50 h. ago All the Greater Manchester businesses forced to call in administrators last month

Insolvency-related problems rose by 26 per cent in the north west in October, the second highest figure in the UK

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5 d. ago Trump’s 'affordability' efforts are a mess of absurdity and magical thinking | Steven Greenhouse

After Republicans were trounced in this month’s votes, the administration has launched a slapdash, ill-conceived campaignWhen running for president last year, Donald Trump wooed and wowed voters by vowing to reduce prices “starting on day one”. But once he was inaugurated, he seemed to pay precious little attention to prices and affordability.All that changed, however, when inflation-weary voters thrashed Trump and the GOP on election day this month – within days, the Trump administration launched a slapdash effort to focus on affordability. Unfortunately, the campaign is a hot mess: a pile of absurdity, contradictions, magical thinking, scapegoating and good ol’ Trumpian dishonesty, with Trump repeatedly blaring that “prices are down.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Over 100 US leaders to attend Cop30 climate summit as Trump stays away

Dozens of US state and local leaders will be at talks in Brazil with president’s team expected to send no representativesThe Trump administration appears to be sitting out this month’s United Nations climate talks known as Cop30, telling the Guardian it will not deploy any high-level representatives to the negotiations.But dozens of US subnational leaders attend to promote their climate efforts. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Senate to vote on legislation to stop unauthorized war against Venezuela – US politics live

Bipartisan proposal follows reports Trump administration is considering land strikes within the countryAs the US federal shutdown enters its second month, government workers are accusing the Trump administration of being “out of control” and bullying people who are “simply trying to do their best”.The shutdown surpassed 35 days this week, beating the previous record set under Donald Trump’s first presidential term. About 700,000 federal employees are furloughed without pay, and about 700,000 additional federal workers have been working without pay through the shutdown. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Workers decry Trump officials as ‘out of control’ as longest shutdown drags on

Key figures accused of harassment, bullying and attacks as US employees work without pay to keep services runningAs the US federal shutdown enters its second month, government workers are accusing the Trump administration of being “out of control” and bullying people who are “simply trying to do their best”.The shutdown surpassed 35 days this week, beating the previous record set under Donald Trump’s first presidential term. About 700,000 federal employees are furloughed without pay, and about 700,000 additional federal workers have been working without pay through the shutdown. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump administration warns of air travel ‘disaster’ next month as White House hosts Halloween event: Live updates

Trump and his senior administration officials have said they will not negotiate with Democrats on policy issues until the government is reopened

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3 w. ago British beauty chain with 149 shops is SAVED from administration with branches set to reopen next year

A BRITISH beauty chain has been rescued from administration by a former boss of The Body Shop. The chain with 149 shops is set to reopen its stores early next year. Bodycare collapsed into administration just a month earlier as it immediately shut 32 stores. The brand, which was started as a market stall in...

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4 w. ago Man accused of driving into crowds at Liverpool victory parade appears in court

Paul Doyle, 53, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court by videolink from prison for a 30-minute administrative hearing ahead of his trial next month.

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