The CEO of a Utah-based software company tragically died over the weekend after falling 200 feet while climbing in Zion National Park in Springdale, Utah, according to officials. Around 6 p.m. local time Saturday, Justin Bingham, 40, was canyoneering near the exit of Heaps Canyon, where he fell approximately 150 to 200 feet, the National … Read more
WASHINGTON — More than 70 million Social Security recipients will learn Thursday how big a cost-of-living increase they’ll get to their benefits next year. In advance of the announcement, analysts predicted that the increase would be about 2.5% for 2025, smaller than increases the previous two years. Recipients received a 3.2% increase in their benefits … Read more
FilmLA, the organization that handles film permits and tracks on-location production in the Los Angeles area, is urging California to expand its movie and TV tax incentive program to mitigate Hollywood’s ongoing production crisis. The Studio City-based permit office released a scripted content study on Wednesday revealing that filming activity in the region declined by … Read more
Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland, celebrating ‘100 Years of Wonder.’ Aaronp/bauer-griffin | Gc Images | Getty Images Price hikes are coming to Disneyland. While the California-based park’s entry-level ticket will remain at $104, the same price it’s been for six years, other ticket tiers, which are based on demand, will jump between $7 and $12, … Read more
Getty Images After a torrid few weeks, Labour now has the opportunity to get on the front foot, and deliver on a major election pledge. The government will fulfil their promise to bring forward legislation on workers’ rights within 100 days. But in some cases employees will have to wait nearer to 1,000 days to … Read more
Getty Images A planned overhaul of workers’ rights would give millions of people the right to claim unpaid parental leave and stronger protections from unfair dismissal from their first day in a job. The government is set to announce the details of its Employment Rights Bill, which it says would end the “exploitative” use of … Read more
TOKYO — Asian shares mostly rose Thursday, as market optimism got a perk from the record highs set on Wall Street. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.4% in morning trading to 39,439.50. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.6% to 8,239.10. South Korea’s Kospi added 0.3% to 2,601.66. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 2.4% to 21,127.55, … Read more
Sam Read/BBC Craig Spokes is rebuilding his life in Northampton and has a new job after losing almost £20,000 A man said he felt “embarrassed and ashamed” after losing almost £20,000 of his inheritance in a rental scam and being evicted from his flat three weeks after he moved in. Craig Spokes, 36, from Northampton, … Read more
PA Chancellor Rachel Reeves will need to come up with billions of pounds more to meet the government’s pre-election promises, according to calculations by influential think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). The government has promised no return to “austerity” for public services and a boost to government investment, designed to kickstart growth. But … Read more
BBC Asylum seekers such as these can find work in Spain six months after they have arrived A group of Sub-Saharan African men are playing bingo in a conference room of a hotel near the northern Spanish city of León. They laugh and celebrate when their numbers are called out, but many of these asylum … Read more