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Rachel Reeves is poised to unveil a package of planning reforms and tax increases in her first full Budget on 26 November, as the Chancellor faces the daunting task of closing a £30 billion shortfall in the public finances. The Treasury is said to be exploring a range of measures to stimulate growth while raising revenue, including restoring the bank …

Riphah International University organised 5th International Conference on Rehabilitation Sciences (ICRS) and the 2nd International Conference on Allied Health Sciences (ICAHS) were held from 3rd to 5th October 2025 at Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore. The central theme of the conferences was “Community-oriented outcome based Research and Practice.” Prior to the conferences, 55 workshops were conducted. Among them, 27 workshops were …

Karachi: In a significant step toward promoting environmental awareness and water-saving habits among children, National Foods Limited (NFL), in collaboration with GoRead.pk, has launched a children’s story book in both Urdu and English, “Sheena’s Flight- A Journey Through Pakistan’s Changing Waters”. The initiative, a part of National Foods’ ongoing commitment to CSR and sustainability, included a book reading session at …

Aston Martin Lagonda has warned that it will remain loss-making through 2025 after another year of weaker-than-expected sales and further delays to its flagship Valhalla hypercar, sending shares in the British luxury carmaker tumbling. In an unscheduled trading update, the company said it now expects annual sales to fall by nearly 10 per cent and losses to exceed previous forecasts, …

Piers Morgan’s production company has reported turnover of £17.1 million in 2024, as the broadcaster concluded his lucrative three-year deal with Rupert Murdoch’s News UK and began taking Piers Morgan Uncensored global. Newly filed accounts for Wake Up Productions, incorporated in July 2021, show cumulative revenues of £50.3 million over the three-year period — matching reports of Morgan’s £50 million …

If you’ve ever sat in an interview and heard a hiring manager say, “We’re like one big family here,” you might have felt reassured. After all, what could be wrong with a close-knit, supportive workplace? However according to career experts, this phrase often carries a more troubling subtext — one that could point to overwork, blurred boundaries, and even a …

The Department for Education (DfE) has spent more than £170,000 over the past three years to upskill staff in data, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital technologies, as part of the UK government’s broader push to build a digitally confident civil service. The figures, obtained under a Freedom of Information (FOI) request and analysed by the Parliament Street think tank, show …

The UK is on course for a quarter of a million shortfall in skilled tradespeople by 2030, as the current apprenticeship system fails to attract new entrants into key trades such as plumbing, carpentry, and electrical work, according to Screwfix. Chief executive John Mewett warned that the apprenticeship levy “doesn’t work for small businesses,” leaving sole traders — who make …

As a member of Generation X, I grew up in the workplace with a simple rule: if your boss asked you to do something, you said “yes” and got on with it. That was the culture of the time. We didn’t often stop to ask whether the process made sense, or if there was a better way of completing the …

Frasers Group has warned Unite the Union against taking “reckless and irresponsible” industrial action after the trade body threatened strikes across the retailer’s warehouses in a dispute over pay. In a strongly worded letter to Unite general secretary Sharon Graham, Sir Jonathan Thompson, chairman of Frasers Group, said he was “extremely saddened” by what he described as the union’s “inflammatory …