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Walgreens agreed to pay $106 million to settle lawsuits that alleged it submitted false payment claims with government health care programs for prescriptions that were …

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Boeing workers to strike as 25% pay rise rejected

September 13, 2024

More than 30,000 workers will walk out after union members voted overwhelmingly to back the strike.

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Rioter’s mum to pay compensation after Ibiza trip

September 11, 2024

The boy’s sentencing had been postponed because his mother went on holiday to Ibiza.

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Trump claims he won presidential debate ‘by a lot’ and that Taylor Swift will ‘pay the price’ for endorsing Harris – live US election updates

September 11, 2024

Donald Trump says this was his ‘best ever debate’ after fiery encounter with Kamala Harris and attacks Taylor Swift for endorsing his rival Harris targets …

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Cooling pay growth ‘set to smooth path for further interest rate cuts’

September 11, 2024

Many experts believe the latest jobs market data should keep the Bank of England on track to cut rates again in November.

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Domestic abusers weaponising joint mortgages by refusing to pay their share

September 10, 2024

‘Over a decade since I left my abusive husband, he remains on the joint mortgage. I can’t sell the property without his permission,’ one domestic …

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Apple told to pay back €13bn in tax by EU

September 10, 2024

The European Court of Justice upheld a 2016 decision that said Apple received unlawful aid from Ireland.

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Prince Andrew to pay costs or move out of Windsor mansion

September 9, 2024

If Prince Andrew wants to stay in Royal Lodge he will have to pay his own way for upkeep and security.

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Family pay tribute to ‘thoughtful’ carer, 35, found dead in Bury

September 8, 2024

Police believe suspect in Barbara Nomakhosi’s death died later same evening in collision on M65 The family of a carer who died with multiple injuries …

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UK workers cheated out of £2bn in holiday pay, says TUC report

September 7, 2024

More than a million workers missed out on the holiday pay they were due last year, according to the union

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Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation

September 5, 2024

A court in the Brazilian state of Rondonia has found two beef slaughterhouses guilty of buying cattle out of what is supposed to be a …

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Unison members vote to reject latest pay offer amid threat of bin strikes

September 3, 2024

The pay offer, which has been accepted by the GMB union, included an hourly uplift of £0.67 or a 3.6% increase, whichever is higher.

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Families of American hostages demand deal to bring them home as ‘outraged’ Biden vows Hamas will pay

September 1, 2024

Washington mourns hostages but offers no clear path to reaching deal for return of last captives — or concrete reason for delays

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NHS queues mean most Britons expect to pay for healthcare, says report

August 31, 2024

Joseph Rowntree Foundation points to ‘critical shift in expectations’ and says the public now budget for many routine services Most people in the UK now …

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Los Angeles to pay $9.5M in settlement over 2018 death of woman during police shootout with gunman

August 30, 2024

Attorneys say the city of Los Angeles will pay $9.5 million to settle a lawsuit by relatives of a woman killed by police during a …

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Trump says insurance or government should pay for IVF

August 30, 2024

The campaign pledge comes after Democrats have hammered his administration’s effect on abortion and reproductive rights.

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Klarna: AI lets us cut thousands of jobs – but pay more

August 28, 2024

The firm wants to reduce staff levels to 2,000 works through its use of AI in marketing and customer service.

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US Navy shipbuilder Austal USA agrees to pay $24 million to settle accounting fraud probe

August 28, 2024

A shipbuilder for the U.S. Navy has agreed to admit wrongdoing and pay $24 million to settle an accounting fraud investigation

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Next shop workers win equal pay claim

August 27, 2024

In-store staff, who are mostly women, should be paid the same as warehouse workers, a tribunal rules.

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Thousands of Next store workers win equal pay claim

August 27, 2024

A tribunal ruled the retailer had failed to demonstrate that the lower wage paid to sales consultants versus warehouse staff was not discriminatory.

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Nature funding to be used to settle council pay deals

August 25, 2024

BBC Scotland News understands that ministers have written to councils telling them to divert the money.

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Unite calls for 1% wealth tax on super-rich to fund UK public sector pay rises

August 24, 2024

The demand from Britain’s second biggest union will test truce with Labour at next month’s TUC conference Britain’s second biggest trade union is calling on …

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Infected blood authority can now pay patients

August 24, 2024

The first payments to those infected with contaminated blood will start at the end of the year.

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Will the NHS ever pay for the new era of dementia drugs?

August 23, 2024

The choice to not fund Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab caused upset, but it is not a “wonder drug”.

