8 h. ago British Transport Police cuts will endanger railway staff, union warns

The RMT said frontline workers would be left exposed to anti-social behaviour and violence.

Events

53 h. ago UK’s largest children’s brain injury unit cut frontline staff over ‘financial crisis’ before child deaths

Exclusive: The Children's Trust, a flagship unit in Surrey, was criticised over staffing levels after three children died while in its care

Events

55 h. ago Drunk air passenger celebrating birthday kicked off flight before it's even taken off

Bradley Musgrove was planning on going abroad for his 26th birthday, but festivities were cut short when staff at Newcastle Airport noticed he was intoxicated and reeked of booze

Politics

7 d. ago Tories savage 'deranged' £650million electric car grant scheme that 'hands British taxpayers' money to foreign automakers'

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced £1,500 discounts for certain Nissan, Renault and Vauxhall models.

Economics

9 d. ago US national parks staff in ‘survival mode’ to keep parks open amid Trump cuts

Park bosses say they’re running visitor centers and even cleaning bathrooms as remaining staff try to keep sites openAcross the US’s fabled but overstretched national parks, unusual scenes are playing out this summer following budget cuts by Donald Trump’s administration. Archeologists are staffing ticket booths, ecologists are covering visitor centers and the superintendents of parks are even cleaning the toilets.The National Park Service (NPS), responsible for maintaining cherished wildernesses and sites of cultural importance from Yellowstone to the Statue of Liberty, has lost a quarter of its permanent staff since Trump took office in January, with the administration seeking to gut the service’s budget by a third. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago US labour data agency was teetering even before Trump fired its chief

Funding and staff cuts have hampered the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ ability to collate vital reports

Politics

1 week ago Trump team officially ends Musk’s ‘five things’ DOGE email that drew ire and led to thousands of resignations

Federal workers were ordered to email the Office of Personnel Management as part of a drive to drastically cut staff numbers

Politics

1 week ago Major supermarket cuts another 3,600 jobs as it slashes staff costs

Morrisons slashed more than 3,600 jobs last year as the embattled retailer turned a profit for the first time since its 2021 private equity takeover.

Economics

1 week ago BP announces 1,500 more staff cuts and signals further possible reductions

About 15% of BP's office-based workforce will now be cut by the end of the year

Politics

1 week ago BP increases staff cuts to 6,200 and signals further possible reductions

The group said it was now axing more than the 4,700 roles and 3,000 contactor cuts announced at the start of the year.

Politics

1 week ago MTV facing 'bloodbath of cuts' as UK production as staff 'left in tears'

In a blow to British music, MTV UK is no more as the channel that gave the likes of Emma Willis, Greg James and Joel Dommett their big break is closed leaving staff 'in tears'

Events

3 w. ago ‘A disaster for all of us’: US scientists describe impact of Trump cuts

President’s assault on science –particularly climate science – has led to unprecedented funding cuts and staff layoffs“Our ability to respond to climate change, the biggest existential threat facing humanity, is totally adrift,” said Sally Johnson, an Earth scientist who has spent the past two decades helping collect, store and distribute data at Nasa (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and Noaa (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).Donald Trump’s assault on science – but particularly climate science – has led to unprecedented funding cuts and staff layoffs across federally funded agencies and programs, threatening to derail research tackling the most pressing issues facing Americans and humanity more broadly. A generation of scientific talent is also on the brink of being lost, with unprecedented political interference at what were previously evidence-driven agencies jeopardizing the future of US industries and economic growth. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Business news live: Jaguar Land Rover to cut jobs, Marks & Spencer give staff extra discount

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Society

4 w. ago Schools to give pupils extra WEEK off so 'families can go on cheaper holidays'

School pupils could are set to be given an extra week over the autumn half term so parents can get cheaper holidays away with the scheme also aiming to cut staff absences

Politics

last month Jaguar Land Rover to axe 500 UK management jobs as Trump tariffs fallout dents sales

British carmaker to offer voluntary redundancy to managers after 15.1% sales drop in three months to JuneUK unemployment rises as jobs market ‘weakens’Business live – latest updatesJaguar Land Rover has said it will axe up to 500 management jobs in the UK, after the carmaker reported a plunge in sales linked to Donald Trump’s tariffs.The British luxury car manufacturer said about 1.5% of its staff in the UK would be affected by the job cuts as part of a voluntary redundancy round for managers. JLR, which is owned by India’s Tata Motors, employs 33,000 people in the UK. Continue reading...

Politics

last month Jaguar Land Rover announce mass management redundancies: Firm to axe 500 roles after 'woke' rebrand

The car marker said 500 managerial jobs would be cut, saying it would offer voluntary redundancies.

Economics

last month Jaguar Land Rover announce mass management redundancies: Firm says it will axe 500 roles after woke rebrand

The car marker said 500 managerial jobs would be cut, saying it would offer voluntary redundancies.

Economics

last month Jaguar Land Rover announce mass management redundancies: Firm says it will axe 500 roles after woke rebrand

The car marker said 500 managerial jobs would be cut, saying it would offer voluntary redundancies.

Economics