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Mar 25, 2023 - World

Evelyn Partners recently confirmed PM made around £5m in past three years, mostly through investmentsRishi Sunak’s accountancy firm, a wealth management company that argued against removing non-domiciled status, has welcomed the government’s tax breaks for wealthy savers and promises to minimise clients’ capital gains tax.Evelyn Partners signed off on the three-page summary of the prime minister’s tax affairs which Downing Street released this week, showing that Sunak made around £5m in the last three years, mostly through his US-based investment fund. Continue reading...

Mar 25, 2023 - World

RA and NSW Waratahs sign Roosters talent from OctoberSuaalii could play for Eddie Jones’ Wallabies in 2025Joseph Suaalii will depart the Sydney Roosters, and the NRL, at the end of his current contract for a three-year deal with Rugby Australia and the New South Wales Waratahs.The code switch will allow Suaalii to play for the Wallabies against the British and Irish Lions in 2025, with a World Cup ahead in 2027. Continue reading...

Mar 25, 2023 - World

Microsoft has told at least two customers that using its Bing search index to feed their AI chat tools violates the terms of their contract, according to sources.

Mar 25, 2023 - World

British viewers are showing an interest in travelling to Canada after launch of reality show’s third seriesCanada’s tourism industry this week expressed hopes for a rise in UK visitors after the third series of BBC’s Race Across the World launched in the UK to rave reviews.The reality show, in which five couples travel 10,000 miles (16,000km) from one side of Canada to another on a shoestring and without flying, could be a boon to the country’s recovering tourism sector. Arrivals were down 40% in 2022 from their high in 2019, but there are hopes for an increase with UK viewers inspired by the epic scenery and charmed by helpful Canadians. Continue reading...

Mar 25, 2023 - World

Fire Brigades Union chief says joint action needed to oppose ‘pernicious’ minimum service levels billA leading trade union has called for a concerted campaign of defiance and civil disobedience against the government’s planned anti-strike laws.Matt Wrack, the general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), urged a coordinated campaign among trade unions of “mass non-cooperation and non-compliance” against the minimum service levels bill. Continue reading...