The UK labour market showed further signs of cooling in the three months to June, with wage growth slowing, vacancies falling and payroll numbers declining, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Average weekly earnings, including bonuses, rose 4.6% in Q2, down from 5% in the previous three-month period and slightly below economists’ forecasts. Private ...
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have signed a new multi-year film and television deal with Netflix, defying speculation earlier this year that the streaming giant would not renew its contract with the couple. Harry and Meghan first agreed a five-year partnership with Netflix in 2020, reportedly worth $100 million (£78 million), after stepping back from their roles as senior ...
The Entertainer, the UK’s largest toy shop chain, is set to become employee-owned after founder Gary Grant announced plans to transfer 100% of the family business to its 1,900 staff by the end of September. The retailer – which also owns the Early Learning Centre and Addo toy brands – will be placed into an employee ownership trust (EOT), with ...
Rajesh Nair, chief executive of Tata Steel UK, has been appointed as the new Chair of UK Steel, the trade association representing Britain’s steel sector. He will take on the position alongside his current role leading Tata Steel’s UK operations. Nair brings more than 36 years of experience across the Tata Steel Group to the role. Since joining Tata Steel ...
HMRC has admitted for the first time that it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor taxpayers’ social media accounts as part of criminal investigations into tax fraud. The tax authority said AI tools are used alongside the department’s traditional checks to analyse online posts, including those about expensive holidays or large purchases, if they appear inconsistent with a person’s declared ...
A Democratic whistleblower told the FBI that Adam Schiff approved leaking classified information in order to discredit President Donald Trump, according to newly-released documents. The documents, which were obtained by Just The News, were recently handed over to Congress by FBI Director Kash Patel. The whistleblower reportedly worked for Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee for over ten years, and ...
Jennifer Huddleston The Supreme Court recently ruled that a Texas law that requires age verification to access sexual material harmful to minors was subject to intermediate scrutiny in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton. Advocates of age verification have trumpeted this as a significant win; however, the ruling should properly be understood in a narrow context. Not only does the Court’s ...
President Donald Trump has renewed his call for Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, to undergo a cognitive test. ”Congresswoman’ Jasmine Crockett is a Low (Very!!!) I.Q. Individual, much in the mold of the AOC Plus Three Gang of Country Destroying Morons – Only slightly dumber,’ Trump wrote on TRUTH Social on Monday. ‘Each of these political hacks should be forced to ...
President Donald Trump took aim at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a press event on Monday over his frustration with the Ukrainian leader’s objection to ‘land swapping.’ ‘I get along with Zelenskyy, but, you know, I disagree with what he’s done, very, very severely, disagree. This is a war that should have never happened,’ Trump said, reiterating his belief that ...
Mike Fox NYU Law Professor Rachel Barkow has written an extraordinary new book, Justice Abandoned: How the Supreme Court Ignored the Constitution and Enabled Mass Incarceration. It is a damning indictment of our judicial system’s complicity in the dramatic expansion of incarceration over the past several decades. Judge-made changes in the law have created a new status quo: The United ...