Getty Images The government has said it will have to increase taxes at the Budget in October to plug a £22bn “hole” in the public finances. But Chancellor Rachel Reeves has ruled out raising taxes on working people including VAT (value added tax), income tax and National Insurance. So which taxes might go up? 1. … Read more
The brutal realism of Tarantino’s Django Unchained may well cause the weak of stomach to throw up. A white plantation owner in America’s Deep South, seated on a sofa in his living room, watches two burly slaves wrestle to the grim end or at least until one of them has gouged out the other’s eyes. … Read more
5 min read Last Updated : Aug 02 2024 | 12:05 AM IST In fast-moving developments on Thursday, the Karnataka state authorities withdrew the pre-show cause notice issued just a day earlier to information technology bellwether Infosys. Besides the Rs 32,403-crore demand made by the investigation department of goods and services tax (GST) on … Read more
Reuters Huw Edwards could face a prison sentence after pleading guilty on Wednesday The BBC director general has defended the decision not to sack Huw Edwards, despite knowing that the presenter had been arrested in November over the most serious category of indecent images of children. In an interview with BBC News on Thursday, Tim … Read more
From enhancing efficiency to helping organizations strengthen essential face-to-face human interactions, artificial intelligence holds significant promise for healthcare. But strong regulation and clear definitions of the technology’s use and capabilities will be required. WHY IT MATTERSThose were among the conclusions drawn from a roundtable discussion, featuring two dozen leading experts on healthcare AI, hosted this … Read more
Washington: The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free, according to officials in Turkey, where the exchange took place. The trade … Read more
EPA There is turmoil in Venezuela following the announcement by a government-controlled electoral authority of a disputed election result that handed a third consecutive term in power to President Nicolás Maduro. The opposition says the result is fraudulent and that its candidate, Edmundo González, won the election by a wide margin. The National Electoral Council … Read more
Staffing for urgent care sites has always been a challenge at Baptist Health, which is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, and serves that state and Indiana. THE PROBLEM Staff at Baptist Health can look at prior patterns but still struggle at times to predict correctly for specific days and times. Further, with today’s healthcare staffing challenges, … Read more
Villepinte: Imane Khelif of Algeria won her opening Olympic boxing bout Thursday when opponent Angela Carini of Italy quit after just 46 seconds. Khelif was disqualified from the 2023 world championships after failing an unspecified gender eligibility test, and her presence at the Paris Olympics has become a divisive issue. Carini and Khelif exchanged only … Read more
Matthew Carr-Gomm Danielle Carr-Gomm died after stopping her insulin at a slapping therapy workshop in 2016 The family of a diabetic woman who died when she went to a slapping workshop and stopped taking her insulin have called for greater regulation for alternative therapies. Danielle Carr-Gomm, 71, died at a retreat run by Hongchi Xiao … Read more