5 d. ago New immersive gaming firm announces plans for flagship arcade arena in London

New immersive gaming firm announces plans for flagship arcade arena in London  Richmond & Twickenham Times

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1 week ago Ministers delay flagship child poverty plan until the autumn

The child poverty strategy, originally due to be published this spring, was expected to include a recommendation to scrap the two-child benefit cap.

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2 w. ago The US credit rating has been downgraded. But there’s an easy fix for our debt | Robert Reich

Instead of cutting taxes on the richest Americans – who hold much of the country’s debt – simply raise themOn Friday, the credit rating of the United States was downgraded. Moody’s, the ratings firm, announced that the government’s rising debt levels would grow further if the Trump Republican package of new tax cuts were enacted. This makes lending to the US riskier.Moody’s is the third of the three major credit-rating agencies to downgrade the credit rating of the United States.They’ll pay even more interest on the growing debt – to the super-rich.They’ll pay higher interest rates on all other long-term debt. (As higher rates on treasury bonds waft through the economy, they raise borrowing costs on everything from mortgages to auto loans.)The debt crisis will give Republicans even more excuse to do what they’re always wanting to do: slash safety nets. So many Americans could lose benefits they rely on, such as Medicaid and food stamps.Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, i...

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2 w. ago Swiss firm that captures carbon from air to cut workforce by more than 10%

Downsizing at Climeworks comes amid economic uncertainty and ‘reduced momentum’ for climate techA Swiss startup that has led the way in sucking carbon out of the air has announced plans to cut its workforce by more than 10% amid economic uncertainty and “reduced momentum” for climate tech.The downsizing at Climeworks, the company that built the world’s first direct air capture facilities, comes one week after journalists in Iceland revealed its two flagship plants have captured far less carbon than their advertised capacity. A spokesperson said the timing of the redundancies was unrelated. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Everton announce new home will be called Hill Dickinson Stadium

Commercial law firm was founded in Liverpool in 1810‘One of the largest stadium naming rights deals in Europe’Everton’s new home at Bramley-Moore dock will be known as Hill Dickinson Stadium, the club has announced, after a naming rights deal with the commercial law firm.Everton have been seeking a naming rights partner for their £800m stadium for some time and had hoped to attract a blue-chip company to their impressive development on the banks of the river Mersey. They have signed a long-term deal with Hill Dickinson, which was founded in Liverpool in 1810 and has expanded into Europe and Asia in recent years. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Airbnb unveils revamp as it expands ‘beyond stays’ to challenge hotel sector

The property rental firm has announced a major expansion of its services as it aims to further challenge hotels.

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3 w. ago WHSmith unveils Scottish growth plans after opening flagship Edinburgh Airport store

“We are quite scientific about how people use airports and shop there. A lot of thinking goes into people’s travel needs” – Andrew Harrison

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