John Lewis to give update as staff hope for first annual bonus since 2022 08. March 2026 (16:56) JLP, which runs department store chain and Waitrose, to report its results for year to January on ThursdayWorkers at the John Lewis Partnership are expected to find out this week whether they will receive their first annual bonus payment in four years.The retail group, which runs the John Lewis department store chain and Waitrose supermarket business, will also reveal how it has been progressing with its transformation strategy in an update on Thursday 12 March. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Stephen Miller a ‘big problem’ for Trump administration, says Republican senator 08. March 2026 (16:20) Thom Tillis, who called for the resignation or firing of DHS secretary Kristi Noem, says White House adviser ‘should go’Republican Senator Thom Tillis said on Sunday he believes White House adviser Stephen Miller “should go” and that his role in the Trump administration has been a “big problem”.The senior senator representing North Carolina, when asked on CNN’s State of the Union if he thinks Miller should go, during a conversation about the administration’s immigration crackdown, responded to host Jake Tapper stating “Oh, of course I do.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
NHS is letting women down through ‘medical misogyny’, says Wes Streeting 08. March 2026 (16:01) Exclusive: Mumsnet survey shows half of female patients feel they have been ignored or dismissed by medics“Medical misogyny” in the UK is letting women down, the health secretary, Wes Streeting, has admitted, as a survey showed half of female patients felt they had been dismissed or ignored because of their sex.A report from Mumsnet, which examined data taken from the site over the past decade, warned of “structural and deeply embedded” sexism in UK healthcare. A survey of women using the site found that more than half believed the NHS was institutionally misogynistic.50% of women believe they have been dismissed, ignored or not believed by an NHS professional because of their sex.64% say they have been explicitly told their pain or symptoms were “normal” or “in their head”.68% think the NHS does not take women’s health concerns seriously. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Opportunities, perils and pitfalls: how UK parties have responded to war in Iran 08. March 2026 (16:00) Starmer’s ‘purely defensive’ stance has won support among voters, but what challenges lie ahead for each party when it comes to their base’s view of war?Facing one of the most challenging moments of his premiership, Keir Starmer may at least draw comfort from polling showing that the British public broadly support his position on the conflict in Iran.Nearly half (46%) believe the UK military position should be purely defensive, tasked with shooting down drones and defending civilian areas and British military facilities such as an RAF base on Cyprus. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Police investigating after device thrown at anti-Islam protest in New York City 08. March 2026 (15:03) Incident started when someone from anti-Islam protest shot pepper spray into a counterprotesting group A counterprotester demonstrating against a “Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City” event on Saturday lit and threw a device containing nuts, bolts and screws at the protesting crowd after someone from that group used pepper spray on the counterprotest, police said.Police are investigating the incident that started late Saturday morning when someone from the anti-Islam protest associated with conservative influencer Jake Lang shot pepper spray into a counterprotesting group near the mayoral residence Gracie Mansion, Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Woolworths trumpeted eight consecutive quarters of price declines. Here’s why that claim doesn’t pass the pub test 08. March 2026 (15:00) To truly pay less than two years ago, a family might need to make dinner from washed potatoes, cheese slices, white sugar and long grain rice Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt sounds like great news for households.Average grocery prices have recorded “eight consecutive quarters of year-on-year price declines”, Woolworths declared at its recent half-year financial results. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
NSW Health continues to use machine known to produce inaccurate results to test child blood lead levels 08. March 2026 (15:00) LeadCare II offers point-of-care testing but the equipment has had recalls globally due to the potential for inaccurately low readingsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastElla’s* 16-month-old daughter returned a blood lead level of 3.5 micrograms of lead per decilitre (3.5μg/dL) when she was tested last week.That’s under the five micrograms the Australian guidelines consider the investigation threshold – the level at which a child’s blood test result should trigger a health response – but Ella is not reassured. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Outsourced call centre sweeps Centrelink customer privacy breaches ‘under the rug’, staff allege 08. March 2026 (15:00) Workers accuse government-contracted Telco Services Australia of fabricating performance statistics, denying adequate breaks and penalising staff for taking leaveFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA major outsourced call centre operator has been accused of pressuring managers to fabricate performance statistics and sweep serious privacy breaches involving Centrelink customers “under the rug”.The allegations, which the company strongly denies, form part of a series of claims by current and former call centre workers who say their employer, the Perth-based Telco Services Australia (TSA), penalises staff for taking sick leave, and does not allow for adequate breaks, putting workers’ health at risk. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Two more US aircraft arrive at RAF Fairford 08. March 2026 (14:48) Aircraft touch down in Gloucestershire after Trump given use of British bases for defensive operations in IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesTwo more US Air Force planes have landed at RAF Fairford, after the UK allowed the US to use its bases to take part in defensive operations in Iran.Footage broadcast on Sunday showed two Boeing C-17 Globemaster transportation planes landing at the airbase in Gloucestershire, days after B-1 Lancer bombers arrived. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ex-rapper Balendra Shah set to be Nepal PM after party’s landslide election win 08. March 2026 (14:47) Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra party secures thumping victory in first poll since gen Z protests that toppled government Balendra Shah, the rapper turned politician and popular figurehead of a gen Z revolution, looks set to become Nepal’s next prime minister after his party won by an unprecedented margin.Shah, known widely as Balen, and his Rastriya Swatantra party (RSP) secured a rare landslide victory in the first election since youth-led protests during which dozens were killed and the former government was toppled. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
