19+ hour, 21+ min ago   (446+ words) INDIAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned today that rising geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions and climate crises are increasingly affecting people worldwide and called for strengthened co-operation and support across the global South. Addressing the Brics summit in New Delhi…...

19+ hour, 53+ min ago   (1322+ words) UNIONS will agree on the best economic roadmap for Britain at TUC Congress on Monday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to introduce wealth taxes and reject “baseless myths” over an upcoming zero-hour contracts ban. Speaking to the Morning…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (178+ words) GMB members at the Cameronbridge distillery of alcoholic drinks transnational Diageo have voted overwhelming for strike action to resist job cuts. Bosses at the Fife distillery, which produces whisky, gin, and vodka, have proposed axing 10 of the 72 operators’ posts at…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (383+ words) HIGH streets across Wales could be losing £126 million per year due to outsourced care workers being paid less than council staff doing the same job, researchers will reveal today. Around three-quarters (75 per cent) of the Welsh social care workforce is…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (409+ words) DATACENTRES will only create a quarter of the jobs projected by tech lobbyists, researchers found today. A report by environmental think tank Verdant predicted all planned data centres in Britain would directly employ 10,400 people, rather than the 40,000 projected by lobby…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (412+ words) A WAVE of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi-led forces on Saudi Arabia today wounded more than 70 people and ignited fires at several oil facilities and utilities in the kingdom’s southern region, according to authorities. The attacks come after weeks of escalating…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (412+ words) MINISTERS have been slammed after announcing another £30 million for a Shetland spaceport. Campaigners said they wanted investment in their communities and peace after it emerged privately owned SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst will receive the cash as part of the government’s…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (176+ words) BUSES are being brought under public control in Liverpool City Region in a move PM Andy Burnham hailed as “putting power in the hands of communities.” The government pledged to provide £86.3 million of funding until 2029 and a share of a…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (727+ words) Unite hits back as government says there will be no bailout UNITE vowed to leave no stone unturned while 4,000 Jaguar Land Rover jobs hang in the balance as the government ruled out a bailout ahead of a crunch meeting with…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (285+ words) AS THE latest data suggested the economy shrank in July, Chancellor John Healey declared that growth must extend beyond Britain’s largest cities. Local authorities and town centres are to receive more support, Mr Healey said ahead of a pre-Budget speech…...