27 h. ago The country where calling in sick to work could land you in jail

Workers in this country who pull a sickie could be slapped with a £20,000 fine or even jailtime - as officials crack down on fake sick leave.  

Events

43 h. ago Judge orders US to halt deportation of hundreds of Guatemalan children

Washington judge says unaccompanied children cannot be deported for at least 14 days as legal process unfoldsA US judge on Sunday ordered an emergency halt to a plan by the Trump administration to deport a group of nearly 700 unaccompanied Guatemalan children back to their home country after immigrant advocates lawyers called the plan “illegal”.Attorneys for 10 Guatemalan minors, ages 10 to 17, said in court papers filed late on Saturday that there were reports that planes were set to take off within hours for the Central American country. But a federal judge in Washington said those children couldn’t be deported for at least 14 days, and after a hastily scheduled hearing on Sunday, she enforced that they needed to be taken off the planes and back to the Office of Refugee Resettlement facilities while the legal process plays out. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Neil Young confronts Donald Trump in new song Big Crime: ‘Don’t want soldiers on the streets’

Veteran rocker characterises US administration as fascistic in song recorded at Chicago sound checkNeil Young has released a new song lambasting Donald Trump, entitled Big Crime.The Canadian-American rocker has long been a critic of the US president, suing him (but later dropping the lawsuit) over the use of his songs at campaign rallies and calling him “the worst president in the history of our great country”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Half of UK adults worry that AI will take or alter their job, poll finds

The TUC calls for a new approach to technology and greater input from workers on how it is deployedHalf of adults in the UK are concerned about the impact of artificial intelligence on their job, according to a poll, as union leaders call for a “step change” in the country’s approach to new technologies.Job losses or changes to terms and conditions were the biggest worries for the 51% of 2,600 adults surveyed for the Trades Union Congress who said they were concerned about the technology. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago It’s the great grandparent revolt – and it shows we parents aren’t the only ones burnt out by family life | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Politicians are scrabbling to raise birthrates, but when the older generation is the only childcare safety net, that’s a problem ‘Enslaved grandparent syndrome” – sounds extreme, doesn’t it? But that’s what some psychologists in Spain are calling the childcare burden faced by older people in that country, where 35% of people over the age of 65 take care of their grandchildren several days a week. In my London neighbourhood, the sight of a grandparent pushing a baby in a buggy, or a toddler in a swing, is fairly common, but in Madrid, even more so. The latest Europe-wide survey, in 2016, found the proportion of over 65s undertaking childcare at least several days a week in southern European countries – Spain especially, but also in Italy and Greece – is much higher than in France (13%) and Germany (15%) or the UK (18%).This is the result of historical cultural norms of shared care between generations, but now some Spanish grandparents are fighting back. After working all their lives,...

Society

1 week ago Trump in 'cognitive decline' as he calls himself 'war hero' and butchers two country names

Trump has repeatedly bragged about stopping six wars during his time in office and the peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia is one of his most notable achievements.

Politics

2 w. ago Airline fined over £43 million for illegally sacking 1,800 workers during Covid pandemic

Australia’s federal court ruling calls it the most serious breach of labour laws in the country’s history

Economics

2 w. ago Qantas fined over £43 million for illegally sacking 1,800 workers during Covid pandemic

Australia’s federal court ruling calls it the most serious breach of labour laws in the country’s history

Economics

2 w. ago Patriotic punters cost Ladbrokes owner with winning bets on Lionesses

So-called ‘patriotic punters’ typically get behind their own team or country by betting on them winning.

Politics

3 w. ago Scottish city called 'an urban wanderer’s delight' named country's pub capital

A Scottish town has been named country's top pub city, boasting nine pubs per square mile, far ahead of Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Politics

3 w. ago ‘The Home Office is forcing me to leave the UK and a job I love to go to a country I’ve never called home’

Shady El Farra, a 28-year-old Egyptian national, worked at British Airways after studying in the UK and is fighting to be allowed to make Britain his home

Society

3 w. ago Grenada government and opposition join forces to drop oath of allegiance to King Charles

Move comes amid calls for reparations for slavery and king’s removal as head of state of Caribbean countryThe government and opposition in the Caribbean island of Grenada have joined forces to drop the oath of allegiance to the British crown amid growing calls to remove King Charles as the country’s head of state.A statement from the government announcing the move said that in “a commendable display of national unity” the country’s parliament had agreed bills to amend the country’s constitution. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Russia asks Central African Republic to replace Wagner with state

Officials in the Central African Republic have said that Russia has called on the country to replace the private Wagner mercenary group with Moscow’s state-run Africa Corps and requested payment for further security services

Politics

4 w. ago Swiss president under fire after Trump call leads to US tariffs shock

Karin Keller-Sutter accused of mishandling talks as shares dive after Switzerland hit with 39% tariffEurope live – latest updatesUS live – latest updatesThe Swiss stock market has plunged, the cabinet has been holding emergency talks and President Karin Keller-Sutter has been accused of mishandling a vital phone call with the White House after Donald Trump hit the country with a shock 39% export tariff.Switzerland, home to some of the world’s best-known luxury brands, was left stunned after the US president on Friday imposed one of the highest tariff rates in his global trade reset. Industry associations warned tens of thousands of jobs were at risk. Continue reading...

Politics