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Therese Coffey under fire for workplace guidance remarks

The Oxford comma is one of the linguistic devices that has always caused division and debate. Now, new Health Secretary Therese Coffey has come under fire after her office issued guidance telling workers to “be positive” and avoid using policy wonk “jargon”. The “Oxford comma” was referred to as one…

Evening Standard

Therese Coffey under fire after telling staff to stop using Oxford commas

Workers react angrily to email from office of new health secretary

The Independent UK

Kwarteng plan to lift cap on bankers’ bonuses infuriates unions

Unite leader deplores prospect of post-Brexit deregulation drive ‘when millions are struggling’

The Guardian - UK

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Therese Coffey under fire for telling staff not to use Oxford comma

Workers have reacted angrily to an email from the office of the new health secretary.

The Independent UK

What is the Oxford Comma? Therese Coffey under fire for remarks

Ms Coffey has discussed her dislike of the Oxford comma on Twitter in the past, saying in 2015 it was one of her “pet hates”

Evening Standard

Therese Coffey under fire over instructions regarding Oxford comma

Workers have reacted angrily to an email from the office of the new health secretary.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss draws up plans to SCRAP bankers' bonus cap in middle of cost of living crisis

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, who was one of Liz Truss's first appointments when she became Prime Minister last week, is weighing up abolishing a cap that means bosses cannot award more than double an employee's salary

Daily Mirror

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Focus on growth not fiscal discipline, Kwasi Kwarteng tells Treasury

Chancellor suggests change of emphasis is needed after he sacked top civil servant whom he credited for tight control of spending

The Guardian - UK

How Wall Street stormed the music business

Investors poured billions into buying rights, turning pop songs into a new asset class — but then the economy stalled

Financial Times

EU's Sefcovic offers to reduce Northern Ireland border controls - FT

The European Union's Brexit chief Maros Sefcovic said he could reduce physical customs checks across the Irish Sea to just a few lorries a day, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

Reuters

Boris Johnson 'to skip Tory conference and coin it in with speeches' after leaving as PM

The Prime Minister will fly to Balmoral tomorrow to give his resignation to the Queen - and reports have been swirling that he will make a packet in after-dinner speeches as a backbench MP

Daily Mirror

Kwarteng insists Truss would be ‘fiscally responsible’ as PM as he seeks to reassure markets

Kwasi Kwarteng is tipped to be Britain’s next chancellor

The Independent UK

Truss’s pledges ‘to contribute to £60bn hole in UK budget’

Liz Truss’s tax cut and defence spending pledges, coupled with spiralling inflation and the growing cost of government debt, will create a £60bn hole in the public finances by 2026, according to calculations by the Financial Times.

The Independent UK

EU complicates travel rules for Russians but baulks at visa ban

EU foreign ministers on Wednesday decided to make it more expensive and lengthier for Russians to obtain visas to travel to the bloc but stopped short of agreeing to the EU-wide visa ban that Ukraine and several member states had called for.

Reuters

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Felixstowe port disruption ‘could continue until Christmas’ says union – as it happened

Disruption at the UK’s largest container port could escalate until Christmas unless workers are given an improved pay offer, Unite boss says

Financial Times

How a 20-year-old student made $110mn riding the meme stock wave

Jake Freeman raised $27mn through Wyoming-based fund and bet it all on shares of Bed Bath & Beyond

Bangkok Post

Govt to subsidise electricity fuel component tariff

The government has decided to subsidise the fuel tariff (Ft) component of electricity bills for the three months September-December, when the cost is set to rise, government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said.

Reuters

FT says Western governments are alarmed over Turkey's deepening ties with Russia

Western governments are increasingly alarmed about deepening economic ties between Turkey and Russia, warning of the mounting risk that Turkey could be hit by punitive retaliation if it helps Russia avoid sanctions, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.

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The women calling out Apple’s handling of misconduct claims

More than a dozen employees past and present say Apple’s HR team puts the company’s reputation ahead of worker welfare

Reuters

Ukraine calls for Black Sea grain deal to extend to other products - FT

Ukraine has called for the deal that relaxes Russia's blockade of its Black Sea grain exports to be extended to include other products, such as metals, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

Benzinga

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Reuters Airbus Cancels A350 Aircraft Contract With Qatar Airways

Bangkok Post

Fighting Thailand's energy price wars

State energy subsidies have assumed a prominent role in the Thai economy since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in February.

Evening Standard

Truss vs Sunak – reflections on *that* leadership debate

The joy of modern technology is that I was able to watch last night’s leadership debate on iPlayer, with a pair of noise-cancelling headphones while my partner, who has no interest in politics, enjoyed an episode ofThe Real Housewives of Atlanta on the TV.

Daily Record

Celtic fans hit with Aberdeen travel setback as Scotrail staff shortages cause chaos after Premiership opener

Last trains from Dalmarnock leave at 6.13pm on the day of Celtic's 4.30pm kick-off against Aberdeen, meaning many fans cannot use their normal station for the return trip.

Reuters

China warns of 'forceful measures' if U.S. House Speaker Pelosi visits Taiwan

China's government warned on Tuesday that it would take "forceful measures" if U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, after the Financial Times said she would go to the Chinese-claimed island next month.

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