41 h. ago Sir Jim Ratcliffe insists brutal Man Utd cuts were needed to force out 'mediocrity'

The Manchester United owner has been speaking about his first 18 months at Old Trafford, during which time he's overseen 450 job cuts

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42 h. ago Sir Jim Ratcliffe doubles down on brutal Manchester United cost

Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has opened up on the savage job losses and brutal cost-cutting measures he claims were necessary to keep the club financially viable

Politics

4 d. ago US shutdown enters second week as Senate votes again on funding bill

Democrats and Republicans apparently no closer to deal to restart funding as Trump warns of imminent job cutsThe US government shutdown entered its second week on Monday, with Democratic and Republican lawmakers making no apparent progress towards reaching a deal to restart funding, while the Trump administration warned it was moving forward with plans to slash the federal workforce.Many agencies and departments closed their doors and told employees to stay home last Wednesday, after Congress failed to approve legislation to continue the government’s authority to spend money. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Tories promise young people a £5,000 ‘first job bonus’ and defend overseas aid spending cuts: Politics live

Shadow chancellor set out plan for cuts if party wins next election

Economics

4 d. ago Tories promise young people a £5,000 ‘first job bonus’ and defend oversees aid spending cuts: Politics live

Shadow chancellor set out plan for cuts if party wins next election

Economics

4 d. ago UK’s construction slump eases despite prolonged stretch of job cutting

Construction work has been falling since the beginning of the year, according to the PMI surveys.

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5 d. ago House speaker says Democrats are not serious about negotiating as shutdown continues

Mike Johnson adds Trump does not want permanent job cuts as talks between parties stalled over weekendThe Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, accused Democrats of being “not serious” in negotiations to end the federal government shutdown, now on its fifth day and expected to last through next week or beyond.Talks between the opposing political parties stalled over the weekend, with no votes anticipated to end the standoff. A CBS poll found just 28% of Democratic voters and 23% of Republicans consider their party’s positions worth shutting down the government. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago House speaker says Democrats aren’t serious about shutdown negotiation as Democratic leader blames Republicans

Mike Johnson adds Trump does not want permanent job cuts as talks between parties stalled over weekendThe Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, accused Democrats of being “not serious” in negotiations to end the federal government shutdown, while the Democratic leader accused Republicans of driving the shutdown, now on its fifth day and expected to last at least through next week.Talks between the opposing political parties stalled over the weekend, with no votes anticipated to end the standoff. A CBS poll found just 28% of Democratic voters and 23% of Republicans consider their party’s positions worth shutting down the government. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump to cut ‘Democrat agencies’ as White House says government shutdown layoffs could be in the thousands – live

Trump touts meeting with Russ Vought ‘of Project 2025 fame’ to determine where cuts can be made; Karoline Leavitt blames Democrats for looming job lossesHere’s what the shutdown means for travel, national parks and housingShare your views on the US government shutdownKaroline Leavitt also spoke on Fox News this morning.“The Democrats should know that they put the White House and the president in this position,” she said. “And if they don’t want further harm on their constituents back home, then they need to reopen the government. It’s very simple. Pass the clean continuing resolution and all of this goes away.”These discussions and these conversations, these meetings would not be happening if the Democrats had voted to keep the government open. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Dire warning over pay and job cuts if Welsh Government can't pass budget

It would be 'almost impossible' for the new-look Senedd to run with staff numbers and pay, including MS salaries, all at risk if a budget cannot get through

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1 week ago 125 jobs to be axed at Lindsey oil refinery after administration

Unions have said the job cut plans come despite ‘at least two bids’ to buy and operate the facility as a going concern.

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1 week ago TalkTalk subsidiary firm urged to give update on future of Greater Manchester HQ amid hundreds of job cuts

Salford MP Rebecca Long-Bailey has called for clarity from the company.

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2 w. ago Coronation Street legends will find out NEXT MONTH if they’re being axed from the soap amid ITV cash crisis and job cuts

CORONATION Street’s legends will find out from next month whether they will still have a job amid ITV’s cash crisis. Actress Sally Dynevor - who has played Sally Metcalfe for almost four decades in the ITV soap - has opened up about the contract process for the cast. And she’s revealed that even stars who...

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2 w. ago STV job cut fears as ad revenues tumble at Scottish broadcaster

“We recognise that our cost savings programme impacts colleagues across the business, and we are committed to supporting people through this change” – Rufus Radcliffe, CEO

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2 w. ago White House plans permanent job cuts in aggressive shutdown move

Agencies have been told to prepare large-scale firings

Events

2 w. ago Union begins fresh strike ballot in row over job cuts at University of Edinburgh

The University and College Union has already staged a walkout and more could now follow.

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2 w. ago Loose Women's Linda Robson 'worried' about changes at hit ITV show amid job cuts

Loose Women star Linda Robson has admitted she and her fellow panellists are worried about their future as ITV continues preparations for a major schedule shake-up

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2 w. ago Students asked to support lecturers as strikes continue at Ayrshire university

Striking university lecturers at the University of the West of Scotland in Ayr are asking students to back them in a dispute over job cuts and redundancies.

Events

2 w. ago Good Morning Britain's Charlotte Hawkins 'first star to be affected by major job shake

The channel have announces a series of cost-cutting changes to the production of its major shows, which also includes Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women .

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3 w. ago UN needs to cut $500m from 2026 budget and lose 20% of staff after US funding reductions

Job losses and global reorganisation expected amid Trump administration’s slashing of funding and ‘UN80’ reviewThe 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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