UK recruiters plan record pay rises but real wages lag inflation, survey shows
British employers are planning the biggest pay hikes in a decade to fill roles but real-term wages will still grow more slowly than inflation, a survey showed on Monday.
Strikes flare in Europe as cost of living spirals
European workers squeezed by the soaring cost of living went on strike in Belgium and Greece on Wednesday, with stoppages threatening to paralyse parts of Britain, France and Spain in coming days.
Gay men hunted and gang-raped by Qatar Police amidst preparations for the World Cup
Qatar laws that condemn homosexuality at risk of imprisonment or even the death penalty.
Twitter says layoffs to begin Friday
Twitter said it will start laying off employees on Friday, according to a memo sent to staff, with several workers filing a lawsuit alleging the move by new owner billionaire Elon Musk violates US labor law.
Dad released from prison early, forced best friend to kill himself after sexually abusing six-year-old
Matrosov was a former rocket engine factory worker and was facing 15 years in prison if he had been charged with murder.
In Britain's inflation crisis, healthy diets are a casualty
Fresh vegetables and fish are falling off the menu. Packaged pizzas and processed meat are the dishes of the day.
Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, fires executives: US media
The reports came hours before the court-appointed deadline for Musk to seal his on-again, off-again deal to purchase the social media network.
Indonesian plantation worker swallowed whole by python, body found inside stomach
A 54-year-old Indonesian woman was eaten alive by a 16-foot python in the Jambi province of the country, according to local media reports.
Russians search for Jewish roots to flee draft
Tens of thousands of Russians have fled since Putin sent troops to Ukraine in February and then announced a nationwide military call-up in September.
Hospital worker who abused corpses charged with 16 more sex offences
Necrophile David Fuller has been charged with 16 further sexual offences.
In Ukraine's South, Bicycles Wait For Their Owners' Return
In Ukraine's south, bicycles wait for their owners' return
Staff at UK mental health hospital filmed 'mocking and slapping' patients
The police have launched an investigation after the staff at one of the UK's biggest NHS mental health hospitals were caught mistreating their patients.
Chinese snap up used Rolexes, Birkins to satisfy luxury cravings amid slowdown
China's coronavirus-driven economic slowdown is proving to be a boon for Zhu Tainiqi, the Shanghai-based founder of second-hand luxury goods marketplace ZZER, who is now scouting for shop space to expand the business.
Aircraft Parts Output Is Being Grounded By Worker Shortages
Canada's Mitchell Aerospace has a booming business - and a shop-floor shortfall that is reverberating from Boeing to Airbus.
Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel dies aged 70: publisher
Hilary Mantel, the first British novelist to win the Booker Prize twice and who sold millions of books around the world, has died aged 70, her publishers announced on Friday.
Spain's domestic staff fight to end discrimination
For years, Aracely Sanchez went to work without counting her hours, always fearful she could lose her job from one day to the next.
Rate hikes: a double-edged sword for central banks
While higher rates aim to tame runaway inflation by slowing economic activity, they can cause a recession if borrowing costs become too steep for businesses and individuals.
Can Britain's King Charles fill his treasured mother's shoes?
Teenager Olivia Burch waited for hours in a queue with other mourners to pay a final tribute to Queen Elizabeth as her body lay in state.
Leaders head to UK for queen's funeral as public pays tribute
Police are mounting Britain's biggest-ever security operation for Monday's funeral, as hundreds of dignitaries including US President Joe Biden are set to jet in.
Dale Ventures Provides Insight Into Investing In The Current Climate
Building personal wealth isn't going to take place in the workplace.
French traffic controllers' strike disrupts European air travel
Around 1,000 flights to and from France were cancelled Friday as the country's air traffic controllers went on strike, with their action also causing delays across European airspace.
Man pleads guilty to stabbing four members of a family to death
A man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of four members of the same family in Bermondsey, south London, in April.
Uber pays New Jersey $100 million in back taxes over driver employment status
Uber Technologies Inc said on Monday it back-paid New Jersey $100 million in unemployment taxes over classifying drivers as contractors
Ukraine seeks to trace thousands of 'orphans' scattered by war
Ukraine says it dismissed nearly 100,000 children from institutional care. With help from U.N. child agency UNICEF, it is still trying to reach some 26,000 of them.
Canada's real problem is not job losses, it's the rush to retire
More than a year after the Great Resignation took hold in the United States, Canada is grappling with its own greyer version: The Great Retirement.
King Charles to address a nation shaken by death of Queen
Britain's King Charles will address a country in mourning on Friday following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth, the only monarch most Britons ever knew and the "spirit of the nation" for seven decades.
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel's divorce contributed to sacking: report
The dressing room had a different atmosphere after gossip started to fly around about Tuchel's personal life.
Digital nomads have rejected the office and now want to replace the nation state. But there is a darker side to this quest for global freedom
For a while, COVID-19 appeared to put the brakes on the nomadic dream, as most were forced to head home to western countries and the safety net of healthcare systems.
Seven factory workers in India attempt mass suicide
As many as seven men attempted mass suicide by consuming poison after not being paid their wages consistently by their employer.
'Flare thrower' to become first woman banned from football grounds in England
A 23-year-old from Merseyside could become the first woman to be banned from football grounds in England after being found guilty of throwing a flare on the pitch.