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‘No blank cheques’: Rachel Reeves defends pay deals with unions

August 22, 2024

Chancellor rebuts Tory accusation she will be a soft touch and hints at tweak to debt rule to allow more borrowing Rachel Reeves has insisted …

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Voices: ‘Somebody has to pay for it’: Independent readers divided over the four-day working week

August 22, 2024

While some say ‘there’s more to life than work’, others felt reducing the average working week by a day amounted to a ‘shirker’s charter’

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Dad hacks database to fake death and avoid child support pay

August 22, 2024

The man, from Kentucky, has been jailed for what a judge in the US called his “cynical” actions.

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Woman refuses to pay artist friend for ‘sexualized’ wedding portrait

August 22, 2024

Artist painted woman with much larger breasts, and changed the dress so that it was a lot more skin-bearing

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Colleagues of delivery driver killed as thief stole van pay tribute to ‘dedicated and cherished’ friend

August 21, 2024

Claudiu-Carol Kondor’s death has devastated us, say transport firm staff

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UK citizens travelling to EU next summer will have to pay €7 visa-waiver charge

August 20, 2024

Scheme will mirror US Esta and apply to travel to Schengen area, with under-18s and over-70s exempt Business live – latest updates UK citizens travelling …

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Tories accuse Starmer of losing control of public sector pay with strike deals

August 16, 2024

James Cleverly also says PM ‘played by union paymasters’ in offers to train drivers and junior doctors UK politics live – latest updates Senior Tories …

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We want same pay deal as drivers, says RMT boss

August 16, 2024

The rail workers’ union wants the same terms as a three-year pay deal offered to striking drivers.

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Gail’s comes under fire after customers told to pay £1 extra for day-old croissants

August 16, 2024

‘The day-old croissants are sturdier than fresh ones, making them the perfect bake’

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Conservatives attack Labour over public sector pay settlements – UK politics live

August 16, 2024

Chris Philp, shadow leader of the Commons, says Labour has ‘lost control of state sector pay’ after teachers and NHS look set to receive rises …

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Train drivers’ pay offer good deal, minister insists

August 15, 2024

The Conservatives have accused the government of “caving to the unions” and paving the way for tax rises.

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Train drivers’ dispute likely to end after ‘no-strings’ pay offer

August 15, 2024

Average salary of a train driver, without overtime, would rise from £60,000 to £69,000 if Aslef members vote to accept

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UK unemployment falls slightly as pay growth slows

August 13, 2024

The UK’s unemployment rate fell to 4.2% in the three months to the end of June, down from 4.4%.

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FTSE 100 chief executive pay reaches highest level on record

August 11, 2024

Bosses of UK’s biggest companies are now paid 120 times more than average full-time worker in some instances Pay for the bosses of the UK’s …

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Is the BBC realistic to ask Huw Edwards to return his pay?

August 9, 2024

BBC appears to be relying on ex-presenter to do the right thing, says Media editor Katie Razzall.

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Watch: Rioter bitten on backside by police dog after telling officers ‘I pay your wages’

August 9, 2024

This is the moment a rioter is bitten on the backside by a police dog after telling officers “I pay your wages”.

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Jobs market and pay growth are cooling off, large UK employers and recruiters warn

August 8, 2024

Survey reveals net fall in permanent jobs last month amid lengthening slowdown in employment market The UK’s largest employers have warned the jobs market is …

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Government warns that rioters ‘will pay the price’ as wave of violence sweeps UK

August 3, 2024

Disorder spread through several UK cities on Saturday, Yvette Cooper said, pledging full support for police Rioters will “pay the price” for the wave of …

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Mourners pay respects to slain Hamas leaders as worries of regional war mount

August 2, 2024

Mourners gathered in Doha on Friday to hold funeral prayers for slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh as Iran and its regional allies vowed to retaliate …

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Minister presses BBC boss over Huw Edwards pay

August 2, 2024

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy quizzes the BBC director general after the ex-broadcaster’s guilty pleas.

