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A leading construction industry body has warned the prime minister that measures unveiled in the budget will “fatally undermine” family-run companies in the sector, adding to the business backlash facing the government since the end of October. In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer seen by Sky News, Steve Mulholland, chief executive of the Construction…
Hudson Meek, an actor who appeared in βBaby Driverβ and voiced Bada in the preschool-age series βBadanamu Stories,β has died after falling from a moving car. He was 16. Meek fell βto the roadway from a motor vehicle in motionβ in Vestavia Hills, Ala., on the night of Dec. 19, the Jefferson County coronerβs office…
Reform UK now has more members than the Conservative Party and is “the real opposition” according to Nigel Farage, while Kemi Badenoch has called his numbers “fake”. According to a digital counter on the party’s website, Reform UK had gone past 131,690 members – the amount the Conservative Party declared before its leadership election in…
BANGKOKΒ βΒ Japanese car factories in Thailand β which for decades has been the premiere hub of auto manufacturing in Southeast Asia β are shutting down or scaling back. Subaru said it will stop producing cars at its plant this month. Suzuki plans to cease operations by the end of 2025. And Honda and Nissan say…
Manchester United fans have called on Ruben Amorim to put Bruno Fernandes up for sale after the midfielder’s latest sending off in their defeat to Wolves on Boxing Day. Ruben Amorim’s side have had a disappointing December with defeats against Arsenal, Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth before Christmas. An away trip to relegation-threatened Wolves was seen…
Aviva has agreed a deal to buy rival company Direct Line for Β£3.7bn ahead of a Christmas Day deadline. The insurance firm announced the agreement with its smaller competitor a few weeks after a Β£3.3bn bid was turned down in November. A deal for the two firms would make them a force in motor insurance,…
As Blake Livelyβs allegations against her βIt Ends With Usβ director and co-star Justin Baldoni continue to reverberate through Hollywood, a new lawsuit has further raised the stakes. Stephanie Jones, Baldoniβs former publicist, filed a complaint Tuesday in New York Supreme Court, accusing the actorβs crisis PR team of waging a coordinated effort to undermine…
Today New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Climate Change Superfund Act, which will charge oil and gas firms an estimated $75 billion over the next 25 years. The controversial measure, sponsored by Senator Liz Krueger and Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz, is modeled on federal and state superfund laws, which charge firms accused…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ If President-elect Donald Trumpβs assertion that the United States should have control of Greenland sounds familiar, thatβs because heβs said it before β during his first term as president. Back in 2019, Trumpβs call caused a brief diplomatic tiff with Denmark, under whose sovereignty the vast island falls. Then as now, the suggestion was…
Ruben Amorim has maintained his firm stance on Marcus Rashford’s exclusion from the Manchester United squad following their 2-0 Boxing Day defeat to Wolves. The manager has now left Rashford out of United’s last four matches across all competitions. When questioned about whether the 27-year-old forward could help the team after their latest loss, Amorim…
