57 h. ago Bank governor flags signs that employment tax hikes are hitting pay and jobs

Andrew Bailey also said pay growth is easing but policymakers still need to ‘squeeze out’ stubborn inflation.

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3 d. ago Trump administration could deport immigrants to 58 other countries after Supreme Court opened door for swift removals

Diplomats have reportedly been offering payments and potential relief from Trump’s renewed travel ban to entice countries to take deported ‘third-country’ immigrants

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3 d. ago Martin Lewis reveals how council tax could change – and urges people to act

It could soon be easier to challenge council tax bands under new plans

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3 d. ago Martin Lewis shares how your neighbours can save you hundreds of pounds a year

Martin Lewis has shared how your neighbours could save you hundreds of pounds a year.

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8 d. ago What it’s really like to know I’m going to miss my Harvard graduation because of Trump’s travel ban

Like many other international students I have had my educational dreams suspended without reason – and learned plenty about racism and resilienceNext May, I should be walking across a stage at Harvard – my two-year-old daughter in my arms, my name called out, my doctoral hood placed over shoulders that have carried far more than academic ambition.It was going to be more than a graduation. It was to be a culmination, a reclamation. My daughter’s presence would symbolise not only my personal triumph but the very journey that led me here: discovering my own uterine fibroid when I decided to become a mother inspired my doctorate. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Transatlantic airfares slump as Europeans continue to shun travel to America

And it could only get worse

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1 week ago Trump administration demands action from 36 countries to avoid travel ban

The Trump administration has given 36 countries, most of them in Africa, a Wednesday deadline to commit to improving vetting or face a ban on their citizens visiting the United States

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1 week ago Trump considers travel ban on another 36 countries after restricting people from 19 nations from entering the US

Another 36 countries have been put on alert after Trump imposed full bans on nationals from 12 countries and partial restrictions for visitors from another seven countries earlier this month.

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1 week ago The surprise seaside holiday destination in Trump’s home state

Ben Mitchell finds that, despite political storms and actual hurricanes, Fort Myers is still full of spirit

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2 w. ago Trump considering adding another 36 countries to his no travel list including African and Caribbean nations: report

State Department memo asks diplomats representing 36 different countries to meet new requirements or potentially face travel restrictions

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2 w. ago Kemi Badenoch to call for end to energy windfall tax and oil licence ban

The Conservative leader will accuse Labour of “killing” the oil and gas industry

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2 w. ago Badenoch to call for end to oil and gas windfall tax and ban on new licences

She will speak at her first Scottish Conservative conference since taking over as Tory leader.

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2 w. ago Martin Lewis urges "up to 400,000 homes" to check for council tax refund

Up to 400,000 homes in England and Scotland could be in the wrong council tax band and be due a refund

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2 w. ago Council tax warning as thousands of households could be due £1,000s in refunds

If you suspect you might be on too high of a council tax band, you may be able to challenge it and lower your bills going forward

Economics

2 w. ago ‘Demoralizing’: Venezuelans experience confusion and fear amid Trump travel ban

Travelers reported hastily rearranging their travel plans ahead of the ban taking effectAs the sun rose over Caracas, Yasmin Quintero, a grandmother, was already in line at the city’s airport, trying to board the next available flight to Bogotá, Colombia.She had originally planned to travel from Medellín to Florida on 12 June to visit her son, a US citizen, and help care for her granddaughter. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump's new travel ban takes effect as tensions escalate over immigration enforcement

President Donald Trump’s new ban on travel to the United States by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries is now in effect

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2 w. ago Trump’s travel ban could cement racism as his most dangerous legacy

From his so-called ‘Muslim ban’ to slashing DEI measures, the US president has turned taboo behaviour into normsThis month marks exactly 10 years since Donald Trump coasted down an escalator at Trump Tower, declared his run for US president and accused Mexico of sending drugs, criminals and rapists into the homeland. The past decade has been exercise in normalising.When Trump threatened to terminate Elon Musk’s government contracts, and Musk linked Trump to the child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, all because of a petty clash of egos, people were riveted but unsurprised. Likewise, when Trump ordered a travel ban on a dozen countries, many reacted with a collective shrug: well, of course he did. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump travel ban barring citizens from 12 countries goes into effect

Afghanistan, Haiti and Iran included in full 12-country ban and citizens from seven other countries partially restrictedDonald Trump’s new ban on travel to the US by citizens of a dozen countries, mainly in Africa and the Middle East, went into effect at 12am ET on Monday, more than eight years after Trump’s first travel ban sparked chaos, confusion, and months of legal battles.The new proclamation, which Trump signed last week, “fully” restricts the nationals of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen from entering the US. The entry of nationals of Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela will be partially restricted. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ukraine boxer Oleksandr Usyk invites Trump to ‘live in my house’ to experience Russian war

Trump should ‘go to Ukraine and live in my house for one week,’ the heavyweight champion said

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2 w. ago Chad to suspend visas for US citizens in response to Trump’s travel ban

Trump’s ban targets Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen

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