Firms hold back on hiring amid ‘significant cost rises’, surveys say | Economics
According to the latest business research, businesses are putting the brakes on hiring new staff amid a rise in “controlled” economic outlook and wage bills. In signs of weakening the UK labour market, consultants KPMG and trade agencies significantly reduced the number of people placed in permanent and temporary roles by the Recruitment and Employment […]
Israel to cut off electricity in Gaza in apparent effort to force hand of Hamas | Israel-Gaza war
Israel is to cut off the remaining power supply to Gaza in an apparent attempt to strengthen pressure on Hamas amid a chaotic multitrack negotiations over a fragile territorial ceasefire. The potential consequences of Israel's decision to the 2.3 million inhabitants of the destroyed Palestinian territory are unknown. However, humanitarian officials in Gaza contacted Sunday […]
Australia live news: flood evacuation warnings in NSW and Queensland as waters rise after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred deluge | Tropical Cyclone Alfred
NSW and Queensland flood emergency warning issued There's a little more information on the flooding here from NSW SES. There are major floods on the Clarence River, with emergency warnings to evacuate people for those living in Harwood, Chatworth, Warega, Harwood, Grafton and downstream of the Goodwood Islands. Inhabitants of these islands will be isolated […]
Bereaved come together to mark five years since Covid-19 pandemic outbreak | Coronavirus
Bereaved families and communities met on Sunday for reflection and recorded five years since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Towns and cities in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland held hundreds of events, reminiscing about those who died and paying tribute to frontline health and social care workers, volunteers and researchers on the annual […]
Antoine Dupont faces long spell out with ruptured cruciate knee ligaments | France rugby union team
French amulet captain and considered the best player on the planet, Antoine DuPont said he ruptured the cruciate ligament in his right knee during the team's victory in Ireland in six countries on Saturday. “My heart hurts even more than my knees when I have to leave my friend before the final step,” DuPont posted […]
Tottenham v Bournemouth: Premier League – live | Premier League
Pope thanks those who care for the sick as he continues to recover in hospital | Pope Francis
Pope Francis is grateful for the “miracle of kindness” that provides sick people from hospital beds to medical staff and volunteers as they continue to recover from pneumonia. After more than three weeks in the hospital, the 88-year-old Pope responded well to treatment, showing recent “gradual and slight improvements,” doctors said. On the fourth Sunday […]
Visitors flock to Paris’s Pompidou Centre before it closes for renovations | Paris
Tourists and French visitors last got a glimpse of their prestigious art collection before filling Paris's groundbreaking Pompidou Centre over the weekend and closing for a massive renovation for five years. “Five Years – Long!” When people around her took many photos of the museum's permanent works, one guide, Elisa Helvelin, cried out that she […]
India v New Zealand: Champions Trophy men’s cricket final – live | ICC Champions Trophy
Important Events Shows key events only Please turn on JavaScript and use this feature preamble People I'm thinking about now? The obsession of the game in Lahore is those who have been waiting decades for a massive tournament to arrive in Pakistan, those who are as much love as they do their own thing. It […]
Mastercard and Visa linked to illegal gambling sites accused of scamming UK customers | Gambling
MasterCard and Visa are processing payments for illegal gambling websites that have been accused of scaming UK customers from thousands of pounds. Research has shown that despite previous pledges, the payment giant cannot stop the network being used to conduct transactions on unlicensed sites. Last week, MasterCard was offered along with cryptocurrency as a payment […]