12 h. ago International Paper: Company to close five UK sites with hundreds of jobs at risk

The company has confirmed that consultations with employees and unions are currently underway

Society

12 h. ago Man Utd staff told they've lost jobs in new 'Jim Reaper' Sir Jim Ratcliffe cuts

Manchester United have already begun the process of telling staff they have lost their jobs as INEOS line up the brutal next round of redunancies just days after the Europa League final defeat

Politics

13 h. ago International Paper to close five UK packaging sites, putting 300 jobs at risk

It bought UK-based rival DS Smith in a deal worth £5.8 billion at the beginning of this year.

Society

15 h. ago Washington DC shooting: Suspect in Israeli embassy staff killings told police 'I did it for Gaza' after arrest

Elias Rodriguez faces charges of murder of foreign officials and other crimes

Events

54 h. ago Jobs at risk as Harvey Nichols considers axing hampers and own

The company told staff it is launching a consultation which will impact around 5%, or roughly 70, of the group’s 1,400-strong workforce.

Events

63 h. ago Audible's new AI plans will put jobs at major risk, say translators and voice actors

Audible's plans to use "Amazon's advanced AI capabilities" for the comprehensive production - including narration and translation - of audiobooks has many voice actors and translators concerned

Events

3 d. ago University staff and students to protest as jobs go and compulsory redundancy notices served

Compulsory job losses "a red line" that will affect students too, said staff at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Society

5 d. ago Rose West showed chilling calm when I told her Fred was dead – the 'glint' in her eye said it all

Monster murderer Rose West barely flinched when she was told husband Fred had taken his own life – and there was a “glint” in her eye that told prison staff everything they needed to know

Events

6 d. ago Poundland could be sold for just £1 amid high street struggles

The discount retailer has 850 stores, with 18 in Greater Manchester, putting thousands of jobs at risk across the UK

Economics

6 d. ago Poundland is set to be sold 'for a pound': 200 stores face the axe with thousands of jobs at risk as frontrunners for takeover are revealed

Industry sources have suggested that Poundland is now unlikely to 'survive without a large number of store closures', in another blow for the UK high street.

Events

6 d. ago Poundland could be sold for just £1 as hundreds of stores and jobs at risk

Poundland is feared to be about to disappear from Britain's high streets as its stores could be sold for a nominal fee in the near future owing to an "increasingly difficult" landscape

Economics

6 d. ago Poundland 'to be sold' for just £1 as hundreds of stores and jobs at risk

Poundland stores could be sold for a nominal fee in the near future owing to an "increasingly difficult" landscape, as its parent company, Pepco reportedly agrees a deal to sell the brand

Economics

6 d. ago Poundland to be sold off for £1 as budget business struggles to stay afloat

Thousands of jobs and hundreds of stores are at risk as bidders finalise takeover proposals for the iconic bargain brand, which has made a name for selling goods at rock-bottom prices

Economics

6 d. ago Heavily pregnant burglar posing as cleaner stole jewels worth £500k from £105 million mansion that's London's second largest home after Buckingham Palace

Prolific thief Luminita Zamfir, 24, told staff she had been sent by an agency for a trial shift and was escorted into a £105million mansion in central London.

Economics

7 d. ago ICC’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, to step aside until investigation ends

International criminal court confirms move after latest news reports about details of alleged sexual misconductThe chief prosecutor of the international criminal court, Karim Khan, will take a leave of absence until an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct reaches a conclusion, the court has confirmed.Staff in the ICC’s prosecution division were told on Friday that Khan would temporarily step aside until an external investigation examining the allegations against him was completed and court authorities could consider its findings. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago UK hospital maternity unit 'restricted' as staff told security 'block the doors'

The NHS University Hospitals of North Midlands confirmed access to its maternity unit was limited on Friday (May 16) but urged anyone with important healthcare needs to still attend

Events

7 d. ago Corporate manager quits job to go sailing across the world with his cat

Being diagnosed with a syndrome that carries a risk of paralysis made him realize he hated his job as a manager at a tire company

Society

8 d. ago Set up small universities in towns to drive growth, shadow Commons leader says

Jesse Norman called for more universities across the UK in small cities and towns in the face of difficulties faced by the higher education sector.

Politics

8 d. ago More Cardiff University staff told jobs are no longer at risk but 650 remain under threat

Cardiff University Vice Chancellor Professor Wendy Larner said she realised many staff would still be worried. A total of 133 staff have taken redundancy, voluntary severance or left since widescale cuts were announced in January

Events

9 d. ago Ruben Amorim 'steps in to pay for staff' after Manchester United ticket decision for Europa League final

United staff had been told they could pay for two tickets for friends and family

Sport