Oct 11, 2022 Claude Atcher, the chief executive officer of the 2023 rugby World Cup in France, has been sacked after a report by the French Labour Inspectorate found that he oversaw an “extremely degraded social environment” at the organising committee. “Taking note of the report’s conclusions, France 2023’s board has decided to terminate the
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The economy unexpectedly shrank in August, contracting by 0.3% on the previous month. The growth in July has also been revised downwards, from the previously recorded 0.2% to 0.1%. The Office for National Statistics released its latest reading on the UK’s performance as the government frets over the prospect of recession ahead, given the toll
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The coronation of King Charles III will take place next year on Saturday 6 May, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. The religious ceremony will be held at London’s Westminster Abbey, and conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. The King will be crowned alongside his wife, Camilla, the Queen Consort. It is thought the coronation
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Employees work on bitcoin mining computers at Bitminer Factory in Florence, Italy. Alessandro Bianchi | Reuters Software used in bitcoin mining just got its first upgrade since late 2012, and a coalition of companies including payments giant Block (formerly Square) is trying to help push the open-source protocol forward to become an industry standard. The
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Russian forces are in danger of being cut off in the south of Ukraine by advancing Ukrainian forces, according to a Sky News military analyst. Ed Arnold, a former British Army and NATO officer, and research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, says the Ukrainians are focussing on cutting communication lines between Russian soldiers,
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Sir Keir Starmer has removed his chief of staff as part of a major restructuring of the Labour leader’s office as he moves the party to an “election footing”. In a statement released on Tuesday, the party said the Labour leader held a call with staff this morning alongside the general secretary and announced plans
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The Bank of England’s governor has ruled out extending its bond-buying support for pension funds beyond Friday’s deadline, prompting a dramatic fall in the value of the pound. Andrew Bailey told an event in Washington that funds had “three days left… to get this done” after a series of interventions to support the “dysfunctional” market
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11:15 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The decision to fire coach Matt Rhule on Monday came down to an inability to “get over the hump,” according to Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper. “It’s winning. It’s winning,” Tepper said. “Winning more this year than you did last year. Looking like you’re going to win more than
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“Lack of respect, arrogance, insecurity? Who knows? That’s for her to answer” said the First Minister of Scotland when asked why Liz Truss has failed to call her since becoming prime minister a month ago. Scotland’s First Minister revealed she thinks the First Minister of Wales is also yet to receive a phone call from
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