Five incumbent Republicans must now choose between intraparty warfare or a run in districts designed for Democrats. SACRAMENTO, California — California’s Democratic gerrymander just forced most of the state’s GOP House members into a fight for their political lives. Five incumbent Republicans targeted by the new maps must now decide whether to vie for districts … Read more
The Keep Britain Working review, created to tackle the rising tide of ill health pushing millions out of work, reported its findings ahead of this month’s budget Employers have been told in a landmark government review that fixing Britain’s health-related worklessness crisis will require them to spend £6bn a year on support for their staff. … Read more
Speech attempts to take back narrative with talk of ‘years of economic mismanagement’, Brexit and tariffs There were two audiences for Rachel Reeves’s hastily arranged early morning speech on Tuesday: the financial markets, and Labour’s disillusioned voters. As she made clear, though only obliquely, Keir Starmer’s government was considering abandoning its pre-election pledge not to … Read more
The chancellor appears to believe voters will forgive a broken promise in return for meaningful investment In April 1975, the Labour chancellor Denis Healey sought to grip the UK’s runaway inflation and rising unemployment rates – an economic crisis triggered by the shock rise in global oil prices – by raising the basic rate of … Read more
Justices grill administration over imposition of steep duties as Sotomayor says: ‘I just don’t understand this argument’ The US supreme court appeared skeptical of the legal basis of the Trump administration’s sweeping global tariff regime on Wednesday after justices questioned the president’s authority to impose the levies. Justices heard oral arguments on Wednesday morning on … Read more
Novo Nordisk cuts sales and profit forecasts as it continues to lose ground to Mounjaro firm Eli Lilly The maker of Ozempic and Wegovy has cut its sales and profit forecasts as it continues to fall behind in the competitive market for obesity and diabetes treatments. Novo Nordisk’s chief executive, Mike Doustdar, who took the … Read more
Regulator found ads for mechanics skewed towards men while those for preschool teachers targeted women The French equalities regulator has declared that Facebook’s algorithm for placing job adverts is sexist, after an investigation found that adverts for mechanic roles skewed towards men while those for preschool teachers were targeted at women. The Défenseur des Droits … Read more
Allowing three-storey townhouses and apartments to be built across all residential land would unlock more than 1m homes in Sydney alone, according to modelling Homes could be $100,000 cheaper over a decade if Australia’s capital cities dramatically overhaul their zoning rules to allow three-storey townhouses and apartments to be built on all residential land, according … Read more
‘Releasing MRFF funds not only secures the future of Australia’s research sector; it delivers better health outcomes’, Kooyong MP says Australian scientists and independent MP Monique Ryan are urging Labor to speed up funding for cutting-edge Australian medical innovation, taking advantage of the growing vacuum caused by Donald Trump’s gutting of government-funded research in the … Read more
Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said the deal amounted to ‘handing over’ the country’s independence Malaysia’s government has been forced to defend its new trade deal with the US after opposition politicians, analysts and civil society groups warned that the deal was “one-sided” and could compromise the country’s sovereignty. Investment, trade and industry minister … Read more