UK employers increasingly resort to bidding wars to retain staff, says survey
Research by HR body appears to contradict data suggesting labour market is cooling #press
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Private equity groups bet on UK healthcare as NHS waiting lists grow
Number of deals in sector hits highest level in a decade despite wider M&A slowdown #press
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Demand for pawnbroking hits ‘record levels’ in UK
High inflation and shortage of alternatives are a boon, says chief of Britain’s biggest operator #press
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Europe’s thriving businesses face mounting windfall tax hit
Levies which initially focused on banks and energy are now spreading into other sectors #press
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Korea battery materials maker onshores China supply chain to win US subsidies
Posco’s battery materials chief says company is targeting the growing EV market #press
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Pakistan appoints caretaker prime minister
Anwar ul-Haq Kakar set for longer than usual interim rule after elections delay #press
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‘I don’t know if he can beat Trump’: Republican hopefuls vie for attention in Iowa
Swing state’s fair has become critical testing ground for presidential hopefuls #press
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US airlines ally with farmers to seek subsidies for corn as jet fuel
Aviation regarded as new market for refiners as electric vehicles endanger demand #press
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Long-awaited auditor report slams governance at Lebanon central bank
Report describes an institution mired in opaque practices, bad governance and lacking adequate risk management #press
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DUP urges recall of UK parliament over N Ireland police data leak
Ian Paisley Jr says security implications of ‘catastrophic’ blunder should be discussed by MPs #press
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Universalism, hypocrisy and European identity
Remedy for the flaws of ‘Europeanness’ is to have more of it #press
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India passes landmark data protection bill
Country with almost 1bn people connected to the internet has lacked a law regulating sharing of personal information #press
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Northern Ireland police cock-ups raise questions of incompetence
Also in this newsletter, tension over reports that Royal College of Nursing head has waded into reunification debate #press
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Ukraine arrests woman accused of plotting Zelenskyy’s assassination
Intelligence service also alleges to have uncovered female spy ring collaborating with Russians #press
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UK accounting watchdog looks to tighten audit independence rules
Move to close potential loophole on how much income can be generated from a client #press
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FirstFT: Google and Universal Music discuss deal over AI ‘deepfake’ songs
Also in today’s newsletter, China’s trade falls more than expected and TSMC to build €10bn plant in Germany #press
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Trump admits criminal charges will damage 2024 presidential campaign
Former president tells raucous New Hampshire rally he expects fourth indictment as soon as next week #press
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N Ireland police data breach reveals names and roles of serving officers
Release of sensitive information after ‘simple human error’ comes at a time when PSNI members are paramilitary targets #press
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Electric-truck maker Rivian raises full-year production target #press
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