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Voices: Junior doctors should see 22% pay rise deal as a compromise, say readers

August 2, 2024

Many expressed dissatisfaction with how the Tories previously managed the NHS and said settling the long running dispute was ‘essential’

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BBC head says he will look at all options to claw back pay from Huw Edwards

August 1, 2024

Corporation explores possible legal action to recover salary from broadcaster who was paid for five months after arrest The BBC’s director general, Tim Davie, has …

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Kemi Badenoch asked to use taxpayers’ money to pay for holiday flight, sources claim

July 31, 2024

Exclusive: MP also allegedly used her ministerial car for gym trips and ordered advisers to run personal errands Kemi Badenoch asked officials to pay for …

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All the victims of Southport stabbing attack named as devastated families pay tribute

July 31, 2024

Relatives pay tribute to ‘princess’ who died from her injuries after attack at dance class

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‘Can’t help but cry’: hundreds pay tribute to Southport stabbing victims

July 30, 2024

People say the community has been shaken to the core after three children were killed at a dance workshop Southport stabbing attack – latest updates …

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Rachel Reeves defends pay increases for public sector workers after revealing £22bn spending shortfall – UK politics live

July 30, 2024

The chancellor said it was right to accept the public sector pay review bodies’ recommendations, even if the recommendations were for above-inflation rises Balls, who, …

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School strikes ‘now unlikely’ after 5.5% pay offer

July 29, 2024

Unions call it a ‘positive start’ to restoring teacher wages, which have fallen in real terms since 2010.

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Junior doctors offered 20% pay rise to head off strikes

July 29, 2024

Junior doctors will have now vote on whether to accept the new pay offer from the government

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Junior doctors offered 22% pay rise in deal to end strike action

July 29, 2024

If accepted, it would spell an end to a long-running dispute which has seen the cancellation of hundreds of thousands of appointments.

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Junior doctors’ leaders agree 22.3% pay deal over two years

July 29, 2024

Tens of thousands of members will now vote on offer that could bring long-running dispute to an end UK politics live – latest updates Junior …

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‘I was wrongly told to pay back £13,000 in benefits’

July 28, 2024

The government has overpaid some benefits and clawed them back, leaving claimants under pressure.

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Families pay tribute to four friends killed in crash

July 26, 2024

Andrei Tudorov, Lyuben Gogov, Narcis Titianu, and Ioan Toma died when their car hit a tree.

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Children who died in fire named as parents pay tribute

July 26, 2024

Nakash, 13, Aayat, 11, and seven-year-old Muhammad Malik died in the blaze in East Ham on 13 July.

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Millions of UK public sector workers set for above-inflation pay rise

July 26, 2024

Rachel Reeves is expected to accept pay review body recommendations in move that could cost up to £10bn Millions of public sector workers are set …

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Head of king’s property portfolio given 20% pay rise to £1.9m

July 24, 2024

Crown estate reward for Dan Labbad comes amid doubling of profits on back of offshore wind developments King Charles’s property management company has given its …

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Huw Edwards’ BBC pay increased by £40,000 last year

July 23, 2024

Gary Lineker tops BBC salary list for seventh year running, with former news anchor Edwards in fourth.

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Voices: Should doctors and teachers get inflation-busting pay rises? Join The Independent Debate

July 23, 2024

Should public sector workers get a 5.5% pay rise, or should Rachel Reeves keep the purse strings tight?

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Reeves hints at above-inflation public sector pay rise

July 21, 2024

The chancellor says not settling the matter quickly would incur other costs to the wider economy.

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Reeves hints public sector workers could get above-inflation pay rises

July 21, 2024

Independent pay review bodies for teachers and NHS staff have reportedly advised increases of about 5.5% Rachel Reeves has indicated that the government could agree …

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Rachel Reeves signals she will give inflation-busting pay hikes for public sector workers

July 21, 2024

The chancellor has promised a decision this month on whether teachers and NHS staff will be given a recommended 5.5 per cent pay hike

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Reeves says she will ‘make sums up’ over public sector pay rises

July 21, 2024

The Chancellor said a decision will be made soon amid reports of a recommended 5.5% rise for teachers and NHS staff.

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NHS and teacher pay rises may cost extra £3bn – IFS

July 20, 2024

A report by the Times says the government has been recommended a 5.5% pay rise in schools and the NHS.

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Disneyland workers say they live in cars and motels due to low pay

July 20, 2024

Workers at Disneyland are considering a strike because pay at the ‘Happiest place on Earth’ has left many unable to meet rent.

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Minneapolis approves officer pay raise years after calls to defund the police

July 18, 2024

Minneapolis has approved a contract that would make the city’s police officers among the highest paid in the region

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Trust to pay brain-damaged girl’s family £21m

July 18, 2024

The child suffered brain damage during an emergency Caesarean section at a Western Trust hospital.

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Stars pay tribute to ‘force of nature’ Doherty

July 15, 2024

Co-stars remember Shannen Doherty as a “beloved” actress with “heart, courage and kindness”.

