Rachel Reeves will need to find more than Β£40bn of tax rises or spending cuts in the autumn budget to meet her fiscal rules, a leading research institute has warned. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said the government would miss its rule, which stipulates that day to day spending should be…
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Rashida Jones has always been a vocal fan of Netflixβs dystopian anthology series βBlack Mirror,β but she never expected it to secure her an Emmy nomination. βIβm still pretty shocked,β Jones says of her lead actress in a limited series or TV movie nod for the Season 7 episode βCommon People.β βIβve never really been…
The economy is stagnating and job losses are mounting. Now is the time to cut interest rates again. That was the view of the Bank of England’s nine-member rate setting committee on Thursday. Well, at least five of them. The other four presented us with a different view: Inflation is above target and climbing –…
NEW YORKΒ βΒ Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of the Lakersβ acquisition of Luka Doncic. Coach JJ Redick acknowledged he felt βstressedβ knowing about the trade before the Lakers played the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden that night in 2025. While his stress may have faded, Redick couldnβt have liked what he saw from the…
In late November, Gabriela Jaquez scored 29 points against Tennessee. It wasnβt her career high; that came when she tallied 30 points two years prior. But that game, when Tennessee had no answers for a player who was then the UCLA womenβs basketball teamβs fifth offensive option, felt like Jaquezβs coming-out party after years as…
Senior Tories claim the government is in retreat on its controversial Chagos Islands handover, after the latest showdown in parliament was unexpectedly postponed. The government has withdrawn a debate and votes in the House of Lords due on Monday in the latest round of parliamentary “ping pong” on the Chagos legislation. Welcoming the move, a…
Steven Spielbergβs latest sci-fi thriller, βDisclosure Day,β topped the box office this weekend, an encouraging sign for what could be a big summer for theaters. The film, which stars Emily Blunt and Josh OβConnor, brought in $44 million in the U.S. and Canada for a worldwide total of $92.9 million, according to studio estimates. The…
President Trump on Monday continued to flirt with the idea of mobilizing National Guard troops to combat crime in Chicago, just a day after he had to clarify that he has no intent to βgo to warβ with the American city. The push to militarize local law enforcement operations has been an ongoing fixation for…
The right wingβs war on Netflix wages on. The Pentagon issued a statement blasting the streamerβs programming and leadership Friday following an inquiry about the new series βBootsβ from Entertainment Weekly. While the response from Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson did not directly address the gay coming-of-age military show, it did slam Netflix for following…