A parliamentary committee will probe new allegations of Indian foreign interference in Canada that led to the expulsion of diplomats by both countries in tat-for-tat-moves. At an emergency meeting on Friday, MPs on the standing committee on public safety and national security agreed to undertake a study concerning the “electoral interference and violent criminal activities…
By Live Commentary Updated: 14:28 BST, 18 October 2024 The FTSE 100 is down 0.3 per cent in afternoon trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Boohoo, Evoke and British American Tobacco. Read the Friday 18 October Business Live blog below. > If you are using our app or a third-party…
Watch: Alex Salmond’s coffin being flown home to Scotland A plane carrying Alex Salmond’s body has left North Macedonia and is being flown back to Scotland. The former first minister’s coffin was draped in a Saltire by Alba party colleague Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh and put on a chartered flight from Ohrid Airport. The coffin was given…
Have you ever gazed up at the sky and imagined capturing the world from a bird’s-eye view? Welcome to the enthralling realm of drone photography – a sector buzzing with potential. From real estate vistas to breathtaking event shots, aerial drone photography businesses are revolutionizing how we perceive our surroundings. And operating a drone can…
After Donald Trump called for a couple of networks to lose their licenses because he didn’t like the consequences of his actions, Deadline wrote up a piece on what the FCC can and can’t do regarding broadcast licensing. “The FCC does not and will not revoke licenses for broadcast stations simply because a political candidate disagrees…
Nilea Alexander and her husband, Lamine Diagne, started out with a neighborhood coffee shop in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Over the past decade, though, their modest enterprise has evolved into what they call “an experience”. Next door to Café Rue Dix, which serves Senegalese cuisine, pastries and lattes, is Marché Rue Dix, their marketplace-boutique stocked with…
Baillie Gifford, the Edinburgh-based fund manager, has told staff to return to full-time office working, the latest in a string of employers to cool on pandemic era remote working practices. Sky News understands that Baillie Gifford’s roughly-1,800 employees were notified in a video call several weeks ago that they were expected to attend its offices…
Boohoo is planning a major restructure that could see the break-up of the struggling online fashion firm whose brands include Debenhams, Karen Millen and PrettyLittleThing. The company said it was reviewing options after concluding that its business remained “fundamentally undervalued”. While Boohoo benefitted from the surge to online shopping during the pandemic, it has subsequently…
Upwork recently announced its Fall 2024 product release, unveiling a collection of new tools, features, and partnerships designed to transform the way businesses and freelancers collaborate, hire, and manage work. Central to this release is the expansion of Uma, Upwork’s AI-powered assistant, which will now offer new AI-enabled experiences to streamline hiring and improve work…
KUALA LUMPUR: The three primary beneficiaries of Budget 2025 are the Ministry of Education (MoE), Ministry of Health (MoH), and Ministry of Defence (Mindef), collectively accounting for 31% of the RM421 billion allocation to support economic growth and enhance public welfare. The highest beneficiaries are MoH and MoE, particularly for operating hospitals and schools. According…
