What the budget means for the NHS
The NHS didn’t receive a great deal of specific attention in Rachel Reeves’ budget. She mentioned it, but in fairly general terms around plans to invest and cut waiting lists.
Ukraine’s peace talks reveal the risks of replacing diplomats with dealmakers
Recent reports about the role of Donald Trump’s special envoy, American businessman Steve Witkoff, in the Ukraine peace negotiations have raised wider questions about why political leaders turn to business figures in high-stakes diplomacy – and whether this can ever work.
CME trading outage disrupts global markets
Fault at data centre halted futures trading in equities, bonds and commodities for more than 10 hours
It’s not just gamblers taking a punt on prediction markets
Legal wrangling over ‘event contracts’ has not deterred gaming groups and exchange operators from seeking a slice of the action
What five years of evidence on hybrid working tells us about the future of employment
insta_photos/ShutterstockThe COVID pandemic accelerated remote and hybrid working practices across the world. It also provided evidence that these approaches could work for a wide variety of jobs.
‘Mansion tax’ valuation appeals will flood government agency, experts warn
Process will struggle to complete before surcharge is introduced in 2028
Homeowners rush to price properties just under ‘mansion tax’ thresholds
Estate agents say ‘bunching’ practice likely to pick up pace ahead of start of surcharge in April 2028
Divine ways to spend it in December
Jean Cocteau charity Christmas cards, Tekla for your dog, a champagne dinner and much more
Energy leads 1.4 pct YoY drop in producer prices for Oct
Greece’s Producer Price Index (PPI) remained in contraction in October, with a drop of 1.4 percent year-on-year (YoY), after a decrease of 1.1 percent in September, ELSTAT data showed on Friday.
Fuels and food drive 0.7 pct YoY fall in Sept retail sales
Greece’s retail sales dropped by 0.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) in September, after a strong rise of 5.1 percent in August, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Friday.
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