More than 40,000 students could be offered places in new Turing scheme – though costs may not be fully coveredThe government’s replacement for the Europe-wide Erasmus student exchange scheme appears to have got off to a flying start – although experts …
Our political class is agreed: this is all someone else’s fault | Nesrine Malik
These days, everyone in British politics is desperately trying to find The Guy Who Did ThisA car shaped like a giant hotdog has just crashed through the glass storefront of a menswear shop. As a crowd assembles to figure out what happened, a man dresse…
Employers offer golden hellos of up to £10k amid worker shortage
Survey finds 5,000 vacancies, with signing-on bonuses for in-demand roles such as care workers and chefsEmployers are offering signing-on fees of up to £10,000 to tempt “gold dust” applicants as more than 1.1m jobs in the UK remain unfilled, with the p…
Cost of moving home rises as UK removals firms put up prices
Prices rise by up to 25% as firms cover wage increases to attract staff amid post-Brexit lorry driver shortageThe cost of moving home is on the rise as removals firms are forced to put up prices following difficulties in hiring drivers.Some removals fi…
EU citizens who applied to stay in Britain facing threat of deportation
The Home Office appears to be in breach of the Brexit withdrawal agreement, says legal charityEuropean citizens who have applied for settled status are being detained and threatened with deportation, a development that contradicts assurances from minis…
The Observer view on the Royal Navy’s operation in the South China Sea | Observer editorial
Sailing into imperial delusions is no way to run foreign policyWhat would Jack Aubrey have made of it? When Patrick O’Brian’s fictitious Royal Navy hero sailed HMS Surprise to the far side of the world, the enemy was the USS Norfolk, a lone American fr…
It’s not Covid that’s damaging British trade. It’s Brexit
Report after report is reaching the same conclusion: exporters, including many in the red wall, will be suffering for a long timeBrexit is beginning to take its toll. Trade with the EU is suffering and foreign investment is heading south. Neither trend…