A million shades of grey: Why older workers should fill UK skills gap – Telegraph.co.uk

With the Recruitment and Employment Confederation last week pointing to a shortage of suitable candidates for over 60 different roles, ranging from cleaner to accountant, businesses might want to listen to Mr Briggs’s plea for one-million shades of grey. His pitch is simple – if Britain hires an extra one million staff aged between 50 […]

Anti-corruption police investigate UK firm over ex-Nigerian warlord deal – The Guardian

Anti-corruption investigators in four countries are examining a British firm’s links to a multimillion-pound defence deal involving a former Nigerian warlord. Investigators in the UK, the US, Nigeria, and Norway are scrutinising Cas-Global after it was alleged that the firm paid a bribe to a Norwegian official as part of the sale of seven decommissioned […]

Campaign group to challenge UK over surrender of passwords at border control – The Guardian

The human rights group Cage is preparing to mount a legal challenge to UK anti-terrorism legislation over a refusal to hand over mobile and laptop passwords to border control officials at air terminals, ports and international rail stations. Cage, which campaigns on issues such as torture, discrimination and wrongful imprisonment, is planning to fight the […]

Lord Rogers and leading UK architects call for clarity on EU nationals – The Guardian

A group of the country’s leading architects including Richard Rogers have said they are “appalled” by how EU staff in their offices are being treated since the Brexit vote. They have called on Theresa May to give immediate clarity on their future, saying architecture will suffer from a brain drain unless this is given soon. […]

UK Eurovision entry ‘burned’ by nul points from Ireland – RTE.ie

Lucie Jones may have scored the best ranking for the UK in the Eurovision since 2011 but the former X Factor contestant was paying close attention to those who didn’t give her many votes, including the Irish jury. The 26-year-old West End star performed Never Give Up On You as the 18th act in Saturday […]

The foreign connection: How tentacles of Merseyside’s underworld reach beyond UK – Liverpool Echo

Around a dozen Merseyside gangs are thought to be running crime operations with links beyond Britain’s borders. The international outfits boast contacts from mainland Europe to South America, typically focusing on the drugs trade. Their connections and capabilities place them among the key players that continue to make Merseyside a UK hub for illicit substances […]