Should China worry about its shrinking population?
The number of Chinese people fell by 850,000 from the previous year to 1.4118 billion, the statistics showed. Its birth...
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Labour calls for Transpennine Express rail contract removal
The firm had removed services from its timetable on a day-to-day basis due to "very high levels of sickness and...
Rail workers given fresh pay offer in dispute
"With staff losing up to £2,000 in pay while on strike, the Rail Delivery Group is urging the RMT leadership...
Argos to close all stores in Republic of Ireland in June
Argos operates a bespoke model in the Republic of Ireland that is different to its UK stores.The company said there...
Dyson calls UK approach to economy ‘stupid’
He argued "no weight" had been afforded to the "importance of face-to-face collaboration, shared culture, mental health, productivity and output,...
Croatia, the euro and a coffee controversy – but is it all just froth?
Dubravko Miholic, an adviser to the Croatian National Tourist Board, has been following comments on travel websites in the countries...
HMRC trials answer by text system to cut call queues
Richard West, director of personal tax operations at HMRC, said: "Redirecting these sorts of queries to online services should help...
Why inflation is falling but prices are still rising
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) which calculates inflation, bases its numbers on a basket of goods that reflects what...
Germany says it is no longer reliant on Russian energy
"Some in the European context, they see the Inflation Reduction Act as the occasion to introduce policies they've proposed in...
Starmer: UK will be ‘open for business’ under Labour
A spokesperson for the Treasury said: "As a central part of our plan to grow the economy we are supporting...
Strikes update: How nurses’ strikes on Thursday will affect you
TUE 17 JAN Teachers in Scotland Teachers in Perth and Kinross and North Ayrshire are on strike Members of the...
Plane ticket prices soared by 44% in December
Sally Gethin, travel and aviation analyst, said airlines could not "absorb the cost increase" of fuel. She added that prices...
Manchester United: Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s company Ineos formally joins process to buy club
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is one of Britain's richest men, according to ForbesBritish billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe's firm Ineos has officially...
Elon Musk trial: Prospective jurors call him narcissistic, smart
"The claim is that the investors felt that they were defrauded by Musk's tweet, that he was considering taking Tesla...
UN workers’ rights agency denies backing UK anti-strike laws
But when asked about this at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Gilbert Houngbo, the WEF's director general, said...
Strikes Update: How nurses’ strikes on Wednesday will affect you
TUE 17 JAN Teachers in Scotland Teachers in Perth and Kinross and North Ayrshire are on strike Members of the...
Ukraine’s deputy PM confident ‘we will win this year’
The deputy prime minister, who is participating in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, also discussed the reconstruction of...
Britishvolt expected to fall into administration
An existing shareholder added: "It's madness, I have been offering a variety of possible solutions. Falls on deaf ears. It...
