Image copyright PA Image caption Mr Corbyn will say that young people’s work “should be properly valued” Labour will extend its plans for a higher £10 an hour minimum wage to include workers under the age of 18, party leader Jeremy Corbyn is to say. Currently, under-18s are entitled to a minimum wage of £4.35 […]
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In the past 40 years, Iraq has endured three major wars, a violent coup, two invasions, a decade of bombing, two insurgencies, attack by the so-called Islamic State group and a sectarian civil war. All have taken their toll on the population’s mental health. The country holds only one psychiatrist for every 300,000 Iraqi people
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The composer, musician and vocalist Esperanza Spalding has won four Grammy Awards, teaches songwriting at Harvard and is currently working on an opera with the composer Wayne Shorter. An expanded edition of her album “12 Little Spells,” named one of the best albums of 2018 by The Times, will be released May 10. Based in
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Over the past decade, Uber changed urban transportation, disrupted entrenched taxi industries, defied regulators the world over and beat back questions about how it was altering the nature of work. On Friday, it was tamed by Wall Street. The ride-hailing giant’s first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange began with a drop
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Addison Russell says he understands the booing he has heard since returning to the Chicago Cubs after his suspension for violating baseball‘s domestic violence policy, calling it “a serious issue.” Russell received a mostly chilly reception when he played Wednesday against Miami in his first major league game since September. Russell’s second start drew a
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He has more than 2 million followers on Twitter, 600,000 YouTube subscribers and his videos on the Daily Wire channel rack up millions of views. Ben Shapiro is a controversial figure but one of the US’ leading conservative political commentators. His book, The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West
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“People, Power, and Profits” goes beyond diagnosis to treatment. At the core of Stiglitz’s plan is the strengthening of the state. “The view that government is the problem, not the solution, is simply wrong. To the contrary, many if not most of our society’s problems, from the excesses of pollution to financial instability and economic
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Image copyright Getty Images Charcoal-based toothpastes, which claim to whiten teeth, are a “marketing gimmick” which could increase the risk of tooth decay and staining, says a review in the British Dental Journal. The charcoal products, which are increasingly popular, often contain no fluoride to help protect the teeth. And there is no scientific evidence
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The comedy quiz show had booked Change UK leader Heidi Allen Friday night’s episode of TV panel show Have I Got News For You was pulled by the BBC as it risked falling foul of its pre-European election rules. The pre-recorded episode featured Change UK acting leader MP Heidi
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Party City announced it will permanently shutter 45 of its stores amid a helium shortage that had literally deflated its balloon sales, although the company does not blame the closures on that sinking supply. The company, which runs roughly 870 locations, said Thursday that the closures will take place throughout the rest of 2019. However,
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