Companies are putting the brakes on hiring new staff amid a “subdued” economic outlook and rising wage bills, according to the latest business surveys. In signs of a weakening UK labour market, the consultancy KPMG and the trade body the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said a marked decline in the number of people being…
Less than a week after requesting a trade, DK Metcalf has a new home. The Pittsburgh Steelers have landed the star wide receiver from the Seattle Seahawks for a 2025 second-round pick, FOX Sports’ Jordan Schultz reported. Additionally, Metcalf has agreed to a five-year, $150 million extension with Pittsburgh, according to Schultz. The Steelers have…
Davante Adams is heading to Los Angeles, getting his wish to play on the West Coast. The three-time first-team All-Pro wide receiver has agreed to a deal with the Los Angeles Rams, the team announced Sunday. It’s a two-year deal worth $46 million with $26 million guaranteed, NFL Media reported. Adams, who was released by…
A mural depicting Samsui women in Chinatown in Singapore. Edwin Koo | Getty Images From listening devices that detect falls to “patient sitter” systems in hospitals and robots helping with exercise in care homes, Singapore is looking to artificial intelligence to help manage the health of its elderly population. By 2030, a quarter of Singaporeans…
The government has said it will “clean up Windermere” after criticism over the volume of sewage being pumped into England’s largest lake. The environment secretary, Steve Reed, pledged “only rainwater” would enter the famous body of water in the Lake District, putting an end to the situation where it Windermere was being “choked by unacceptable…
Rachel Looker BBC News, Washington Reuters Starlink provides high-speed internet to remote areas such as war zones Secretary of State Marco Rubio and tech billionaire Elon Musk have had a contentious exchange with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, in a series of X posts on Sunday over the use of Musk’s Starlink satellite system in…
More than 230,000 households and businesses are without power and flash-flooding alerts have been issued for coastal areas in the aftermath of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The warnings follow heavy rain across south-east Queensland overnight and are clustered around the Brisbane, Gold Coast, Logan and Ipswich council areas. Residents have been told to move to higher…
Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday announced new leadership at the agency tasked with immigration enforcement as she also pledged to step up lie detector tests on employees to identify those who may be leaking information about operations to the media. Noem confirmed, in addition, that the government will expand immigration detention operations further…
Israel ordered all of Gaza’s electricity supply to be cut off on Sunday in an effort to pressure Hamas into releasing the remaining Israeli hostages held in the territory. Energy minister Eli Cohen’s announcement came a week after Israel cut off all aid supplies to the territory, which has a population of more than two…
Tre Holloman scored a career-high 20 points, Jase Richardson had 18 points and No. 8 Michigan State beat No. 17 Michigan on Sunday, 79-62. With 37.2 seconds left, the rivals pushed and shoved one another at center court, where the Wolverines players were standing near the spot where Spartans seniors have kissed the logo before…
