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In first breakthrough of long-running dispute, nurses to begin ‘intensive talks’ with govt today

Nurses have paused strike action as they begin pay talks with the government – despite a recommendation that most public sector staff should get...

Politics

3.5% pay rises recommended for NHS, police, teachers and judges – as union brands it ‘a disgrace’

Ministers have recommended NHS workers, police officers, teachers and judges are all given a 3.5% pay rise for the next financial year. Government departments...

Technology

Amazon employees express dismay, anger about sudden return-to-office policy

A reception desk at Amazon offices in downtown Seattle, Washington. Glen Chapman | AFP | Getty Images Amazon employees on Tuesday continued to sound...

Sports

Inside the nuances of Jantelagen, the Swedish mantra of putting team before self

11:00 AM ET What’s your favorite thing about 1 Related Bigelow said the studies into Jantelagen’s impact into traditional Swedish society revealed what was...

Technology

Supreme Court justices in Google case express hesitation about upending Section 230

People wait in line outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2023 to hear oral arguments in two cases that...

Katie Price ‘shocked and upset’ by ‘disgusting’ remarks made about son in police WhatsApp group

TV personality Katie Price has said she is “shocked and upset” about “disgusting” comments made about her disabled son in a WhatsApp group which...

Environment

Coinbase beats on revenue and earnings, but usage continues to decline

In this photo illustration, the Coinbase logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Coinbase...

Ukraine war: Biden says Kyiv’s allies have ‘iron will’ as Putin suspends key nuclear treaty

Joe Biden has said Vladimir Putin expected his enemies to “roll over” when he invaded Ukraine but was met with the “iron will” of...

Ukraine war: Biden’s secretive trip to Kyiv was disguised as a ‘golf tourney’ – here’s how it unfolded

US President Joe Biden has become the latest and most powerful Western leader to visit Kyiv since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February last...

Starbucks vanilla Frappuccino drinks recalled in US after glass found in bottles

More than 300,000 Starbucks drinks have been recalled by PepsiCo, after glass was found in some of its bottles. The US Food and Drug...

World

Ukraine war: Biden says Kyiv’s allies have ‘iron will’ as Putin suspends key nuclear treaty

Joe Biden has said Vladimir Putin expected his enemies to “roll over” when he invaded Ukraine but was met with the “iron will” of...

World

Vladimir Putin blames West for starting war in Ukraine as he suspends participation in key nuclear treaty

Vladimir Putin has blamed the West for starting the war in Ukraine and claimed Russia responded with force “in order to stop it”. In...

World

Ukraine war: One of the fiercest battles of the conflict is intensifying as volunteers work to evacuate civilians

The Ukrainian soldiers fired an American round from a French mortar at a common enemy. They said the target was a storage site for...

Business

Government officials fly to China to win support for British Steel bailout

Government officials will this week fly to China in an effort to convince the owner of British Steel to finalise plans for a state...

Technology

Amazon employees push CEO Andy Jassy to drop return-to-office mandate

The Amazon Spheres, part of the Amazon headquarters campus, right, in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Sunday, Oct. 24,...

Environment

Oil and gas industry could slash methane emissions by 75% with barely a hit to income, says IEA

An oil pumpjack operates on November 02, 2021 in Long Beach, California. The Biden administration pledged to cut methane emissions from oil and gas...

Rebel Wilson announces engagement to girlfriend Ramona Agruma – ‘we said yes!’

Actor Rebel Wilson and her girlfriend, Ramona Agruma, are engaged. Sharing an image on social media of the two of them at Disneyland, Wilson,...

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Rebel Wilson announces engagement to girlfriend Ramona Agruma – ‘we said yes!’

Actor Rebel Wilson and her girlfriend, Ramona Agruma, are engaged. Sharing an image on social media of the two of them at Disneyland, Wilson,...

Sports

Avs’ Makar back in protocol, out at least 2 games

1:09 PM ET 1 Related In a postgame interview with the Colorado Springs Gazette, Makar said his initial concern when going to the dressing...

Technology

Why it’s so hard to build new electrical transmission lines in the U.S.

Service technicians work to install the foundation for a transmission tower at the CenterPoint Energy power plant on June 10, 2022 in Houston, Texas....