Britain’s poorest households are paying an increasing share of their income on council tax, according to new analysis that likened it to the poll tax that contributed to the downfall of Margaret Thatcher. The poorest fifth of households paid 4.8% of their income on council tax in England, Wales and Scotland and on domestic rates…
Sands China CEO and President Grant Chum said Macao was diversifying its economy away from gaming to become “a city of sports and … a city of entertainment,” during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the city that concluded Friday. In an interview on “Squawk Box Asia,” Chum cited a deal announced in early December…
The British husband of Lamduan Armitage, a Thai woman whose body was found in a stream in the Yorkshire Dales in 2004, has been detained by police in Thailand. David Armitage, a university lecturer, has been detained in Bangkok by immigration officials after an investigation into his visa. According to the BBC, Armitage, who has…
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff attends the TIME100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April 26, 2023. Dimitrios Kambouris | Getty Images Greek media company the Antenna Group is in talks to acquire fellow media company Time from Salesforce co-founder Marc Benioff, according to people familiar with the matter. No deal is…
UK pay growth rose in December and unemployment remained unchanged despite warnings from business that Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget would lead to job losses. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show annual growth in total average weekly earnings rose by 6% in the three months to December, up from 5.6% in November and above…
Jason McIntyre Co-Host of THE HERD and FOX Sports Betting Analyst The Dallas Mavericks had a tremendous run to the playoffs last year, making two savvy deals at the trade deadline in Feb. 2024 and capturing the Western Conference title as the fifth seed. They lost to the Celtics in the NBA Finals 4-1, but…
News Corp and Telstra will sell Foxtel in a $3.4bn deal with global sports streaming giant DAZN, relinquishing control of its entire portfolio of domestic and international sports broadcast rights including cricket, AFL and NRL. DAZN – owned by the second-richest man in Britain, Len Blavatnik – will take a majority stake in the Australian…
When it comes to middle school memories, everyone remembers their first kiss, or the first time they danced (or awkwardly shuffled) in a hot auditorium. My most distinctive middle school memory, however, is the first time I ever tried Spam musubi — a completely new, and different, type of love affair. I was 12 and…
The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump said his inaugural ceremony on Monday will be moved indoors due to the extreme cold set to grip Washington, D.C. “There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I don’t want to see…
Kevin DiCiccio, the man who owned Buddy — star of the popular “Air Bud” movies — and helped create the film series is in dire straits … he’s homeless, about to be kicked out of the shelter where he’s staying. TMZ spoke to DiCiccio Saturday … who tells us he’s staying at a shelter down…
