International
Why has Royal Mail only delivered letters twice in three months?
I am waiting for the overdue results of a cancer test, and the postal service seems to be prioritising parcels over letters
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International
Country diary 1951: Townsfolk have a fixed idea about farm finances
15 November 1951: They say ‘in the country there is all the food you want,’ but goods must all go out in the struggle to pay the labour bill
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International
Stop undermining Jim Chalmers, environment minister urges Labor colleagues
‘It’s pretty obvious that there are all sorts of people making all sorts of comments,’ Murray Watt says after budget savings meeting
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International
Starbucks plans to hire 7,500 staff in major UK expansion plan
Coffee shop chain targets growth north of London with extra 500 outlets in big boost for youth employment
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International
Asian stock markets climb after earlier tech rout
Markets rebound after tech rout triggered by Democrats' sweeping victory in US midterm elections.
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International
Man accused of HungryPanda delivery rider’s stabbing murder yells and exposes himself in Melbourne court
Roberto Urbano, 51, appears in court via video link after death of 47-year-old Feng Jianming in the CBD on Friday night
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Finance
Doing these things now will help you save money at Christmas
Small decisions made now can make a big difference to your festive finances, charities say, so here are some tips.
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Finance
Chinese carmaker BYD’s offices in Netherlands raided over JLR ‘copycat car’ claim
Bailiffs reportedly seized digital records before court case over alleged intellectual property breaches on Land Rover Defender Bailiffs acting for Jaguar Land Rover raided the Dutch offices of a Chinese “copycat” rival before a legal showdown this week over whether its “Defender clone” infringes intellectual property rights. Bailiffs acting on behalf of JLR reportedly seized digital records from the offices of Chinese carmaker BYD in Schiedam and Hoofddorp in August, according to the Sunday Times. Continue reading...
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Finance
Government 'looking seriously' at banning under-16s from Vinted and eBay
The culture secretary confirms reports they could be in the list of platforms set to be banned next March.
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Finance
US employers keep passing rising healthcare costs to workers. There are better options
Choosing a healthcare plan can be extremely complicated, but it’s necessary to attract and retain good workers Again, healthcare costs are going up. According to a recent study from Mercer, total health benefit cost per employee in 2027 is expected to rise 8.2% – after employers’ planned cost-reduction measures (without action, employers told Mercer their existing plans would rise about 11%). This would be the highest increase since 2003. And, again, we see the same reaction from employers. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that even as healthcare costs have gone up, the share of these
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International
Cop31 must deliver climate progress that people can see is real, host says
High-stakes talks involving 190 countries begin on Monday as world grapples with El Niño supercharged by fossil fuels
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International
Revealed: how a UK firm is spearheading growth in trade of US fracked ethane
Ineos is driving exports with potentially far-reaching environmental and social repercussions
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