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Report finds stress as one of the main contributors to absence as staff take 7.8 days off a year on average

Spam might not have brought an end to the internet or email, as some dire predictions in the early 2000s claimed it could – but it’s still a massive pain.

When she took to the floor to give her State of the Union speech on 13 September, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen largely stood by the script. Describing her vision of an economically buoyant and sustainable Europe in the era of climate change, she called on the EU…

The Chancellor said there is still ‘immense pressure’ on families but the Government’s plan ‘is working – plain and simple’.

With poor areas hardest hit by underfunding and staff shortages, the government is using populist policy as a cheap distraction, says Guardian columnist Rokhaya Diallo

Government accused of leaving Britain ‘stuck in the slow lane’

Higher interest rates and weaker trade, as well as sluggish growth in China, likely to hit big economies

Intergovernmental economic organisation warns core inflation across the world remains ‘persistent’ and may require policy action from Reserve Bank

The global economy is expected to keep slowing in response to higher interest rates, forecasts by a major global organisation show.

Many countries are facing teacher shortages, and competitive salaries are ‘crucial’ to retaining teachers, a report says.

In this edition to kick off our 10th season, we report on the nonconsensual kiss that has rocked Spain and sparked both a national and global debate about male behaviour and masculine pride. Also as parts of the world experience extreme weather, a German university hospital study discovers a clear…