Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered exploring increasing the kingdom’s assistance and investments in Pakistan, a step toward furthering relief to the South Asian nation economy reeling from deadly floods.
France’s health system under pressure of increasing demands
Some rural and suburban areas have no local doctors, while GPs in cities are working 60-hour weeks.
Tax collectors lack ambition, say MPs, as £42bn remains unpaid
Fraud and error have left ‘eye-watering’ amount owed to HMRC, says public accounts committeeThe government has been criticised for failing to collect £42bn in unpaid tax from businesses and individuals amid concern over the strain on the public finance…
Q&A: FedEx founder, veteran Fred Smith offers unusual gift
The founder of FedEx, Fred Smith, believes that if you’ve done well, you should give back to the public interest.
‘Life-changing’: In-N-Out burger chain takes first eastward steps into Tennessee
The expansion of family owned fast food company, founded in 1948, has been met with great enthusiasmIn-N-Out Burger, the famous California fast food chain, is expanding eastward as far as Tennessee, a move Tennessee’s governor called “life-changing”.Th…
‘Cruel and cold’: man faces backlash for dousing unhoused woman with water
Amid an escalating housing and homelessness crisis, San Francisco has seen increased attacks on unhoused peopleSan Francisco is once again reckoning with its treatment of unhoused people after a video of a business owner spraying a woman with water fro…
Labour plans to embed career advisers in health services to help people into work
Exclusive: employment strategy aimed at those ‘written off’ by society like young people with mental health issues, says Jonathan AshworthLabour will “put health and wellbeing” at the heart of its employment strategy by embedding career advisers in hea…
Labour look to force vote on ending private schools’ tax breaks
Opposition day debate seeks to establish committee to investigate reforming tax benefits enjoyed by independent schoolsLabour will attempt to force a binding vote on ending private schools’ tax breaks and use the £1.7bn a year raised from this to drive…
MPs and peers should declare links to firms they back for contracts, says NAO
Exclusive: After the Michelle Mone scandal and PPE questions, National Audit Office says monitoring conflicts of interest is ‘crucial’Peers and MPs should have to declare any links to firms they recommend for contracts even in an emergency such as the …
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