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Blackstone’s Avery Lodge portfolio has become a target for Bain Capital (Image: Google Maps) Rents in worker housing across Singapore rose by an average of 10.8 percent in the second half of 2024, as an influx of foreign labourers flooded into Singapore’s limited stock of dormitories, a recent analysis shows.…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will organise a nationwide rally to protest the approval of a 50 percent hike in telecommunication tariff by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on February 4. The NLC announced this in a communiqué issued at the end of Wednesday’s emergency meeting convened by its National…

Reform UK and the Conservatives are tied in first place in new polling. The latest survey by Find Out Now puts the two Right-wing parties on 25% each. Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party is down one point from last week to 24%. There has been no change for Nigel Farage's…

Labour is facing Tory demands to drop a Wes Streeting-backed Islamophobia definition that criticises use of the term 'Asian grooming gangs'.  Kemi Badenoch referred to the definition, drawn up by an all-party Parliamentary group (APPG) co-chaired by Mr Streeting in 2018, as she clashed with Keir Starmer at PMQs. She…

LABOUR has been accused of caving in to union pressure by scrapping Tory school reforms that helped England soar in global rankings. Tories last night warned the shake-up could slash pay for over 20,000 teachers by scrapping higher wages in more than 500 academies. 1 Labour has been accused of…

Labour Unions Demand Minimum Wage Hike to Combat Inflation Tinubu Vows to Address Rising Food and Drug Prices in 2025 Shittu, SAN, Proposes Reforms to Revive Public Confidence in Nigeria’s Judiciary  NAFDAC Destroys ₦120 Billion Worth of Substandard Products to Protect Consumers President Tinubu’s New Year Address Sparks Mixed Reactions…

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country everyday. 1. Peter Obi blames hunger, systemic failures for deaths at food distribution grounds The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has expressed regret over the deaths in food distribution grounds in some parts of…

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By MARTIN BECKFORD Published: 00:17 GMT, 13 December 2024 | Updated: 13:10 GMT, 13 December 2024 The biggest Whitehall trade union has taken aim at the Government, saying it expects better from Labour after the first civil service job cuts were announced The head of the Public and Commercial Services…

Syria: Bashar Assad flees as rebels capture Damascus Labour has been accused of presiding over “chaos” in its response to the Syria crisis. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp tore into the Government’s handling this morning, accusing ministers of showing “complete confusion” yesterday. It came after a series of huge blunders…