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Thousands of Glasgow council workers face pay cuts in one of UK’s biggest fire-and-rehire plans
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More tankers struck in the Middle East as Iran reiterates conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran's conditions include a halt to U.S. "acts of aggression," an end to the naval blockade and economic warfare, and the release of Iranian assets.
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Chick-fil-A wants to stay a family business even as it expands in the U.S. and abroad
Chick-fil-A has been expanding into new international markets and growing its menu under CEO Andrew Cathy.
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A 'weird' IPO pull, a tainted reputation and the stalled breakout moment for AI wearables
Apple, Google and Meta are pushing new AI devices and assistants amid growing privacy concerns around wearables.
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Why brands like E.l.f., Wendy's and Gap are branching out into original music
E.l.f. Beauty released an album titled "Mirror Mix" as the brand plans to increase its marketing spend for the rest of the year.
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Burnham’s plans for social care and its workers are admirable but changes must come quickly | Heather Stewart
Money is needed now for a system that has left families including mine struggling their way unsupported and forgotten As one of many hundreds of thousands of people in the UK with a parent with Alzheimer’s, the passage in Andy Burnham’s speech about social care moved me to tears. My mother had not even been diagnosed when I watched Theresa May announce her 2017 general election manifesto in a hall in Halifax – with care funding at its heart. Continue reading...
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‘The violence is off the scale’: staff and passengers at risk as assaults on UK trains soar to record high
Cases of abuse, spitting, head-butting and sexual harassment, have spiked as transport police numbers have dwindled When a train was halted outside Exeter St Davids station on Monday, rail staff leapt to one conclusion: there had been a violent incident on board. “Someone will have kicked off,” one staff member said. “It happens all the time. My boss got head-butted recently.” Continue reading...