Six days a week Brendan, 17, leaves at six in the morning for his job on a building site and doesn’t get home until tea time. It’s his first job and he is loving it. “I am very, very proud of him,” says his mother. But it could have turned out very differently. Brendan left his academy trust school in […]
Read moreThe Met Office has implemented new weather warnings for the coming week after Britons basked scorching heatwave conditions. The thunderstorms, lightning, hail and heavy rain is forecast to smash Britain next week. But what changes to the weather warnings have been announced by the Met Office? The Met Office has extended weather warnings for next week after temperatures soared to […]
Read moreBEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng Inc, backed by Alibaba (BABA.N) and Xiaomi Corp (1810.HK), has filed to list its shares in New York, seeking to ride enthusiasm for EVs even as U.S.-China relations are strained. The move, announced on Friday, comes as share prices of EV makers including Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) and Nio Inc (NIO.N) have […]
Read moreMADISON, Wis. — An oversight board demoted Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales after questioning how he handled multiple incidents, including ordering officers to fire tear gas and pepper spray at protesters demonstrating over George Floyd’s death. The city’s Fire and Police Commission unanimously voted Thursday evening to demote Morales to captain after two-and-a-half years on the job. The chief’s attorney, […]
Read moreMoney Hacks Ep 74: Why insurance is good risk management during uncertain times 10:42 min Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This episode is aimed at how to understand basic personal risk management amid the market turmoil this year. Host Chris Lim speaks remotely with SingSaver’s founder and country manager Rohith Murthy. They […]
Read more(Reuters) – WarnerMedia executives Bob Greenblatt and Kevin Reilly, who oversaw the creation of the HBO Max streaming business, will leave as part of a broad restructuring focused around the streaming service, the company said on Friday. The shake-up also includes the consolidation of film and TV studios under Warner Bros Chief Executive Ann Sarnoff. The restructuring marks the first […]
Read moreWe will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Mr Corbyn was elected as Labour leader in 2015, but defeat followed in the general election in June 2017, with Labour once again losing out to Theresa May and her Conservative Party. The Tories made a net […]
Read moreWhat happened with exams this year? The government cancelled GCSE and A-level exams in England in March because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The administrations in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland did the same with their exams. How will grades be decided this year? Grades in England will be “standardised”, taking into account teachers’ assessments and class rankings, a student’s prior […]
Read moreBEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s president said on Friday its investigation into the biggest blast in Beirut’s history would examine whether it was caused by a bomb or other external interference, as residents sought to rebuild shattered homes and lives. Rescuers sifted rubble in a race to find anyone still alive after Tuesday’s port explosion that killed 154 people, injured 5,000, […]
Read moreADEN (Reuters) – An unconfirmed but large number of civilians, including children, were killed in air strikes in northern Yemen on Thursday, the United Nations said. Field reports indicate that as many as nine children were killed and seven children and two women were injured, humanitarian coordination agency UNOCHA said in a statement on Friday about strikes that hit al-Jawf […]
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