BBC job cuts: U.K national broadcaster announces lay offs of 2,000 jobs, reveals timeline, detailsDonald Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion for defamation.
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Ahead of key speech, UK Chancellor says 10K civil service jobs to be cutThe Labour government will stick with its plan to lift real-term spending in every year of this parliament, but prioritize where the money ...
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BBC Studios weighs exiting India content production business amid challengesBBC Studios, a subsidiary of BBC Group, is exploring options for its India content production business, including a potential exit, due to ...
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Can Elon Musk save $2 trillion for Donald Trump?Elon Musk, Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder, has now been appointed to co-head a new Department of Government Efficiency by the incoming US pre...
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UK to raise more from inheritance tax: ReportBritish finance minister Rachel Reeves plans to increase inheritance tax revenue in her budget on Oct. 30 to address a government budget sh...
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UK finance minister dampens down hopes of tax cuts as election loomsJeremy Hunt talked down tax cuts, pledging prudent and responsible measures for long-term growth. Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party trails i...
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Planet Earth III: How to watch David Attenborough's nature documentary series onlineAfter a seven-year wait since the captivating visuals and mesmerizing narratives of "Planet Earth II" graced our screens in 2016, and more ...
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UK's Jeremy Hunt faces triple threat from debt, recession and Conservative rebelsThe two men hope it will bury Britain's recent economic policy experiment under former leader Liz Truss that triggered a historic bond mark...
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UK PM Liz Truss 'sorry' for economic 'mistakes' but vows to stay on"I do want to accept responsibility and say sorry for the mistakes that have been made... we went too far and too fast," Liz Truss told the...
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BBC to mark 100 years since its official incorporation, but worries cloud its future, here’s whyBBC will complete 100 years since its official incorporation on October 18 and a centenary of its first broadcast on November 14.
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UK finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng says 'not going anywhere' amid talk of new U-turnsKwarteng and Truss have been on the back foot ever since unveiling on September 23 a "mini-budget" that spooked the financial markets and h...
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Liz Truss-led government makes U-turn on plans to cut 45p income tax rate for higher earnersThe UK government has decided not to proceed with its decision to scrap the 45p rate of income tax for higher earners.
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BBC announces World Services cutbacks, hundreds of jobs to goBBC has been forced to announce deep cuts to its World Services due to the government’s ongoing license fee freeze. As a result, BBC will n...
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UK's labour party vows to bring back 45% income tax rateThe Labour leader said the move to cut the top rate of tax was unfair because it handed someone earning £1 million a £55,000 tax cut. "I wo...
25 Sep, 2022, 11.22 PM IST
BBC to cut 2,000 jobs, move offices out of London to save $1bn in costsBBC, the world's biggest public broadcaster, plans to cut 2,000 jobs and move offices and production outside of London.
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- Britain defends sweeping cuts as 'fair'
Britain's government defended itself on Thursday against charges that its massive spending cuts will hit the poor hardest and may not even ...
21 Oct, 2010, 02.34 PM IST