Category: News
UK marketplace sellers face ‘second Brexit’ hit from Trump’s US import rules
Many UK-based independent sellers on marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon could suffer a significant hit to US sales from planned changes to import rules [more…]
Brazil asks UN to ditch proposed levy on global shipping
Brazil has asked the UN to throw out plans for a new levy on global shipping that would raise funds to fight the climate crisis, [more…]
Reeves warned UK inflation will push public sector unions to seek higher pay rises
Rachel Reeves has been warned public sector unions will demand higher pay increases to compensate for accelerating inflation, heaping pressure on the chancellor to find [more…]
Badenoch and Farage to vie for attention of Trump allies at London summit
Influential rightwingers from around the world are to gather in London from Monday at a major conference to network and build connections with senior US [more…]
UK firms mull biggest layoffs in a decade as business confidence slumps
UK employers are preparing for the biggest redundancy round in a decade amid collapsing business confidence as firms brace for tax increases from April that [more…]
Poorest UK households pay rising share of income on council tax, study finds
Britain’s poorest households are paying an increasing share of their income on council tax, according to new analysis that likened it to the poll tax [more…]
Shakira cancels Lima concert after being hospitalised during global tour
Shakira cancelled her concert in the Peruvian capital on Sunday after being hospitalised with abdominal pain, a setback that comes days after she launched her [more…]
Brother of British national held in Nigeria says UK has ‘turned its back’
The brother of a British national being held in Nigeria after falling victim to extraordinary rendition has accused the UK government of turning its back, [more…]
At least 48 people killed in Mali goldmine collapse
At least 48 people have been killed in the collapse of an illegally operated goldmine in western Mali, authorities and local sources have said. Mali [more…]
Muhsin Hendricks, world’s ‘first openly gay imam’, shot dead in South Africa
Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world’s “first openly gay imam”, has been shot dead near the southern city of Gqeberha, South African police have said. The [more…]
