Greggs to close four UK factories with potential for 740 job losses
World news | The Guardianby Lauren Almeida·14d ago
Greggs has announced plans to close four of its factories, in a move that could result in 740 job losses over the next two and a half years.
Poundland management in rescue talks that could save 11,000 jobs
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Butler·14d ago
Poundland’s management team are in “advanced talks” to lead a rescue bid for the ailing cut-price retailer that could save more than 11,000 jobs.
South Korea calls for apology from North Korea after mine injures three soldiers
World news | The Guardianby Raphael Rashid in Seoul·14d ago
South Korea has demanded an apology from North Korea over a landmine blast that injured three soldiers, saying they were hurt by North Korean mines on the southern side of the border.
Andy Burnham: UK could ‘go all the way’ by rejoining EU
World news | The Guardianby Aletha Adu Political correspondent·14d ago
Andy Burnham has opened the door to the UK rejoining the EU, saying Britain could “go all the way”, as he prepares to reconsider Labour’s post-Brexit red lines.
David Shoebridge wants the Greens to ‘seize this moment’. Is his more combative style the answer?
World news | The Guardianby Josh Butler·14d ago
As One Nation’s polling surged this year, and Pauline Hanson ate away at the votes of first the Coalition and then Labor, one curious mainstay emerged; the Greens remained seemingly anchored to the...
Sixteen English councils spend more than 80% of core funding on social care
World news | The Guardianby Michael Goodier and Patrick Butler·14d ago
Sixteen English councils spent more than 80% of their core funding on adult and children’s social care last year, highlighting the growing financial pressure on other local services.
Andy Burnham says rejoining the EU among all ‘the options’ being considered – UK politics live
World news | The Guardianby Andrew Sparrow·14d ago
Good morning. Andy Burnham’s speech is getting a mixed review in the papers, but there is general consensus that it is a consequential one – not one that we will have forgotten within a fortnight...
Energy bills in Great Britain forecast to jump by £276 a year from January
World news | The Guardianby Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent·14d ago
Household energy bills in Great Britain are predicted to soar by £276 a year for the typical household from January as the impact of the Middle East war continues through the coldest months of...
Half a million trees to be planted in England in three years, says government
World news | The Guardianby Fiona Harvey Environment editor·14d ago
Half a million trees will be planted across England in the next three years to protect against extreme weather, the environment secretary, Angela Eagle, will pledge on Wednesday morning.
Malaysia begins Myanmar repatriations despite warnings from UN and rights groups
World news | The Guardianby Agence France-Presse·14d ago
Malaysia began sending back about 1,500 Myanmar nationals on Tuesday, the government confirmed, as it launched a scheme that rights groups say may endanger migrants and asylum seekers by returning...
World’s seas heated by a record 23 zettajoules last year
World news | The Guardianby Ajit Niranjan·14d ago
A record-breaking 23 zettajoules of heat was sunk into the world’s seas last year, leaving ocean waters hotter, higher and less hospitable, a report has found.
Menopause supplements costing more than £400 a year ‘no better than cheap multivitamin’
World news | The Guardianby Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent·14d ago
Menopause supplements costing more than £400 a year are no better than a £22-a-year multivitamin, according to analysis by the consumer watchdog Which?. Which?
Approval of biggest coal project in NSW planning commission’s history described as ‘infamous betrayal’
World news | The Guardianby Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent·14d ago
The New South Wales independent planner has approved the biggest coalmine project to ever go before it, allowing mining to continue until 2045 at a Hunter Valley project described by climate groups...
Double beds, aircon and big-screen TVs: Indonesia suspends officials over luxury prison cells
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·14d ago
Five Indonesian prison officials have been suspended after investigators found an apartment-style compound complete with airconditioners, big-screen televisions and expensive cars allegedly used by...
NSW man accused of murdering neighbour – and then murdering his relative two weeks later
World news | The Guardianby Australian Associated Press·14d ago
A man accused of murdering two members of a family on the same property a fortnight apart has faced court.
Nandy says children’s social media ban only ‘staging post’ in online safety drive
World news | The Guardianby Alexandra Topping Political correspondent·14d ago
Lisa Nandy has warned technology firms that the government’s online safety crackdown is not finished, saying that banning under-16s from social media platforms is only a “staging post”.
Reanimated AI Greta Garbo stars again … in a ball-bearing advert
World news | The Guardianby Robert Booth UK technology editor·14d ago
She shimmered in Hollywood’s silent movie era and lit up the first talkies – now Greta Garbo may be about to star in cinema’s new AI age.
Healthy Babies programme to be expanded across England
World news | The Guardianby Charlie Moloney·14d ago
The government is rolling out a Healthy Babies programme to every local authority in England, as part of its efforts to expand a Sure Start-type system of help for deprived children and families.
Inflation leaps to 4% stoking fears of fifth interest rate hike before Christmas
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Commins Economics editor·14d ago
Inflation has jumped to 4% in the year to August, from 3.5%, as Jim Chalmers was again forced to defend Labor’s economic management amid fears the Reserve Bank will need to hike interest rates...
Beau Lamarre-Condon trial: crime scene photos paint harrowing picture of alleged murder victims’ final moments
World news | The Guardianby Kat Wong·14d ago
Warning: graphic content A hole in a door and a bullet bent out of shape: crime scene photos shown to a jury paint a harrowing picture of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies’ final moments.
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