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Get ready for a prolonged downturn that’s worse than 2000 or 2008, billionaire VC Doug Leone says

Sequoia Capital Global Managing Partner Doug Leone speaks onstage during Day 2 of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018 at Moscone Center on September 6, 2018...

Business

Wages keep up with inflation in just one industry, ONS figures show

Pay growth has only kept up with inflation in one industry, official figures show. According to data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS),...

Business

Cost of living: Students skipping meals, attending lectures remotely and taking on new debt

Students in England have been skipping meals, attending lectures remotely and taking on more debt in a bid to cope with the rising cost...

Business

Who could buy Manchester United? The billionaire boyhood fan and seven other possible contenders

The news that Manchester United’s controversial owners, the Glazer family, could finally be selling the club has been met with delight from many of...

Technology

Google has avoided mass layoffs so far, but employees worry their time may be coming

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on stage during the annual Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2018. Stephen Lam |...

Business

Royal Mail’s ‘best and final’ offer to avoid Black Friday strikes rejected

Royal Mail says it has delivered a “best and final” offer to the union representing its frontline workers, in a bid to avert a...

Sports

Judging overreactions at the NHL’s quarter mark: 70 goals for McDavid, Bruins the Cup favorite?

8:00 AM ET This is the week in which we all give thanks for family, friends, good health and great food. Or, if you’re...

Business

Retirees and women to be targeted in Halfords drive for 1,000 new car repair technicians

Bikes and car parts retailer Halfords has announced it is to recruit 1,000 car repair technicians over the next 12 months. The company is...

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Wilko Johnson: Dr Feelgood star dies aged 75

Musician Wilko Johnson has died aged 75, a statement on official social media accounts has confirmed. The guitarist and songwriter was a member of...

Politics

Indyref2 cannot go ahead without UK parliament permission, court rules

The Scottish Parliament does not have the power to call a second independence referendum in the country, the Supreme Court has said. The unanimous...

Politics

Brexiteer Owen Paterson sues government in European Court of Human Rights over ‘unfair’ lobbying investigation

Owen Paterson, a leading Brexiteer who quit as an MP after he was embroiled in a lobbying scandal, is taking the government to the...

Politics

Pensioners start to receive up to £600 from the government to help with energy bills

Pensioners will start to receive up to £600 in their bank accounts from today to help with their energy bills. More than 11.6 million...

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Jennifer Lopez wipes her Instagram as her social media profiles go black

Jennifer Lopez has wiped her whole Instagram account and replaced her profile picture on all of her social media with a black image. The...

Politics

Could this be moment Sunak and Sturgeon settle Scottish independence once and for all?

This is a major blow for Nicola Sturgeon’s ambition to hold a second independence vote next October. It almost certainly rules out that plan. ...

Multiple fatalities as ‘manager’ opens fire at Walmart store in Virginia

Several people have died and others injured after a Walmart manager allegedly opened fire at a store in Virginia, witnesses have said. It happened...

Donald Trump loses bid to avoid handing over tax returns to Congress

The US Supreme Court has paved the way for the handover of former president Donald Trump’s tax returns to Congress after a three-year legal...

Taylor Swift tour sales debacle leaves Ticketmaster facing Senate committee hearing

US politicians have announced they will look into Ticketmaster’s dominance after the company endured the wrath of Taylor Swift over its handling of sales...

Manchester United: How ‘scavenger’ Glazers bought club – and left Old Trafford ‘rusting’ and in a ‘mess’

It’s nearly 20 years since the American tycoon Malcolm Glazer bought his first stake in Manchester United – now his family’s controversial tenure at...

She Said: Journalists who helped bring down Harvey Weinstein ‘flabbergasted’ to see their work turned into Oscar-tipped film

Carey Mulligan says meeting one of the New York Times’ reporters whose article brought down Harvey Weinstein “was rockstar crush stuff”. The film She...

Environment

Europe’s gas price cap leaves some nations dismayed, saying it’s far too high

Commissioner for energy Kadri Simson is talking to media. EU countries are debating new steps to deal with the energy crisis. Thierry Monasse |...