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Unemployment stuck near five-year high as wage growth cools

Unemployment remained stuck at a near five-year high in the run-up to Rachel Reeves’s November Budget, while wage growth continued to ease, reinforcing expectations that interest rate cuts are edging closer. Figures published on Tuesday by the Office for National Statistics showed the UK unemployment rate holding steady at 5.1 per cent in the three months to November. That is the highest level since early 2021 and broadly in line with economists’ forecasts. Joblessness has...

MPs back UK innovators as Britain steps up fight against plastic pollution

MPs have thrown their weight behind calls for greater Government support for British businesses developing alternatives to plastic packaging, as Parliament steps up its focus on tackling the global plastics crisis. At a Westminster briefing hosted by the Natural Polymers Group, parliamentarians heard how UK-led innovation in nature-based materials could form a £4.2 billion industry and create more than 35,000 high-skilled green jobs across the country. More than a dozen MPs, peers and civil servants...

Solomon Asamoah and the Evidentiary Turning Point in the Sky Train Trial

The resumption of the Sky Train trial this week signalled a significant development in the proceedings, particularly as the court entered a phase that is often crucial in complex financial cases. A turning point was marked by the court’s decision to admit key email correspondence into evidence, despite the prosecution’s unexpected objections. This shift underscored the importance of documentary records and highlighted the vital role that contemporaneous materials play in evaluating institutional decision-making in large-scale...

Denmark ramps up defenses in Greenland as Trump zeros in on control of territory

Denmark on Monday ramped up its military presence in Greenland, deploying extra troops to the strategic Arctic territory amid escalating tensions with President Donald Trump. Local Danish broadcaster TV 2 said the Danish Armed Forces confirmed a new contingent of troops, described as ‘a substantial contribution,’ were arriving at Greenland’s main international airport Monday night. Maj. Gen. Søren Andersen, head of Denmark’s Arctic Command, said about 100 Danish soldiers have already arrived in Nuuk, Greenland’s...

How to Select Fence Posts That Stand Up to Weather and Wear

Fence posts are very important for any kind of fencing. Even if the panels or mesh are strong, the whole thing relies on the posts that hold it up. Picking the right fence posts makes sure your fence stays strong for a long time. It helps your fence stand up to bad weather, and you will not have to fix it as often. Knowing about the different types of materials, how they are treated, and...

Iran locks nation into ‘darker’ digital blackout, viewing internet as an ‘existential threat’

Iran’s internet blackout has hardened into a permanent system of digital repression, with the regime treating citizens’ access to the outside world as an ‘existential threat,’ according to digital rights monitors. Internet monitoring group NetBlocks reported Monday that Iran’s connectivity landscape had shifted dramatically as the country entered its 22nd day of unrest, following several days of almost total nationwide internet shutdown. ‘On the twenty-second day, after several days of an almost complete internet shutdown,...

From Caracas to Chicago: Trump’s Article II powers face their biggest tests yet

President Donald Trump has spent the bulk of his second White House term testing the limits of his Article II authorities, both at home and abroad – a defining constitutional fight that legal experts expect to continue to play out in the federal courts for the foreseeable future. These actions have included the U.S. capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, who was deposed during a U.S. military raid in Caracas earlier this month, and Trump’s...

Ha T. Hatley, MD: Building a Modern Practice Around Care

By any measure, Dr. Ha T. Hatley has built her career with intention. From her early life as an immigrant to her work today in telehealth and obesity medicine, her path reflects steady leadership, discipline, and a clear view of where healthcare is going. Early Life and the Discipline to Start Over Dr. Ha Hatley’s story begins outside the U.S. She was born and raised in Vietnam. At 17, she immigrated to the United States....

How Ireland balances regulation and innovation in live casinos

Irish online betting platforms are at a crossroads. Ireland is attempting to introduce new legislation that will help to tighten up the industry, while also ensuring that they do not over-regulate to the point where the industry’s creativity is stifled. The purpose of regulation Many people seem to believe that laws related to a live casino in Ireland are designed to stifle innovation in the business. The laws are fixed rules that an online betting...

Trump warns US can no longer think ‘purely of peace’ as he pushes for Greenland control

President Donald Trump warned that he no longer feels obligated to think ‘purely of peace’ as he argued the United States must have ‘complete and total control’ of Greenland. In a text exchange with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Trump wrote: ‘Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it...