Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has been urged not to “strangle” the economy with more interest rate rises amid signs of a cooling UK jobs market. The unemployment rate for those aged 16 and over was 4.2 percent in the three
The social care system would crumble without its army of unpaid carers, equal to more than four million jobs. But parents of severely disabled loved ones are quickly becoming the “forgotten families on the brink of collapse”. They warn that they urgently
Rishi Sunak’s decision to cancel the high-speed rail line from Birmingham to Manchester was a centrepiece of the PM’s party conference speech. He said it would free up £36billion for hundreds of new transport projects, with “every region receiving more investment than
The Chancellor announced a freeze on civil service expansion to help trim the size of the state. Mr Hunt said the move could save £1billion a year and indicated that improving public-sector productivity may allow him to reduce the tax burden.
Is it time? Are we living in the future? Are the robots taking over? No … but for Austin-based startup Apptronik, robots are being developed and are here to stay. Meet Apollo: Apptronik’s latest “general purpose humanoid robot” powered by artificial intelligence
In 2021, the Taliban prohibited young girls in Afghanistan from attending school past the sixth grade due to beliefs that female education didn’t comply with their interpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia. Although the Taliban faced global pressures to allow girls to
The Government could be set to sign off a £500m aid package to secure the future of steel making in South Wales. Sky News reports officials are close to agreeing the aid package with Tata Steel – which would also see the
Two years after President Biden oversaw the United States military’s exit from Afghanistan, a move that effectively handed over control of the country back to the Taliban, its leaders continue to deny Afghan girls and women access to education and employment. This
The EU is witnessing a steady decline in the number of firefighters even as the region grapples with an increase in wildfires attributed to the effects of climate change. According to the latest Eurostat report, the total count of firefighters in the
Argentines lined up on a bitterly cold winter morning Monday in an annual pilgrimage to a Roman Catholic shrine for the patron saint of work, asking for jobs and prosperity as many struggle with one of the world’s highest inflation rates. Voters