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The distinguished economist Manmohan Singh, who has died aged 92, was one of India’s longest serving prime ministers (and the first Sikh to hold the office), yet he never won a direct parliamentary election. After nearly two decades as an economic bureaucrat, Singh was often seen as more of a …
Cause of South Korea plane crash unclear as officials focus on bird strikes
Rundown schools risk ‘irreparable’ harm to pupils, UK children’s laureate says
The poor state of school buildings is exposing pupils to “irreparable” harm, the UK’s children’s laureate has said, after a Guardian investigation revealed that more than 1.5 million students in England were being taught in dilapidated schools.
The award-winning screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce said the Conservative party’s decision to
…Nearly 170,000 UK shop workers lost their jobs in 2024
Almost 170,000 retail workers lost their jobs during another challenging year for the UK high street, data suggests.
The collapse of big chains such as
andThe Body Shop
put thousands of jobs at risk and contributed to 169,395 retail jobs disappearing during 2024 – …Working from roam: more people logging on from UK airports and railway stations
Global happiness study aims to solve mystery of what gives us a boost
The science of happiness has spawned hundreds of thousands of studies, surveys, books and reviews, but what reliably lifts the spirits, to what extent, and who benefits most are still far from nailed down.
Now, psychologists have drawn up plans for the world’s largest happiness experiment to thrash out once …
Rik Van Looy, who has died aged 90, was the most dominant one-day cycle racer of the 1950s and 60s, nicknamed “the Emperor of Herentals” (after the Belgian city in which he lived) or “the Wheel Breaker”. He ended his 18-year career with a tally of 371 professional road race …
Italian journalist’s arrest in Iran alleged to be reprisal for detention of suspected arms dealer
The arrest of a renowned Italian journalist in Iran is reportedly in retaliation for the detention of a Swiss-Iranian businessman and suspected arms dealer in Italy three days earlier, according to media reports quoting the US state department.
Cecilia Sala, 29, a war correspondent and reporter who works for the …