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Richard Simmons death: Fans and celebrity pals pay tribute to TV fitness icon

July 14, 2024

Beloved fitness icon has died aged 76, after nearly a decade out of the spotlight

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Keir Starmer on collision course with unions over public sector pay

July 11, 2024

PM tells unions to prepare for disappointment despite warnings of a crisis in staffing and recruitment Keir Starmer is on a collision course with unions …

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Water bills: How much will I have to pay?

July 11, 2024

The regulator sets price limits for England and Wales, but water bills vary across the country.

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Aer Lingus pilots striking in bid for 24% pay increase urged by union to end industrial action and accept deal

July 11, 2024

Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association ‘will move immediately to suspend ongoing work-to-rule’

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Karen Read investigator now suspended without pay after being relieved of duty for inappropriate texts

July 9, 2024

Investigator called texts dehumanizing, but said he stands by police work in Karen Read case

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Tank and the Bangas to pay tribute to their New Orleans roots at Essence Festival

July 6, 2024

New Orleans group Tank and the Bangas got a big boost when they won a 2017 National Public Radio contest for “undiscovered bands.”

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Wes Streeting says NHS is broken as he announces pay talks with junior doctors

July 6, 2024

New health secretary aims to resolve dispute in England and warns health service is ‘not good enough’ General election 2024: live news The new health …

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Junior doctors pay talks to start next week – Streeting

July 5, 2024

The new health secretary has said he spoke to the British Medical Association on Friday.

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Stikes ‘inevitable’ for Aberdeen, Glasgow airports as pay dispute escalates

July 2, 2024

Unite has repeated calls for AGS, the company that owns the two airports, to intervene over the stalemate on worker pay.

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Court orders white nationalists to pay $2M more for Charlottesville Unite the Right violence

July 2, 2024

Four years after violence erupted during the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, a jury has ordered white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay …

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Rubbish will pile up without improved pay offer, union warns

July 1, 2024

Waste services workers at 13 councils have voted in favour of strike action if an improved pay offer is not forthcoming.

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Elon Musk has won $56bn pay package despite judge ruling it void, Tesla argues

June 27, 2024

Company says in court filing Musk is entitled to vast payout because shareholders voted in his favor earlier this month Tesla is claiming Elon Musk …

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11th strike of junior doctor pay dispute to begin

June 27, 2024

British Medical Association members will stage five-day walkout starting at 07:00 on Thursday.

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Donald Sutherland tributes: Michael Douglas, Helen Mirren and Justin Trudeau pay respects to ‘true artist’

June 21, 2024

‘The Hunger Games’ and ‘MASH’ actor died in Miami following a long illness, his agents said

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Ohio landlord to pay almost $200,000 for sexually harassing female tenants

June 21, 2024

Joseph Pedaline was alleged to have subjected multiple female tenants to unwelcome sexual comments, entered their homes without consent, and touched them without consent

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Distillery workers to walk out within days after rejecting latest pay offer

June 20, 2024

Members of the GMB at three Whyte & Mackay sites in northern Scotland are due to walk out on Monday over a pay row.

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Prosecutor accused of using government ‘piggy bank’ to pay for dog cremation and shopping at Target

June 19, 2024

Stephanie Woodward is accused of using office funds meant for victims and witnesses of crimes on items including a restaurant bill, college test preparation, a …

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Nurses in Oregon take to the picket lines to demand better staffing, higher pay

June 19, 2024

More than 3,000 nurses at six Oregon hospitals have spent a second day on the picket lines as they continued to demand fair wages and …

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Rachel Reeves vows to close gender pay gap ‘once and for all’ if she is chancellor

June 19, 2024

Exclusive: Shadow chancellor says she wants to shatter ‘last glass ceiling in politics’ and improve women’s position The women who came before: Rachel Reeves’s three …

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‘Bridezilla’ demands debt-ridden friend pay $20k to attend her wedding, and ‘put expenses on a credit card’

June 19, 2024

‘Don’t you have a high budget Amex?’ the bride-to-be asked

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Cyclist killer Kaitlin Armstrong ordered to pay victim’s family $15m

June 18, 2024

Judge ordered convicted felon to pay millions to the family of Anna Moriah Wilson whom she murdered in 2022

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Joey Barton to pay Jeremy Vine £75,000 after calling him a ‘bike nonce’

June 18, 2024

Former footballer also issues public apology to presenter, who sued him over insults a court found to be defamatory The former footballer and manager Joey …

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