts by the Bank of England. Despite a drop in the consumer price index to 3.2% ...
In a significant market shift, Samsung surpasses Apple to claim the title of the world’s largest phone maker, as iPhone shipments plummet nearly 10% in the first three months of the year. Preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) ...
A new survey by social enterprise Code First Girls has found that 40% of female entrepreneurs have faced gender-based discrimination whilst in a leadership role. 61% also agreed that, in terms of the challenges faced by women when breaking into ...
Business leaders must adopt “bigger, faster and stronger policies” to effectively battle climate change, according to one of the world’s leading experts on sustainability. Lucas Joppa, Microsoft’s former Chief Environmental Officer, also said individuals can help society by pursuing their ...