7 h. ago 'We lost thousands in care home scam but reclaimed our power in unexpected way'

Migrant worker June who was scammed by her employer and told to find a new sponsor in 60 days or to go home to Nigeria has found solidarity in Barnsley Caring Voices – a choir which brings migrant care workers together in song.

Politics

4 d. ago Councils lose over half a million jobs in ten years as new research lays funding crisis bare

As its funding crisis has deepened, Birmingham council has lost tens of thousands of workers

Economics

4 d. ago Doctors reattached my head after I was 'decapitated' in a car accident

The 50-year-old farmer from the US, who was not named, had swerved to avoid a pothole - like he had done a thousand times before - when he lost control of his truck and slammed into a wall of trees.

Politics

5 d. ago From peppercorns to plastic forks: US businesses that rely on Chinese products reel from Trump tariffs

Price hikes worry restaurants and online markets as uncertainty stymies their ability to plan for the futureChang Chang, a Sichuan restaurant in Washington DC, was already noticing that some of its business had dropped off after tens of thousands of federal workers living in the area lost their jobs. But the recent tariff rate hikes mark an even greater blow for the restaurant.Sichuan peppercorns, which create the signature numbing spice of the regional Chinese cuisine, along with other ingredients, face an at least 145% tariff after last week’s tit-for-tat trade battle between China and the United States. The steep rate is an existential threat for restaurants across the country that rely on specialty ingredients imported from China to craft the authentic flavors of their dishes, said operators who were blindsided. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago It's a cold case! Moment thieves steal 100 Magnum ice creams in cafe burglary

Stephanie Morgan, who has run Stephanie's SE21 in Dulwich, south London since July 2021, estimates she has lost thousands of pounds thanks to the 'constant' burglaries.

Events

3 w. ago North Carolina judges back Republican colleague in bid to toss votes and overturn election

Appeals court sides with Jefferson Griffin, who lost supreme court election and wants thousands of ballots thrown outMore than 65,000 people in North Carolina who believed they were eligible to vote could have their ballots thrown out nearly five months after election day, flipping the results of a supreme court election, a state appeals court ruled on Friday.The 2-1 ruling from the North Carolina court of appeals came in response to Republicans’ months-long effort to overturn the results of the state supreme court election in November. The Democrat Allison Riggs, who currently sits on the court, defeated appellate judge Jefferson Griffin, a Republican, by 734 votes. After the election, Griffin filed a protest seeking to get around 60,000 votes thrown out. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Teen gets text saying 'this was all a lie' before realising he's lost thousands to scammer

Max Greenhalgh has revealed the ‘earth-shattering’ moment a fraudster came clean in a text as a new report says payment fraud could have been worth as much as £3billion in a year

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3 w. ago US health agency layoffs gut mine safety, infertility and smoking programs

Thousands lost jobs as sweeping cuts reshape public health, leaving experts and lawmakers scrambling From experts in mine safety to smoking and infertility – mass layoffs hit branch after branch of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s plan to downsize nearly a quarter of the 82,000-person workforce took effect.Even as the sprawling nature of layoffs became apparent on Tuesday, a complete accounting was elusive. Layoffs were undertaken with few public details, with even apoplectic congressional lawmakers left in the dark. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago A thousand steelworkers lost their pensions 20 years ago. They are still owed money and many have died

1,000 workers in one of Cardiff's largest steelworks lost their pensions more than two decades ago

Economics