The hospitality industry will incur an extra £1bn of costs for 774,000 of its workers who will be newly eligible for employer national insurance contributions from April, endangering jobs and businesses, a leading industry body has claimed. UKHospitality, which represents thousands of restaurants, hotels, pubs, cafes and nightclubs, is calling on the government to delay…
David Beckham urges World Economic Forum to fight for girls’ rights Next up to receive a Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum tonight is David Beckham. WEF’s Hilde Schwab explains that Beckham is receiving a crystal award for his “extraordinary leadership and humanitarianism in promoting and protecting the rights of the world’s most vulnerable…
Santander has rushed out a note to senior managers after it emerged that the Spanish-owned lender is reviewing the future of its UK business amid mounting frustrations over regulation. The chief executive of Santander’s UK corporate and commercial bank, John Baldwin, sent out a memo outlining how to respond to clients and its 21,000 UK…
An Indian police volunteer has been sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the hospital where she worked in Kolkata, a crime that sparked nationwide protests and widespread hospital strikes last year. The court rejected demands for the death penalty, saying it was not a “rarest-of-rare” crime.…
Tax breaks for work lunches are on the cards as part of a push by the Coalition to win over small businesses, as Peter Dutton looks to regain ground in inner-city Brisbane seats. The opposition leader used a campaign rally to unveil a plan to allow tax deductions of up to $20,000 for meal and…
A Bolivian judge has ordered the arrest of the former president Evo Morales over his alleged abuse of a teenage girl while in office, raising the stakes in the state’s months-long showdown with the former leader. The judge in the southern city of Tarija called for Morales, 65, to be arrested after Bolivia’s first Indigenous…
Firefighters battle flames during the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California, U.S., Jan. 7, 2025. Mario Anzuoni | Reuters Climate-related natural disasters are driving up insurance costs for homeowners in the most-affected regions, according to a Treasury Department report released Thursday. In a voluminous study covering 2018-22 and including some data beyond that, the department found…
The head of Thames Valley police has been suspended with immediate effect amid allegations of gross misconduct. Chief constable Jason Hogg is being investigated by the Independent Office of Police Conduct, the police watchdog said on Thursday, after concerns were raised about the failure to investigate the conduct of a colleague. The IOPC’s director of…
The head of Thames Valley police has been suspended with immediate effect amid allegations of gross misconduct. Chief constable Jason Hogg is being investigated by the Independent Office of Police Conduct, the police watchdog said on Thursday, after concerns were raised about the failure to investigate the conduct of a colleague. The IOPC’s director of…
Strikes on Gaza continue after ceasefire announced – reports The ceasefire agreement does not come into force until Sunday, and reports from on the ground in Gaza indicate that the Israeli army has continued its bombardment of the territory in the meantime. The Hamas-run Palestinian Civil Defence says Israeli airstrikes have killed more than 20…
