20 h. ago Republicans are dodging fired federal staff: ‘They will not even look in our direction’

Members of Congress are accused of hiding out when workers have sought answers on why their jobs were axedWorkers hit by the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts of federal government jobs, programs and services turned to congressional Republicans for help. But Republicans don’t want to talk about it, according to people who have tried to reach the politicians.Sabrina Valenti, a former budget analyst for the Coastal Wetland Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), was fired in February, then reinstated, and fired again weeks later. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago ITV ‘bloodbath’: Daytime TV staff in shock at major cuts as Lorraine and Loose Women’s schedule takes hit

ITV is set to cut 220 jobs in a significant overhaul of its daytime programming

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1 week ago Hegseth's plan to cut senior military jobs could hit more than 120 high

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plans to slash the number of senior military leaders across the services would cut more than 120 high-ranking officer jobs in the active duty and National Guard, including as many as nine top general slots

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1 week ago London Underground power cuts: Passengers plunged into chaos with 'no service on eight Tube lines'

The London Underground has been hit by major delays today as a power cut rendered eight Tube lines out of service

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1 week ago Video shows commuter chaos as London Underground hit by power cut

This video shows frustrated travellers as they face disruption on the Elizabeth line at Paddington on Monday afternoon.

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1 week ago Cutting immigration will 'damage' Scottish economy and hit NHS recruitment, warns John Swinney

The SNP leader criticised the Prime Minister's choice of language as he announced a plan to restrict immigration - and claimed Starmer was "terrified" of Nigel Farage.

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2 w. ago Manchester Airport hit by 'power cut' as computer terminals go down

Hundreds of people 'being shoehorned into corridors' at Terminal 3 passport control

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2 w. ago Marisa Abela on consent, cancelled shows and playing Industry’s troubled heroine: ‘Thank God I’m not as cold

As part of a Bafta TV special, the nominated actor on a whirlwind few years, why intimacy coordinators matter, and watching her not-so-guilty pleasure Real HousewivesWhen Marisa Abela landed the role of Yasmin, Industry’s traumatised heiress, she was still at drama school. Now, she’s a breakout star of the hit BBC/HBO series about the cut-throat world of finance. While the past couple of years have been stratospheric for the 28-year-old – she played Amy Winehouse in Sam Taylor-Johnson’s 2024 biopic Back to Black scoring a Bafta rising star nomination, and was hand-picked by Steven Soderbergh for his recent star-studded thriller Black Bag – she’s excited to be back for the next instalment of the show that made her name. In fact, when we speak she’s sitting in a Pret, all smiles and warmth despite waiting for a severely delayed train from London to Cardiff, where she is filming the fourth series.What was your reaction when you found out you’d been nominated for a TV Bafta? Continue re...

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2 w. ago Trump is slashing US spending on climate aid. But all is not lost

Developing countries will be hit hard by the US president’s decision to cut all aid spending on climate projects, writes Nick Ferris. But other countries will fill some of the gap left by the Trump’s retreat, writes Nick Ferris

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2 w. ago Coronation Street cast 'are at war with bosses as they're accused of favouritism towards glamorous stars Samia Longchambon and Sair Khan'

The ITV soap has been hit by a string of budget cuts in recent months, with many big names opting to leave the show in a mass exodus.

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2 w. ago Speculation over Rachel Reeves’s future as demands for winter fuel cuts U

Reform’s election success last week has seen troubled Labour MPs pushing for a U-turn on winter fuel payments and speculation over a ministerial reshuffle

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2 w. ago Speculation over Rachel Reeves’ future as demands for winter fuel cuts U

Reform’s election success last week has seen troubled Labour MPs pushing for a U-turn on winter fuel payments and speculation over a ministerial reshuffle

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2 w. ago Red Wall MPs demand Starmer ‘acts now’ to reverse winter fuel cuts as backlash grows

The prime minister’s official spokesperson ruled out a U-turn on cuts to the winter fuel allowance despite disastrous local election results for Labour

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2 w. ago Bank of England poised to cut rates as fears grow over impact of Trump tariffs

Markets suggest quarter-point reduction to 4.25% is almost certain but some economists say Bank must go furtherThe Bank of England is poised to cut interest rates on Thursday amid growing concerns over the hit to UK jobs and growth from Donald Trump’s increasingly erratic global trade war.In the Bank’s first intervention since the US president’s “liberation day” tariff policy announcement sent shock waves through the world economy, Threadneedle Street is expected to reduce its key base rate from the current level of 4.5%. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Winter Fuel Payment cuts hit 36,000 pensioners in South Lanarkshire ahead of crunch by

EXCLUSIVE: Data from the Scottish Parliament’s independent research unit showed that 36,057 pensioners in the council area are now missing out on the £300 payment.

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3 w. ago North East to be worst hit by PIP cuts with 'devastating' loss twice as bad as London

North East to be worst hit by PIP cuts with 'devastating' loss twice as bad as London  NewcastleWorld

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3 w. ago Labour mayor's furious message to Keir Starmer as she narrowly beats Reform

Ros Jones, who held on as Doncaster mayor by a majority of less than 700, said the Government needs to listen to the public as she hit out over winter fuel and benefit cuts

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3 w. ago Reeves’s benefits cuts will hit red wall communities hardest, research reveals

Chancellor’s welfare cuts set to plunge 250,000 people into poverty

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3 w. ago New plan for almost all English homes could cut energy bills by £1,000

The government will reportedly compel developers to make the changes as standard on the vast majority of new-build homes by 2027, as part of Labour's drive to hit net-zero targets and cut household energy costs

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3 w. ago Revealed: Man United's senior staff hit by brutal new wave of cuts amid fears club is losing its heart and soul

MAN UTD CONFIDENTIAL: There have been concerns at United for some time that the savage redundancy cuts are in danger of tearing the heart and soul out of the club.

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