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Funding extension for school holiday club programme in Cornwall

[ad_1] A programme providing school holiday clubs for thousands of children in Cornwall has been extended.The Time2Move holiday programme supports families with activities and healthy food for children aged between five and 16, and is fully funded for those eligible for benefits-related free school meals, the government has confirmed.The government announced a three-year extension for the scheme, as part of a £600m investment nationally.The programme is run by Active Cornwall,
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South Koreans detained in ICE raid at Hyundai electric vehicle site in Georgia

[ad_1] Almost 500 people have been arrested at a Hyundai factory in the US state of Georgia by immigration authorities in the largest workplace raid of President Donald Trump's second term.A majority of those detained at the 3,000-acre site, which was built by the Korean company to manufacture electric vehicles and has been operational for a year, are Korean nationals.South Korea expressed "concern and regret" over the operation and urged
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Online shopping at work not a sackable offence, UK judge rules

[ad_1] Spending less than an hour during work browsing properties or shopping online is not a sackable offence, a UK judge has ruled.An accountancy administrator has been awarded more than £14,000 after an employment tribunal ruled the time she spent browsing sites such as Rightmove and Amazon was not "excessive".She was fired from her job in July 2023 after her employer used spy software to track her computer to find
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Tesla proposes $1tn award for Elon Musk if he hits ambitious targets

[ad_1] Tesla boss Elon Musk will receive a pay package worth over $1tn (£740bn) if he hits a list of ambitious targets over the next decade, the board of the electric car firm has proposed.To get the package, Musk, who is already the world's richest person, would need to boost Tesla's value eightfold, sell a million artificial intelligence robots, sell another 12 million Tesla cars, and hit several other moonshot
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SSE and Power NI confirm changes

[ad_1] Getty ImagesSome SSE customers will see their gas prices go down, while Power NI electricity customers face higher pricesPower NI has said an electricity price tariff rise of 4% was "unavoidable" following a review by the Utility Regulator.A customer with a credit meter will see their bill rise by around £40 per year, while customers with a keypad (PAYG) meter will see a yearly increase of about £39.This is
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US jobs market weakens further in August

[ad_1] The US jobs market weakened further in August, raising new fears about the health of the world's largest economy. Employers added just 22,000 jobs last month, fewer than expected, while the unemployment rate ticked up from 4.2% to 4.3%, according to the Labor Department. The figures cap a string of shaky data this week on the job market and add to the concerns that spiked last month, when the
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Beauty chain Bodycare to close 32 stories in administration

[ad_1] Faarea MasudBusiness reporter, BBC NewsAlamyStruggling health and beauty chain Bodycare says it will immediately shut 32 of its stores across the UK and make 450 staff redundant, after going into administration.Known for being a bargain stop for cosmetics and beauty products, including big tubs of popular moisturisers and conditioners displayed on floor-to-ceiling shelves, the firm has about 1,500 employees.It has 147 bricks-and-mortar shops which have become too expensive to
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Jaguar Land Rover staff to stay at home after cyber attack

[ad_1] Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has instructed factory staff to stay at home until at least Tuesday as the company continues to grapple with the fallout from a cyber attack.The attack at the weekend forced the company to take vital IT systems offline, which has affected car sales and production.Production remains halted at car factories in Halewood on Merseyside and Solihull in the West Midlands, as well as at its
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Retail sales boosted by sunny weather and football in July

[ad_1] Faarea MasudBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesSunny weather and the women's Euro football tournament helped to lift retail sales in July, according to the latest official figures.Retail sales volumes rose by 0.6% in July, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which was more than analysts had been expecting.Clothing and footwear stores, as well as online retailers, saw strong sales growth during the month. The release of the figures