JD Sports has warned Rachel Reeves against any fresh hikes in employment costs, saying further increases would cripple competitiveness and drive youth unemployment higher. Chief executive Régis Schultz said the Chancellor’s last budget had already piled pressure on retailers by raising staff expenses, creating “tension around unemployment”. He urged Reeves not to repeat the move in November’s Budget. “We’re starting ...
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has spent more than £3.6 million on laptops, tablets, and mobile phones over the past three years as part of its push to modernise remote working and support digital transformation across the sector. Figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request show the department dramatically increased its IT spending between 2022 and ...
President Trump just fired a top federal prosecutor because he failed to bring charges against two despised opponents, New York Attorney General Letitia James and ex-FBI chief James Comey. The ouster of Erik Siebert, U.S. attorney for Virginia’s Eastern District — and Trump’s own appointee — came after he couldn’t find sufficient evidence to charge James with mortgage fraud. The ...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., criticized recent remarks by President Donald Trump as ‘unhinged’ during a press conference on Tuesday, as the federal government lurches toward a potential shutdown at the end of this month. Jeffries held a media availability in his Brooklyn, New York district after Trump canceled a planned meeting with congressional Democrat leaders on the issue ...
French President Emmanuel Macron’s push for Palestinian statehood at the United Nations clashed sharply with Donald Trump’s message — but the two leaders’ rivalry also played out in the streets of New York in an unexpected way. At the UN General Assembly, Macron formally announced France’s recognition of a Palestinian state, insisting the move was ‘essential to peace.’ Trump, speaking ...
A conservative climate policy group is urging House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to subpoena records from the Environmental Law Institute’s Climate Judiciary Project as part of an ongoing probe into the influence of climate advocacy groups in climate policy litigation. Jason Isaac, CEO of the American Energy Institute, a conservative pro-U.S. energy production policy group, wrote a ...
Alex Nowrasteh My recent posts about politically motivated terrorist killings in the United States revealed surprising findings. There are a few politically motivated killings; Islamist terrorists are still the deadliest, and, most relevant for the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk, the left-right political distribution of murders skews right, even in recent years, but the numbers are minuscule. Those findings and ...
Former Vice President Kamala Harris detailed her running mate Tim Walz’s debate performance in her new book and recounted a showdown with then-Sen. JD Vance, which ultimately left her disappointed. Harris writes in her new book, ‘107 Days,’ that she needed the Minnesota governor to be the ‘closer’ at the Oct. 1, 2024, debate given that she was not going ...
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UK are facing an increasingly crowded marketplace, where standing out and connecting with customers is more challenging than ever With shifting consumer habits and rapid advances in technology, business leaders must rethink how they approach marketing and customer engagement to drive sustainable growth and stay ahead of the competition. How SMEs Can Stand ...
Patrick S. Fragel is a seasoned criminal defence lawyer based in Traverse City, Michigan. With more than 25 years of experience, he has become a respected voice in Michigan’s legal community. His journey began long before his time in the courtroom. As a United States Army veteran, he carried with him a strong sense of discipline, resilience, and focus—qualities that ...