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Guardian bosses under fire over sexual harassment claims against top writer
British journalist and critic Nick Cohen, pictured at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2007 (Corbis via Getty Images) The publisher of The Guardian has come under fire over claims…
Demand for new homes has doubled, but residential construction output is still not back to pre-pandemic levels
Government schemes and loosening of Central Bank lending rules are fueling the surge But residential construction output is still down a quarter on what it was before Covid struck. Demand…
England v Ireland: Stuart Broad says bowlers ready if Ben Stokes is not fit to bowl in the Ashes
Stuart Broad says England’s attack is ready to step up in the Ashes if Ben Stokes’ knee injury stops him from playing a full part as a bowler. Though captain…
The BB wants to put my dream farm on a skip
Have you got your passport? Your phone? Your wallet?’ The builder boyfriend patted his pockets and told me not to worry as we drove through the Gatwick drop-off lane where…
Main driver of inflation: Wage hikes
Central bank officials around the world have said taming inflation is their top priority, but rising prices have turned out to be stickier than originally expected. The US economy saw…
London equities fall as energy stocks dip; US debt ceiling vote eyed
By Johann M Cherian and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) – Britain’s commodity-heavy stock indexes slid on Wednesday as weak China economic data drove commodity prices lower, while sentiment remained fragile ahead…
Cllrs hear plans on reducing Ireland’s ‘waste mountain’
Cllrs were told of the need to reduce Ireland’s annual “waste mountain” of 14 million tonnes. Published: Mon 29 May 2023, 2:12 PM Details of a national plan to reduce…
Irish inflation cools, but wage rises still fail to keep up the pace
The pace of consumer prices is cooling, but increases in wages are failing to keep pace and suggest the financial squeeze on many Irish households will not lift any time…
What’s in wine? Campaigners want ingredients on the bottle
EU winemakers will need to reveal their ingredients from December, but can use QR codes stuck to the bottle. Photo: Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFPSource: AFP European wines are finally being…