20 h. ago British city turned to hell by crack cocaine, fentanyl and brick

Bleak scenes are played out every day in the centre of this city, where a world of addiction and despair exists alongside the shoppers, tourists and office workers on their lunch breaks.

Politics

24 h. ago British city turned to hell by crack cocaine, fentynyl and brick

Bleak scenes are played out every day in the centre of this city, where a world of addiction and despair exists alongside the shoppers, tourists and office workers on their lunch breaks.

Politics

4 d. ago Jess Phillips says grooming gang failure officials deserve to go to jail

Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips said officials like social workers who failed to act on grooming gangs should 'face the full force of everything they deserve'

Events

4 d. ago Illegal worker crackdown: Care providers fined almost £600,000 in just three months after Home Office raids

Care companies were fined between £10,000 to £210,000 for hiring illegal workers

Economics

6 d. ago £12* unlimited day travel on Northern trains only with the North edition of the Star

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Economics

6 d. ago £12* unlimited day travel on Northern trains only with the North edition of the Mirror

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7 d. ago £12* unlimited day travel on Northern trains only with your Manchester Evening News

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Economics

7 d. ago Home Office faces demands to remove threat of deportation over care home workers

Red tape caused by change in ownership of care home means staff are in limbo, not knowing if admin will be completed by October deadline

Society

8 d. ago Photos show workers rally for senior CDC officials forced off Atlanta headquarters

Three senior officials were escorted off the CDC’s Atlanta campus as the White House moves to oust the agency’s director. Workers and supporters rallied outside in their defense.

Culture

9 d. ago Florida CFO subpoenas county workers for not cooperating with state DOGE efforts

Florida's chief financial officer has issued subpoenas to Orange County workers, saying they did not fully cooperate with the state's DOGE audit

Politics

1 week ago ‘Movement’ of UK workers to the coast pushing offices out of city centres

Mark Dixon, the founder and chief executive of IWG Group, said many businesses were spreading out across the country.

Politics

1 week ago City worker 'movement' to UK coast pushing offices out of centres

Some are staying in holiday homes for longer, adding: 'Theyre not going anymore for two weeks'

Politics

1 week ago East London Indian restaurant loses licence after employing staff 'below minimum wage'

An East London Indian restaurant's licence has been suspended after the Home Office found staff were paid below minimum wage

Politics

2 w. ago Steel workers face ‘huge uncertainty’ after Government takeover – union

Charlotte Brumpton-Childs, GMB national officer, told the BBC that workers have dealt with a ‘yo-yo’ while the matter went through the courts.

Politics

2 w. ago Man Utd receive new transfer statement after £40m links: 'A fantastic offer'

Zion Suzuki was heavily linked with a move to Manchester United earlier this summer, and the 22-year-old has now opened up on his future amid recent transfer links

Economics

2 w. ago Kayle Bates who kidnapped and killed office worker is executed

Kayle Bates has been on death row for more than four decades - and was finally given a fatal injection on Tuesday, becoming Florida's record 10th execution this year

Events

2 w. ago New pics of Trump holding court in Oval Office branded ‘embarrassing’ as world leaders sit around his desk: ‘Like schoolchildren’

Some on social media noted that the set up, with Trump behind the Resolute Desk and his European counterparts on chairs opposite him, presented the president as hosting a bunch of ‘unruly schoolchildren’

Politics

2 w. ago Small towns drive growth for office firm IWG as workers abandon daily commute

Flexible working has become the ‘default model for a significant proportion of white-collar workers’, the company said.

Economics

2 w. ago A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half in Gaza, UN says

The U.N. humanitarian office says a record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas

Events

3 w. ago City firms offer ‘bring your dog’ and cookies as perks to lure workers back to office

Hair straighteners in bathrooms and running clubs among pushes to reduce WFH

Society