The UK government will publish an immigration white paper later this year including a review of visas to entice more high-skilled workers as part of its push to kickstart growth, Rachel Reeves has announced. The chancellor told a breakfast event at the World Economic Forum in Davos: “We are going to look again at routes…
The Edinburgh festival fringe should be given the same status as major sporting events like the Olympics or the Commonwealth Games, its outgoing chief executive has said. Shona McCarthy, who stands down this week after nine years running the fringe, said its needs were routinely ignored by public authorities, who expected it to fend for…
Matthew Stafford buzz takes over NFL combine as QB’s future uncertain USA TODAY Sports’ Tyler Dragon tells us what he’s hearing at the NFL combine regarding the future of Rams QB Matthew Stafford. Sports Pulse The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine is back on Friday, and it features two position groups that may compete against one…
Netanyahu’s office says cabinet won’t meet to approve ceasefire deal until Hamas backs down on ‘last minute concessions’ Israel’s security cabinet has delayed a planned meeting to approve a ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas in Gaza, with Benjamin Netanyahu’s office accusing Hamas of attempting to obtain ‘last minute concessions’ on some aspects of the…
Imagine you’re stationed on an extremely remote island that’s slowly being swallowed by the rising sea — completely isolated from the rest of the world beyond the wildlife and the few family members there with you — and a half-dead woman washes ashore one day, offering no clues as to who she is, where she…
Kenner police called the Louisiana woman arrested in connection to Adan Manzano’s death a ‘career criminal’ who ‘plays a confidence game.’ A Kansas City sports reporter may have been drugged by a Louisiana woman known as a “career criminal” before he died near New Orleans while covering Super Bowl 59, police said. Adan Manzano, a…