Top pub and restaurant bosses have warned the chancellor that tax rises in last month’s Budget will “unquestionably” cause closures and job losses. In a letter, more than 200 signatories have said the hospitality industry is disproportionately impacted by an “unsustainable” hike in the amount employers pay in National Insurance Contributions (NICs). It adds that businesses have “no capacity to ...

A man has been killed and two others were injured in a stabbing in south London, the Metropolitan Police has said. Officers were called to to reports of a number of people stabbed in East Street in Walworth at about 10:40 BST on Sunday. Three injured people were found with one man dying at the scene. The two other people ...

Treasury minister Darren Jones has said the UK government’s commitment to Ukraine is “resolute” amid fears incoming US President Donald Trump could push the country into giving up territory to Russia. Jones told BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, “Ukraine should be able to recover its country as it was previously structured” and that there “shouldn’t be an element of conceding ...

Juventus edged a tense derby against city rivals Torino 2-0 on Saturday to move within one point of the summit of Serie A, while AC Milan dropped points in an entertaining draw at Cagliari. Strikes in both halves from Timothy Weah and Kenan Yildiz were enough to give Juventus victory over their fellow side from Turin and send the Old ...

Arab and Muslim leaders have begun arriving in Saudi Arabia for a summit scheduled for Monday that will focus on Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon, Saudi state media said. The Saudi foreign ministry announced the summit in late October during the first meeting of an “international alliance” pushing for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, reports AFP. Attendees ...

Early winter is a time when the nature stays soothing and gives a time to ponder what to wear to complement this weather. As things stand, the season is believed to perfect for layering, and you can combine summer staples with cozier pieces for versatile, comfortable looks. There is a versatile early winter outfit idea for men that’s stylish and ...

Global food prices rose in October to their highest level in 18 months, with a sharp increase in the cost of vegetable oil, the Food and  Organization said on Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in international prices of a basket of food commodities, reached 127.4 points last month, a two-percent increase from September. It was ...

Police have recovered the body of six-year-old Muntaha, who went missing near her house on November 3, from a pond in Sylhet’s Kanaighat upazila. Muntaha Aktar Jerin was daughter of Shamim Ahmed, resident of Bharafoud village under Birdal union. Kanaighat Police Station’s OC Md Abdul Awal confirmed that the body was retrieved from the pond near her house around 4AM ...

The admission tests date of MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) for the 2024-2025 academic year have been announced. MBBS exam will be held on January 17, while the BDS will be held on February 28. Prof Dr Md Mohiuddin Matubbar, Director of Medical Education at the Directorate of Health Education, confirmed ...

Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his office on Sunday. Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus at his Tejgaon office, said the CA’s press wing. However, no additional details about the meeting were provided by the time this report was filed around 2:20 pm