34 h. ago The challenges facing Scotland’s jobs market as number of Scots in work falls by 18,000

“Scotland’s labour market is under increasing pressure against a backdrop of a challenging economic climate and a new legislative and regulatory framework” – Ann-Frances Cooney, DWF

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9 d. ago In ten years licensed taxis have fallen by over 8,000 to just 14,800 while there are some 106,000 private hire drivers in London

In ten years licensed taxis have fallen by over 8,000 to just 14,800 while there are some 106,000 private hire drivers in London  Southwark News

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2 w. ago Why demand has fallen for homes priced at more than £500,000

Some buyers are adopting a ‘wait and see’ approach ahead of the November Budget, according to Zoopla

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2 w. ago Indonesia’s free school meals programme under scrutiny as 5,000 children fall ill

Indonesia's government is facing calls to suspend President Prabowo Subianto’s multi-billion-dollar free meals programme

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2 w. ago Indonesia’s free school meals program under scrutiny as 5,000 children fall ill

Indonesia's government is facing calls to suspend President Prabowo Subianto’s multi-billion-dollar free meals program after thousands of students fell sick from food poisoning

Politics

2 w. ago Indonesia faces calls to halt free meals program as over 5,000 school children fall ill

Indonesia's government is facing calls to suspend President Prabowo Subianto’s multi-billion-dollar free meals program after thousands of students fell sick from food poisoning

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2 w. ago Cardi B loses £10k bum crack piercing down toilet after butt reduction surgery

Rapper Cardi B recently flaunted her derriere piercing which set her back a hefty $13,000, but shortly after she discovered the jewellery had fallen down the toilet

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3 w. ago Gatwick's second runway could cause house prices to fall by £40,000

Gatwick Airport's second runway could cause house prices in the local area to plummet.

Economics

3 w. ago Fears £700,000 homes could be washed into ocean due to 'falling' sea defences

Alex West, whose father owns a property in Seasalter, says their stuck between a rock and a hard place because their home is at severe risk of flooding, which also means they are struggling to sell

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3 w. ago Hiker falls 2,000 ft to his death on California mountain after controlled slide down glacier goes disastrously wrong

A 45-year-old tech entrepreneur fell to his death while descending Mt. Shasta in Northern California

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3 w. ago UN faces $500m budget cut and 20% job losses after big drop in US funding

Core budget to fall to $3.2bn next year and initial minimum 3,000 job cuts expected amid streamlining processThe UN will need to cut $500m (about £370m) from next year’s budget and lose 20% of its staff as it struggles to cope with a massive reduction in funding by the Trump administration.The plan, in gestation since Donald Trump started cutting his foreign aid budget, is likely to involve an initial minimum 3,000 job cuts out of a 35,000-strong main workforce. The overall UN core or regular budget would be cut from $3.7bn to about $3.2bn next year. It means reductions of 15.1% in resources and 18.8% in posts in the regular budget compared with the 2025 budget. Continue reading...

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