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Workplace absences ‘at 10-year high’ with stress the major cause of long-term sickness

Workplace absences have hit their highest level in over a decade, according to a report which is urging employers to take health more seriously...

Technology

Carousell says it’s ‘on track’ to profitability, plans to reduce losses this year

Secondhand goods marketplace Carousell expects to “healthily” reduce its losses this year, putting it on track to profitability, the firm’s CEO told CNBC. “This...

Number of NYC fire department first responders to die of 9/11-related illnesses reaches 343 – matching amount killed on day of attacks

The number of first responders from the New York City Fire Department to have died from illnesses related to 9/11 has reached 343 –...

Bob Menendez: Democrat senator accused of bribery says $480,000 in cash found at home was from his personal savings

A US senator facing corruption charges says nearly half a million dollars in cash which authorities discovered in his home was from his personal...

Business

Car buyers beware – online scams are soaring with the average victim losing £1,000

Vehicle scams have soared by 74% in the UK in the first half of the year, with victims losing almost £1,000 on average, research...

Technology

‘Cash-flow’ podcaster made off with millions in Ponzi scheme, SEC alleges

People exit the headquarters of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C., on May 12, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters An Ohio...

Politics

Lib Dem conference: Sir Ed Davey to underline health pledges as he promises to ‘fix our economy with care’

Sir Ed Davey will close this week’s Liberal Democrat conference by promising to “fix our economy with care” after the Conservatives “broke” it with...

Long COVID risks are ‘distorted by flawed research’, study finds

The risk of contracting long COVID may have been exaggerated due to flawed research, leading to unnecessarily high levels of anxiety about suffering from...

Bruce Willis’s wife says it’s ‘hard to know’ if he is aware of his dementia condition

Bruce Willis’s wife has opened up for the first time about her husband’s dementia, revealing it was unclear whether the actor was aware of...

Bob Menendez: Democrat senator accused of bribery says $480,000 in cash found at home was from his personal savings

A US senator facing corruption charges says nearly half a million dollars in cash which authorities discovered in his home was from his personal...

Business

Nissan commits to 2030 electric car deadline despite delay to UK petrol-diesel ban

Nissan has committed itself to the sale of only electric cars across Europe from 2030, the year when the UK was supposed to have...

Technology

iPhone 15 Pro analysis unveils Qualcomm modem and easier-to-repair smartphone frame

Kif Leswing/CNBC Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max have a new frame design, which could make repairing the devices’ screens or...

Technology

Microsoft is hiring a nuclear energy expert to help power its AI and cloud data centers

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at an event on the company’s campus in Redmond, Washington, on Feb. 7, 2023. Chona Kasinger | Bloomberg |...

Politics

Liberal Democrat conference: Sir Ed Davey hints at post-election deal with Labour

Sir Ed Davey has hinted his party would be prepared to do a post-election deal with Labour to prevent the Conservatives from forming a...

World

Extreme global warming could eventually wipe out humans, first-ever supercomputer climate models warn

Extreme global warming will likely wipe all mammals – including humans – off the face of the Earth in 250 million years, according to...

World

British man ‘stabbed to death during online challenge’ in Portugal

A British man has reportedly been stabbed to death in Portugal while taking part in an online challenge. The unnamed 36-year-old’s body was found...

World

Gymnastics Ireland ‘deeply sorry’ after Simone Biles criticises young black gymnast being denied medal

Gymnastics Ireland has issued an apology after a video of a black girl being passed over for a medal at a ceremony went viral....

World

Nissan commits to 2030 electric car deadline despite delay to UK petrol-diesel ban

Nissan has committed itself to the sale of only electric cars across Europe from 2030, the year when the UK was supposed to have...

Russell Brand: Metropolitan Police investigating sexual offence claims in London and elsewhere

Scotland Yard has begun an investigation into a number of sexual offence claims relating to London and elsewhere in the UK following media reports...

Politics

Ex-minister calls for inquiry into HS2 as he warns of ‘disastrous’ consequences if northern leg is scrapped

A former transport minister who signed off HS2 has told Sky News he wants an inquiry into the chaos of the project “to make...