34 m. ago Nvidia CEO: Robots will be paid $50,000 a year to fill labour gaps by 2030

‘Everything that moves will be autonomous,’ the company declared during its AI-heavy product showcase

Economics

3 h. ago Russian politician had his children's £40,000 UK private school fees paid for by his brother

Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, 48, accepted the cash from Alexei Owsjanikow, 46, and his wife paid him another £76,000, it is claimed.

Economics

34 h. ago Michael Matheson paid £300,000 between iPad roaming scandal and quitting Holyrood

EXCLUSIVE: The veteran Nationalist will have earned £298,640 from his combined MSP, cabinet secretary's salary and golden goodbye from January 2023 when he stands down in April 2026.

Economics

36 h. ago Women’s football faces stark pay divide with average salary less than $11,000, Fifa reports

Female player annual salary across globe averages $10,900 USDOne in five head coaches at professional clubs are womenThe average annual salary for a female professional football player globally is $10,900 USD (£8,400 GBP, $17,000 AUD), says Fifa’s annual report on the women’s game, a figure skewed by a small number of top clubs.Among the teams Fifa designated as Tier 1, which includes 41 clubs from 16 countries, the average salary was around $24,030, although 16 of those top clubs paid an average gross salary of over $50,000, according to the Setting the Pace, Fifa Benchmarking Report on Women’s Football released on Monday. Continue reading...

Economics

36 h. ago Women’s players face stark pay divide with average salary less than $11,000, Fifa reports

Female player annual salary across globe averages $10,900 USDOne in five head coaches at professional clubs are womenThe average annual salary for a female professional football player globally is $10,900 USD (£8,400 GBP, $17,000 AUD), says Fifa’s annual report on the women’s game, a figure skewed by a small number of top clubs.Among the teams Fifa designated as Tier 1, which includes 41 clubs from 16 countries, the average salary was around $24,030, although 16 of those top clubs paid an average gross salary of over $50,000, according to the Setting the Pace, Fifa Benchmarking Report on Women’s Football released on Monday. Continue reading...

Economics

46 h. ago 'I paid £8,000 for a suite in the sky – here's what's included with the ticket'

A man who has travelled to 131 countries has shared his experience of flying first class after spending a whopping £8,000 on a seriously luxurious plane seat

Economics

4 d. ago The £36,000 portrait of the Commons Speaker that YOU paid for

The sum - about the same as the average UK salary - was for the painting of Sir Lindsay Hoyle by leading contemporary artist Ralph Heimans.

Economics

1 week ago Winter fuel payment demand in Manchester 'overwhelming' as OAPs encouraged to ask for help

The council has paid out more than £250,000

Politics

1 week ago Inside ‘You Me Bum Bum Train,’ London’s Hottest Ticket That Swears Its ‘Passengers’ — Including Leonardo DiCaprio, Madonna and Benedict Cumberbatch — to Total Secrecy

Inside ‘You Me Bum Bum Train,’ London’s Hottest Ticket That Swears Its ‘Passengers’ — Including Leonardo DiCaprio, Madonna and Benedict Cumberbatch — to Total Secrecy  Variety

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1 week ago Paddy Power ordered to pay £1m to woman after claiming win was 'computer glitch'

Corrine Durber was only paid around £20,000 of her £1.1 million winnings after playing the Wild Hatter game in October 2020

Economics

2 w. ago Couple who paid £85,000 for surrogate twins in Cyprus face battle to bring children home to UK

Damian, 33, and Pasan Fernando, 36, from St Albans, Hertfordshire, welcomed their son and daughter on New Year's Eve, but have been unable to leave Cyprus with the babies.

Society

2 w. ago Vulnerable people called him in an emergency, and he just made things worse

One of Suhaib Sirajudin's victims paid more than £3,000 for the repair of a toilet leak that should have cost £300

Politics

2 w. ago Couple who paid £85,000 for surrogate twins in Cyprus admit they didn't meet birth mother until after delivery and wondered 'how do you hold a baby?' Now they face battle to bring children home to UK

Damian, 33, and Pasan Fernando, 36, from St Albans, Hertfordshire, welcomed their son and daughter on New Year's Eve, but have been unable to leave Cyprus with the babies.

Society

3 w. ago Disgraced Huw Edwards still hasn't paid back £200,000 in BBC wages six months after vow

TaxPayers’ Alliance insist the Beeb 'can’t afford these costs especially when they are going to someone accused of serious crimes'

Economics

3 w. ago Trump administration eliminating 2,000 USAid positions in US, notice says

All but handful of agency’s personnel around world to be placed on paid leave, according to notice sent to workersThe Trump administration on Sunday said it was placing all but a handful of USAid personnel around the world on paid administrative leave and eliminating about 2,000 of those positions in the US, according to a notice sent to agency workers and posted online.“As of 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, February 23, 2025, all USAid direct hire personnel, with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and/or specially designated programs, will be placed on administrative leave globally,” the notice said. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Brent Council pays out nearly £600,000 in pothole and pavement injury claims

A North London council has paid out nearly £600,000 in compensation for accident and injury claims caused by potholes and pavement defects since 2020, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed.

Economics

3 w. ago Huw Edwards pictured for the first time since indecent image conviction

The disgraced BBC news presenter, who is yet to pay back any of the £200,000 the broadcaster paid him after his arrest, was pictured walking down a street in Swansea, Wales, on February 15.

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3 w. ago Disgraced Huw Edwards still 'yet to pay back any of the £200,000 BBC wage he got after being arrested'

Disgraced newsreader Huw Edwards has allegedly refused to pay back any of the £200,000 wage he was paid after being arrested for having child abuse images.

Economics

3 w. ago Inside Ineos' stunning plan for Manchester United's future... including a huge squad overhaul, more ticket price drama and a promise of 'no more dumb s***': MIKE KEEGAN

MIKE KEEGAN: Britain's richest man is firm in his unshakeable belief that he is carrying out the necessary change to return his beloved Manchester United to their rightful place at the top.

Sport

3 w. ago Senior judge issues surrogacy warning after two women in their 60s paid £120,000 to start a family

Sir Andrew McFarlane, president of the family division of the High Court, said in a ruling yesterday that the couple were 'being exploited for commercial gain'.

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