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Sam Read/BBCCraig Spokes rebuilds his life in Northampton and has a new job after losing almost £20,000A man said he felt “embarrassed and ashamed” after losing almost £20,000 of his inheritance in a rental scam and being kicked out of his flat three weeks after moving in.Craig Spokes, 36, from Northampton, paid a year's rent in advance for a flat in London to Samy Daim, who he believed was the landlord. Yet less than a month after moving in, Mr. Spokes was asked to leave and all of his belongings were left on the street. Mr Daim, 27, has since…
BBCAsylum seekers like these can find work in Spain six months after arrivingA group of sub-Saharan African men play bingo in a hotel conference room near the northern Spanish city of León.They laugh and rejoice when their numbers are called, but many of these asylum seekers have harrowing stories.Among them is Michael, who fled Ghana to escape a violent feud that saw his sister and father killed. After traveling overland to Morocco, he paid a trafficker who put him on a rubber boat full of people that took him to the Canary Islands.“I was so happy because I knew all…
Aimee WelchThe Welch family with a photo of Penelope, who they pledged to adoptEight-year-old Grace Welch has been waiting since 2019 for her older sister to occupy the bed next to hers.Her parents told her that Penelope, a 10-year-old girl born in China, would join the family who lives in Kentucky in the United States.Grace, also adopted from China, was born without her left forearm. Her mother, Aimee Welch, said Penelope also had a “serious but manageable” special need, although she did not wish to reveal it.The Welch family, which has four biological sons, sought to adopt children with disabilities…
Tesla boss Elon Musk is set to unveil the company's long-awaited robotaxi prototype, the Cybercab, at Warner Bros Studios in Burbank, California on Thursday.Self-driving cars have long fascinated Mr Musk and he has made a series of bold predictions about them – including that they will save lives or make money for their owners, renting them out for rides or even passing by. at night.But when he takes the stage for the event – which the company has dubbed We, Robot – he will be under pressure to allay lingering doubts about the electric vehicle maker's ability to realize its…
PennsylvaniaChancellor Rachel Reeves will need to spend billions of pounds more to deliver on the government's pre-election promises, according to calculations by the influential think tank Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).The government has promised not to return to “austerity” in public services and to stimulate public investment, intended to revive growth.But to deliver on these commitments, the chancellor will need to “seize the moment” and propose an extra £16 billion on top of the £9 billion in tax increases set out in the Labor manifesto, the IFS said.The Chancellor is currently finalizing the details of her first Budget, which will…
Getty ImagesA planned overhaul of workers' rights would give millions of people the right to claim unpaid parental leave and stronger protection against unfair dismissal from their first day on the job.The government is set to announce details of its proposed employment rights bill, which it says would end the “abusive” use of zero-hours contracts and “fire and rehire” practices.Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner described this as “the biggest improvement in workplace rights in a generation”.The bill includes 28 separate measures to be introduced later, most of which will be subject to further consultation and will not come into force…
Getty ImagesTata led a “salt to software” conglomerate of more than 100 companiesRatan Tata, who has died aged 86, was one of India's most internationally recognized business leaders.The legendary tycoon led the Tata Group – commonly known as a “salt to software” conglomerate of more than 100 companies, employing some 660,000 people – for more than two decades. Its annual revenues exceed $100 billion (£76.5 billion).Founded by Jamsetji Tata, a pioneer of Indian business, the 155-year-old Tata Group straddles a business empire spanning from Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Steel to aviation and salt pans.The company's philosophy “tethers capitalism to…
Getty ImagesAfter a torrid few weeks, Labor now has the opportunity to take the lead and deliver on a major election promise.The government will keep its promise to introduce workers' rights legislation within 100 days.But in some cases, employees will have to wait almost 1,000 days to benefit from new rights.The new jobs bill, due to be released on Thursday, will reportedly be 150 pages long.But despite the length, many devilish details have yet to be decided.Keir Starmer's “changed” Labor Party has promised to be both pro-worker and pro-business.Trying to achieve this balance will require further consultation on some of…
Rachel Reeves plans to change borrowing rules to free up billions of pounds more for big projects in the next Budget.The chancellor has pledged to stick to a self-imposed rule: to see the debt – the total amount owed by the government – fall as a proportion of the economy within five years.She is now deciding how to change the way debt is measured to create more room for long-term investments.This change will not prevent further tax increases when Reeves announces his tax and spending plans on October 30.The government's commitment to funding all day-to-day spending with tax revenue means…
Herald of New Zealand The family was spotted by a group of pig hunters during a chance encounterA New Zealand father who disappeared with his three children in the country's wilderness three years ago has been seen publicly with them for the first time in years.A national search has been underway for Tom Phillips since he took Ember, 8, Maverick, 9, and Jayda, 11, away from their family home in December 2021, after an argument with their mother.Police believe they were hiding and camping in the Waikoto area, west of the North Island, and earlier this year issued an NZ$80,000…