To Solve The UK's Labour Shortage, We Must Empower - And Entrust - Businesses
The solution is simple: for the UK to follow other countries in giving businesses both the power to quickly and directly recruit the workers they need from abroad, and the responsibility for providing them with housing, healthcare and schooling for their children.
SpaceX launches four astronauts to ISS
Crew-3 is part of NASA's multibillion-dollar partnership with SpaceX that it signed after ending the Space Shuttle program in 2011
Prince Andrew's lawyers accuse Virginia Giuffre of sex trafficking minors
The Duke of York faces allegations of rape and sexual abuse in a New York court.
UK delays full post-Brexit border checks from EU
Britain will still introduce full customs declarations and controls on January 1, 2022, as planned.
Paul Pogba changing transfer stance? Midfielder's brother gives latest update
Paul Pogba may be leaning towards signing a new contract with Manchester United but the midfielder's brother has revealed that no decision has yet been made.
Prince William and Kate Middleton's 'The Royal Foundation' to 'focus' on increasing diversity
It comes months after reports that the Queen is planning to appoint a "diversity tsar" in Buckingham Palace in an attempt to modernise the monarchy.
Brexit hangover for UK pub chain as beer runs dry
According to recent estimates, the UK currently faces a shortage of about 100,000 lorry drivers.
London's City finance hub mulls post-Covid future
Almost 80 percent of City workers plan to be back in the office from September
UK facing supply crunch thanks to Covid and Brexit
Brexit created major border delays after Britain's exit from the European Union on January 1, while new immigration rules disrupted recruitment.
'Total failure': The war on terror 20 years on
While in 2001 it was clear that terrorism was enemy number one of the United States and its allies, tensions have since grown with Iran, Russia and above all China.
Real Madrid were forced to complete defender transfer, agreement in place for £42m move
Real Madrid were forced to sanction Raphael Varane's transfer, according to former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand.
Cristiano Ronaldo transfer decision not made despite informal compensation talks
Cristiano Ronaldo and his representatives have not informed Juventus about any plans to leave the Serie A club this summer.
Barcelona confirm three signings with midfielder handed £42.5m release clause
Barcelona's lack of funds are not stopping them from strengthening their youth set up with the club confirming three new additions.
Banking can't turn a blind eye to the human trafficking-money laundering connection
It's the methods of money laundering – often to cover up profits made from human trafficking – that have changed during the pandemic.
LeBron James and Anthony Davis need more help, former Lakers No.7 says
The Los Angeles Lakers were knocked out in the first round of the playoffs by the Phoenix Suns with Anthony Davis struggling with a groin injury.
Lakers fans should not dream of big signing, LeBron James will be consulted
The Los Angeles Lakers are likely to have a busy offseason after succumbing in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs to the Phoenix Suns.
Arsenal welcome offers for £100k-a-week midfielder as they ramp up defender chase
Mikel Arteta is looking to make a raft of changes to the Arsenal first-team squad ahead of next season after a poor 2020-21 campaign.
Fire and rehire: Britain's new labour battleground?
An investigation by Britain's Observer newspaper claimed that nine of 13 companies accused of firing and rehiring made profits or increased executive pay.
Amazon announces pay increase of at least 50 cents/hr for 500,000 staff
Amazon announced plans to raise wages for half a million U.S. workers
Healthy sleep patterns associated with reduced heart failure risk
Some of the factors that were analysed include the length of sleep, snoring, and insomnia, and whether the participants were early risers or night owls.
Former umpires accuse England Cricket Board of institutional racism
The ECB hasn't added any Asian and minority ethnic umpire to its first-class list for 28 years now.
Patient dies after undergoing C-section with drunk anaesthetist
Upon her arrest, she was found to have an alcohol content of 2.38 grams per liter in her blood which is equivalent to 10 glasses of wine.
UK farmers looking to recruit thousands of workers for next summer
HOPS Labour Solutions said that from 30,000 applications they received from local Britons, only 4% actually took up the jobs
AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson vaccine trials back on track in US
Johnson & Johnson said it was preparing to resume recruitment for its parallel trial, which was suspended last week after a volunteer fell ill.
Grab your turkey early as shortage looms over Christmas dinner 2020
The British Poultry Council (BPC) said the problem is due to a shortage of skilled workers that process the meat
Cathay Pacific to cut thousands of jobs, close subsidiary airline
Airlines are hopeful that better testing procedures at airports and "travel bubbles" between countries might encourage more people to fly.
World's biggest Godzilla replica unveiled in Japanese theme park
The new statue on Awaji Island may be a few metres short of the movie version, but it is the tallest off-screen structure ever built
Armenia and Azerbaijan vow to keep fighting as deaths mount
Armenia has recorded 104 military deaths and 23 civilians killed.
Atletico Madrid ready to welcome Lionel Messi after roping in Luis Suarez
It's still unclear if Messi will extend his stay at Barcelona following the end of his contract in 2021.
Lionel Messi proves himself indispensable for Ronald Koeman's Barcelona
Messi is now the sixth player in history to score in 17 different La Liga seasons.