37 m. ago Labour's jobs squeeze continues after Reeves tax raid with number of employees and vacancies down but staffing of central government and NHS hits new record high

Official figures showed the labour market 'cooling' as firms warn Rachel Reeves against mounting another tax raid at the Budget.

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63 m. ago ‘Trump is a defecating fly on a camel’s back’: Palestinian artist Samia Halaby on being banned, exiled – and now celebrated

At 88, she has won a Munch award for artistic freedom – despite her pioneering work being cancelled by the US university she studied at. She talks protest, polarisation and propagandaIt’s a miracle I get out of my interview with Palestinian artist Samia Halaby alive. Not just because the creaky wooden stairs to her second-floor Tribeca, New York live-work space are alarmingly steep, but because certain people view the 88-year-old acclaimed abstract artist, a pioneer of digital art, as a dangerous security threat.In December 2023, Indiana University, Halaby’s alma mater, cancelled what was due to be the first American retrospective exhibition of Halaby’s work at the university’s Eskenazi Museum of Art. The exhibition had been three years in the making but Halaby was informed she was no longer welcome in a terse two-sentence letter from the museum’s director, citing vague security concerns. The real reason, she suspects, was the museum’s wish to distance itself from anything supportiv...

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1 hour ago Trump fails to oust Lisa Cook from Fed ahead of rates decision

Court ruling comes as Senate confirms president’s pick for US central bank’s board

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2 h. ago Thousands to take to streets in protest as Donald Trump arrives in UK

There will be a mass walkout at schools and universities

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3 h. ago DWP warning as millions of Brits told to watch out for text messages

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a warning to millions of people across Great Britain who receive benefits, including the State Pension, Universal Credit and PIP

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4 h. ago Banks tighten debt terms as squeezed UK universities refinance loans

Almost half of the sector’s providers run a deficit, as some institutions secure funding against campus sites

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4 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian court sentences Pussy Riot members in absentia to jail over war criticism

Terms of eight to 13 years handed down over a music video and a Berlin show, according to reports, as collective rejects charges as politically motivated. What we know on day 1,301See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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6 h. ago City of London attorney terminated from position during city council meeting

City of London attorney terminated from position during city council meeting  LEX18

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6 h. ago Lisa Cook can stay at Fed ahead of rates decision, appeals court rules

Ruling comes as Donald Trump’s pick for central bank’s board confirmed by the Senate

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7 h. ago Trump official confirmed to Fed board but court rejects Lisa Cook removal bid

Senate votes 48-27 to confirm Stephen Miran as Fed governor but court rules Cook may remain in placeSenate Republicans voted on Monday to confirm a senior Trump official to the Federal Reserve’s board of governors as the White House raced to strengthen the US president’s control over the central bank ahead of its latest meeting.Hours before Fed policymakers convene for their September decision on interest rates, the Senate voted 48 to 27 to confirm Stephen Miran – already chair of Donald Trump’s council of economic advisers – as a governor. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Apple users issued warning over 'manipulation' scam that drains bank accounts

The scams look legit - and they are getting more convincing

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8 h. ago SC lawmaker wants to pull funding from major college over three faculty members’ alleged Charlie Kirk comments

Clemson University said it had fired one employee and suspended two others for their posts

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8 h. ago Health misinformation on social media could lead to a ‘sicker UK’, experts warn

Experts at The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine are calling for universities, health organisations, charities to join a new network aimed at fighting misinformation

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8 h. ago As Charlie Kirk crisscrossed the country, security levels varied from venue to venue

Security at Charlie Kirk's speaking events and college campus debates around the country varied greatly

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11 h. ago Mississippi university cancels classes and 100th anniversary celebrations after body found on campus

It was not immediately clear whether the body belonged to a student or staff member

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11 h. ago School teacher is investigated after claiming world was a 'slightly safer' place after Charlie Kirk was assassinated

The teacher at Kingsmead School in Staffordshire, reportedly made the comments after father-of-two Kirk, 31, was shot in the neck while speaking at Utah Valley University last week.

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11 h. ago What do the circus and US politics have in common? Ask these Black and brown circus artists

International Black Indigenous Circus Week in Philadelphia brings together artists specializing in aerial, juggling clowning and more for various panels and showsIn an industrial building in north Philadelphia, teal and red fabric used for aerial tricks dangled from the high ceiling. Alyssa Bigbee, the co-founder of the Philadelphia-based International Black Indigenous Circus Week, called on five performers to circle around for the first rehearsal of their circus show titled The Rebellion: Anarchy. “Remember to breathe. Remember to pace yourself,” Bigbee told the group of mostly Black and brown artists. “Lean on each other and feed off of each other in terms of energy.”As the song Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N’ Roses blared through the space, Bigbee strided up to a lyra, a metal circle resembling a hula hoop suspended from the ceiling. Her body undulated as she looped her legs in and out of the hoop. Artists linked arms and spun each other around. Later, they leaped into the air a...

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12 h. ago Autism in children linked to common condition in pregnancy affecting nearly half a million US pregnancies a year

A health condition impacting hundreds of thousands of pregnant women each year may be associated with long-term cognitive risks for the mother and developmental conditions in her children.

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12 h. ago Builder 'stole Banksy from London gallery to add to his collection of love hearts artworks', court told

The iconic Girl with Balloon print worth £270,000 was taken from the Grove Gallery in central London

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12 h. ago Scientists identify a mystery color in one of Jackson Pollock's paintings

Scientists have identified the origins of the blue color in one of Jackson Pollock’s paintings with a little help from chemistry

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