13 h. ago The Trump administration pushed out a university president – its latest bid to close the American mind | Robert Reich

Demanding that the University of Virginia’s president resign is taken from the Viktor Orbán playbook of authoritarianismUnder pressure from the Trump administration, the University of Virginia’s president of nearly seven years, James Ryan, stepped down on Friday, declaring that while he was committed to the university and inclined to fight, he could not in good conscience push back just to save his job.The Department of Justice demanded that Ryan resign in order to resolve an investigation into whether UVA had sufficiently complied with Donald Trump’s orders banning diversity, equity and inclusion.Universities are controlled by leftwing foundations. They’re not controlled by the American taxpayer and yet the American taxpayer is sending hundreds of billions of dollars to these universities every single year.I’m not endorsing every single thing that Viktor Orbán has ever done [but] I do think that he’s made some smart decisions there that we could learn from.Robert Reich, a former US...

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34 h. ago Nurse's battle to save breast after £3,500 boob job in Turkey

''Everyone warned me not to go but I thought I knew best"

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67 h. ago Buy British buses to save 400 Scottish jobs at Alexander Dennis, says MP

EXCLUSIVE: Euan Stainbank said procurement rules needed reform to ensure UK manufacturers were given priority when it came to investing in public transport.

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1 week ago Bumble sacks hundreds of staff as Gen Z ditches dating apps to find love the old fashioned way

The company behind the UK's third most popular dating app, has reportedly told investors that 240 jobs could be axed in order to save $40 million (£29.4m) a year.

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2 w. ago Andy Burnham has 'one last go' to save 250 jobs at Wigan glass factory

The Greater Manchester mayor met the Japanese owners this morning

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3 w. ago Trump says UK is protected from tariffs ‘because I like them’ as trade deal finalised?

UK aerospace sector will face no tariffs from the US while auto industry lowered to 10% from 25%Keir Starmer and Donald Trump have finalised a UK-US trade deal at the G7 summit in Canada, with the US president saying Britain would have protection against future tariffs “because I like them”.The two leaders presented the deal, which covers aerospace and the auto sector, at the G7 venue in Kananaskis, Alberta. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago BREAKING: Keir Starmer seals major deal with Donald Trump at G7 summit

The deal, which was announced in May, will see tariffs on steel and car exports to the US slashed. But it has not yet been implemented

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer seals major deal with Donald Trump at G7 summit

The deal, which was announced in May, will see tariffs on steel and car exports to the US slashed. But it has not yet been implemented

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3 w. ago Do the deal, Donald: Keir Starmer to meet Trump at G7 to try to get UK/US trade agreement over the line to lower tariffs and save jobs

The Prime Minister said that the agreement will be top of the agenda when he sits down with Trump at the G7 in Canada.

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer to meet Donald Trump TODAY amid crisis talks over Middle East conflict

Keir Starmer also urged Brits in Israel to register their presence in the country as he issued a warning of the risks of the conflict between Iran and Israel escalating

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3 w. ago Donald Trump won't sink crucial nuclear submarine deal, Keir Starmer says

Keir Starmer insisted the landmark AUKUS deal signed by Australia, the UK and the US was 'really important' - and dismissed fears Donald Trump could abandon the crucial pact

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3 w. ago John Swinney pledges to do 'everything we can' to save jobs at Alexander Dennis

More than a century of bus manufacture in Falkirk could soon come to an end with cheap imports from China blamed.

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3 w. ago We will do everything we can to save Alexander Dennis jobs, vows Swinney

It came as the bus manufacturer proposes to consolidate its UK operations in North Yorkshire and close its Falkirk factory.

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