Companies in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland more pessimistic on hiring plans Employers in England are more optimistic about being able to shrug off the impact of Brexit than anywhere else in the UK but a gloomy outlook across the rest of Britain has dragged overall hiring optimism to its Read more
QI host says women perform cleverly but are then seen ‘just laughing at the boys’Sandi Toksvig has said that women are being “marginalised” on television panel shows that often edit out their contributions.The QI host told the Radio Times that she encouraged female panellists on the show to be smart Read more
County cricket – live! Join Tanya Aldred for the latestThe Spin: sign up and get our weekly cricket emailAnd feel free to email your thoughts to Rob 3.05pm BST 96th over: England 322-4 (Bairstow 1, Stokes 0) Bairstow, who has made three ducks in his last four Test innings, gets Read more
Meeting in Salzburg next week likely to give Michel Barnier fresh impetus for deal with UKEU leaders are expected to announce during a meeting in Salzburg next week that an extraordinary Brexit summit will take place in November, as they give Michel Barnier extra encouragement to strike a deal with Read more
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Officer is said to have squeezed her breast – but he says he was just trying to have a hug Via: Policeman drank 16 pints then groped woman on work trip, hearing told
At least four dead in attack that deals blow to attempts to instil confidence in Libyan oil industry Masked gunmen have attacked the headquarters of the Libyan National Oil Corporation in Tripoli, setting off explosions and exchanging gunfire with security guards and forces from Libya’s UN-backed government.At least two NOC Read more
‘It is scary, now, all companies around here and on the continent, they start to be worried’ Via: European shipping firms begin panicking about no-deal Brexit: 'Okay, it could be serious'
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Strong performances from the Oscar winner and Lucas Hedges enliven a patchy film about a mother dealing with the return of her addict sonIt’s Christmas Eve and as the Burns family prepares for the big day, they’re encountered with a surprise visitor. In most situations, the unexpected return of a Read more