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The government’s plans to upgrade workers’ rights will cost businesses up to £5bn a year to implement according to analysis by the government. The new measures will have a serious impact on small businesses, responsible for employing 13 million workers, according to the report. However, the £5bn represented a “modest” amount, less than 1.5% of the total amount spent by businesses on employing staff, the report said. Moreover, the “wellbeing” benefits of the measures, which include challenging the use of zero hours contracts and boosting sick pay, would amount to £3bn, it found. The economic assessment report was prepared for…

Met cop found not guilty in murder of Chris Kaba Protests have formed outside the Old Bailey after Metropolitan Police marksman Martyn Blake was cleared of murder following the death of Chris Kaba in court today. Chris, 24, was shot in the head through the windscreen of an Audi following a police pursuit and ‘hard stop’ by officers on September 5, 2022. A year later, Blake was charged with murder following a referral from the police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Following three hours of deliberation from a jury on Monday, the firearms officer was found not guilty of…

Australian senator Lidia Thorpe explains furious outburst The Indigenous senator who confronted King Charles has spoken out to explain why she shouted at him after his parliamentary address. Senator Lidia Thorpe told the monarch “you are not my king” and demanded a treaty between Australia‘s First Nations and its government on Monday. Ms Thorpe, an Indigenous woman from Victoria, has long advocated for a treaty between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians to recognise their autonomy and set right historical wrongs. The independent politician has now said that as current King, Charles should “answer for” the “thousands of massacre sites” in Australia. She…

Trending News Inspiration Papers News that Matters Impact on your life Good News Trending – Met cop who shot Chris Kaba is acquitted of murder  Government’s Employment Rights bill will cost firms £5bn a year Met cop found not guilty in murder of Chris Kaba Australian senator Lidia Thorpe shouts at King Charles – ‘You are not my King’ Previous Next Previous Next Chris Rose@ArchRose90 Read More A Black Lives Matters protest in London regarding Chris Kaba. Looks like the white, middle class organisers forget to invite any black people. Tommy Robinson@TRobinsonNewEra Read More In the wake of death of…

Reeves to ignore funding options to tax on wealth above £10m and instead will go ahead and cut winter fuel payments, following a cross-party proposal by MPs who urged Rachel Reeves to impose 2% tax on wealth above £10m, having been lobbied by the banks.

Morning fog patches will slowly clear from the southeast of England. A band of showery rain will push southeastwards across England and Wales through the day. Plenty of sunny spells for Scotland and Northern Ireland, with a scattering of showers. Tonight, many places will be dry with clear spells. Areas of fog are likely to develop across central, southern and southeastern parts. Outbreaks of rain arriving across the far northwest later. Source: Met Office