Outgoing minister Franc Weerwind (legal protection) does not intend to withdraw his bill to expand the Transgender law, which the lower house of Dutch parliament, the Tweede Kamer, has asked him to do. A motion from NSC and SGP requesting the bill be withdrawn was approved by a small majority (73-70). The minister had advised against the request earlier, and he is sticking with that opinion. “I have informed that I cannot or will not carry out this motion,” he said. He also added that he is not...
Heading into this week’s federal budget, one question loomed large: would new spending fuel inflation and make it harder for the Bank of Canada to start cutting interest rates?
Figures show sales rose 3.5% in March, the first increase above inflation since early in the crisisHigh street retailers benefited from a jump in consumer spending over the Easter bank holiday weekend, according to industry figures showing an increase in footfall and sales despite the cost of living crisis.Data collected by doorway sensors at thousands of shops across the UK showed footfall increased by 7% compared with Easter 2023 over the four days from Good Friday to Easter Monday, while the...
Sadiq khan has been ignoring Londoners for eight years, it’s time the capital has a mayor who listens says Susan Hall Yesterday I launched my manifesto – a comprehensive, fully-costed plan to make London the best city to live, work and run a business. This manifesto was written by you. I have spent months listening []
900 primary schools and up to 150,000 pupils will benefit from the extended School Meals Programme, starting today
The Fans First Act hopes to remedy three major issues in the ticketing industry: ticket transparency, consumer protection and preventing bad actors from charging exorbitant resale prices.
The security-protected bar of Dairy Milk Wholenut was seen at a Co-op in Codsall in Staffordshire.
Natalie Barr has confronted a senior minister in the Albanese administration about the government's perceived lack of action to tackle the cost of living crisis.
Young Australians struggling with the cost of living are being urged to try this saving trick to save $16,000 a year. But it also involves giving up privacy. So would you do it?
Hope Brady is coming back to Salem. Kristian Alfonso is set to reprise her iconic Days of Our Lives role as part of the Peacock drama’s upcoming tribute to the late Bill Hayes, who played beloved Salem resident Doug Williams for more than five decades prior to his death earlier this year. “My return is […]
CNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Sunday said House Speaker Mike Johnson “betrayed” Republican voters after the House approved new aid to Ukraine, threatening to call a vote for his ouster if he doesn’t resign. “Mike Johnson’s speakership is over. He needs to do the right thing to
Government claims no appropriate location could be found for long-mooted second facilityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA proposed safe injecting room in Melbourne’s CBD has been rejected by the Victorian government, with addiction experts warning the decision will “cost lives”.The government on Tuesday announced that a trial facility, recommended by a former police commissioner and which would...