Australian house prices fall for second month as interest rates rise
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House prices are continuing to decline and falls are expected to accelerate in the coming months as rising interest rates take their toll. CoreLogic’s home value index has fallen for the second month in a row, after d...
UK imposes sanctions against ‘Nickel King’, Russia’s second richest person
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Vladimir Potanin, known as the “Nickel King” and Russia’s second richest person, has become the latest Russian oligarch to be subjected to sanctions by the UK as ministers target “Putin’s inner circle”. The government...
Second homes can be a blight and a blessing on British towns. We need the right balance
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Whitby has had enough. So have Mevagissey and St Ives. So has Brighton. So have the Lake District, the Cotswolds and half the beauty spots in Britain. No more second homers. Lockdown, staycations and “work from home” ...
Netflix lays off 300 employees in second round of job cuts
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Netflix announced on Thursday it laid off 300 employees in a second round of job cuts after losing subscribers for the first time in more than a decade. The cuts amounted to about 4% of the streaming giant’s workforce...
Train strikes: second day of action set to bring disruption across Britain’s rail network – live
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UK rail strike: second day of action to go ahead after talks fail again
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Rail passengers face another day of misery on Thursday after talks between industry bosses and the RMT union broke down in a war of words ahead of a second national 24-hour strike. In increasingly fraught negotiations...
A Doll’s House, Part 2 review – Ibsen’s Nora returns for second round
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A dark and heavy house fills the stage. Just before the action begins, the house is lifted up and away. It feels like a cleansing of sorts. A declaration of intent. A Doll’s House, Part 2, will be free of baggage. No ...
Sturgeon plans to hold second Scottish independence referendum in October 2023
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Nicola Sturgeon plans to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence in October next year if her government secures the legal approval to stage it. Angus Robertson, the Scottish government’s constitution secreta...