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Sadiq Khan reported to be in line to receive knighthood in new year honours list
The mayor of London Sadiq Khan is understood to be in line to receive a knighthood in the new year honours list, alongside other senior politicians who will also be given awards.
Khan, the first Muslim mayor of a UK capital, is expected to be awarded for political and public …
Hitachi’s £500m train deal secures hundreds of jobs at UK factory
A £500m deal for 14 new trains has secured hundreds of jobs at Hitachi’s factory in north-east England.
The rail operator FirstGroup plans to use the five-carriage trains on its open-access services running from London, and has an option for an additional £460m investment if more services are granted.
Keir …
Home Office trial doubles time refugees have to find home before eviction
Charities and politicians have welcomed a Home Office trial that will doublethe number of days refugees have to find a home before being evicted from asylum accommodation.
to increase the move-on period, the amount of time people granted the right to …Irish parliament has worst gender diversity in western Europe, study finds
Ireland’s new parliament has the lowest proportion of female parliamentarians in western Europe, an analysis has revealed, suggesting that a country that elected its first female president more than three decades ago has trailed behind when it comes to the inclusion of women in politics.
An analysis of Inter-Parliamentary Union …
Romanian court annuls first round of presidential election
A top Romanian court has annulled the first round of the country’s presidential election, days after declassified intelligence alleged Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote the far-right outsider who won the first round.
The momentous move by the court effectively voids the national election, which will have to …
Keir Starmer’s criticism of civil servants ‘Trumpian’, says union boss
The head of the senior civil servants union has written to Keir Starmer urging him to rethink his “frankly insulting” criticism of Whitehall for being comfortable with falling standards.
The general secretary of the FDA, the union for senior civil servants, suggested Starmer had invoked “Trumpian” language by claiming not …
Sandi Toksvig: ‘I’m not someone who’s going to sit and watch a meringue dry’
‘A lot of famous people are arseholes,” says Sandi Toksvig. “I don’t like people because they are famous or rich. My father was incredibly famous, the most famous man in Denmark. So I’ve seen it up close and have no interest in fame whatsoever.” I have been talking with Toksvig …
US adds 227,000 jobs in November as Fed expected to cut interest rates again
The US added 227,000 jobs in November, with 54,000 added jobs in healthcare, 53,000 leisure and hospitality jobs and 33,000 government jobs added in the month
The unemployment rate increased to 4.2%, from 4.1% in October.
The final jobs report of 2024 was released prior to the December meeting …
K-pop and autocrats: jolt to democracy lays bare South Korea’s two sides
In the global battle for soft-power supremacy, a clear winner has emerged in recent years:
. Spearheaded by the boyband phenomenonBTS
, theKorean Wave
has turned a country that few knew much about into a cultural behemoth.But just days ago, as anticipation …
Call for greener planning rules after M&S London redevelopment given go-ahead
Campaigners are calling for planning rules to be consider the environmental implications of knocking down buildings after a controversial redevelopment of Marks & Spencer’s historic store on London’s Oxford Street was
by the government.Save Britain’s Heritage said national policy should consider the …