A U.S. official confirmed the Iranian state media report and added that a search is underway by U.S. forces. (Image credit: Vahid Salemi)
Petrol has risen 19% and diesel 35%, and in England the north has had the sharpest increases Fuel prices have risen faster in Northern Ireland than in any other UK region since the beginning of the Iran war . Analysis of official data shows that petrol has jumped by 19% in Northern Ireland since the end of February, and diesel is now 35% more expensive. The rises are among the largest in Europe. Continue reading...
The telco’s sweeping price changes and the closure of its cheaper ‘starter’ plan risk putting off many of its loyal customers Telstra has long traded on its claim to have better – and far more expansive – mobile coverage than its rivals to justify a steep pricing premium that has accelerated in recent years. But the telco’s latest changes, which include steep price hikes and the closure of its cheaper “starter” plan to new users, combined with a dramatic rejection of its coverage claims by the i
Proposal, a win for RFK Jr’s Maha movement, is a ‘first step’ toward tackling plastic pollution, advocates say The Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) proposed on Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities. Lee Zeldin, the EPA administrator, said they are responding to Americans who have worried about plastics and pharmaceuticals in their dri
NASUWT says full entitlement should be increased from four weeks to 26 and paternity pay also improved Full maternity pay for teachers across the UK should be increased to 26 weeks to help stem the exodus of women in their 30s from classrooms, a union leader has said. Matt Wrack, general secretary of the NASUWT teachers’ union, said it was a “national scandal” that so many teachers who quit said inadequate maternity support was one of the reasons. Continue reading...
NBC News · Oct 8
A report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in the month of March with the unemployment rate at 4.4%. NBC News' Brian Cheung and Investopedia editor-in-chief Caleb Silver take a look at the numbers and how they surpassed expectations.
NPR News · Oct 8
The U.S. job market perked up last month as employers added 178,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%, mainly because the number of people seeking work declined. (Image credit: Joe Raedle)
NPR News · Oct 8
In his annual budget, President Trump is asking Congress to boost defense spending to $1.5 trillion, the largest such request in decades. (Image credit: Alex Brandon)
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Body that funds Alan Turing Institute says it should offer better strategy and more value for money The UK’s leading AI research institute has been told to make “significant” changes by its main source of taxpayer funding. The warning comes after the Guardian revealed the board of the Alan Turing Institute was reminded of its legal duties last month by the charity watchdog after a whistleblower complaint . Continue reading...
