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2026-07-10 01:00:12 (22 hours ago)

This thinktank exposed fat cats and obscenely high pay. Guess what has happened to it? | Polly Toynbee

The High Pay Centre revealed the excesses of CEO wages. But then anti-diversity winds blew in from across the Atlantic

Shock ricocheted around the world of social research this week with the sudden news of the imminent closure of the High Pay Centre (HPC). Founded in 2011 by the former Guardian business editor Deborah Hargreaves to focus on analysis of extreme pay at the top and the widening pay gap between CEOs and their average employees, its closure feels like the death of an idea.

Others campaign on tax and redistribution but the HPC was concerned with “predistribution”. It was unique in looking at the origins of inequality in pay and control over pay rates. Its annual report is always covered, even by rightwing media, because each year it reawakens a sense of disbelief at the way we live now. Why would the median FTSE 100 CEO need £4.4m this year to do his (yes, mostly still his) gratifyingly high-status job? Why?

Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-10 01:00:12 (22 hours ago)

Oasis reunion helps draw record 25m ‘music tourists’ to UK concerts

Gigs by Gallagher brothers, Coldplay, Lana Del Rey and Beyonce gives £11bn boost to the economy

Big name artists including Oasis with their highly anticipated reunion tour, Coldplay and Beyoncé helped to attract a record number of fans to travel to watch live music last year, helped by a surge in overseas visitors at UK gigs.

A report from the industry body UK Music estimated that 24.7 million “music tourists” attended concerts and festivals last year, up 4.8% on 2024, leading to an unprecedented £11.2bn of spending across the UK economy.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-10 01:00:12 (22 hours ago)

Reeves to launch City ‘skills compact’ committing firms to retrain staff in AI

Exclusive: Plan to improve skills of thousands of financial sector workers to keep pace with tech revolution

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to announce a new City “skills compact” that will commit firms such as Barclays and Lloyds to retraining thousands of financial sector workers for the AI revolution.

The financial services skills compact will be launched on Tuesday, during what is likely to be Reeves’s final Mansion House speech to City bosses before Andy Burnham’s expected takeover of No 10. The government-backed initiative will commit employers to improving workers’ skills and helping them “keep pace” with significant technological changes that have prompted fears of mass redundancies.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-10 01:00:11 (22 hours ago)

Helen Goh’s recipe for rolled pavlova with strawberries and sumac | The sweet spot

A touch of spice balances the sweet meringue and draws out the flavour of this fragrant and fruity dessert

British strawberry season barely needs embellishment, so I haven’t done anything wild here. This is essentially a classic rolled pavlova: crisp at the edges, marshmallow-soft within and filled with clouds of cream and strawberries. The small flourish here is sumac, which has a gentle tartness that somehow amplifies the berry flavour while balancing the sweetness of the meringue. Add a little lime zest, too, and the whole thing tastes bright, fragrant and unmistakably of summer.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-10 01:00:11 (22 hours ago)

It’s coming home: what to wear to watch England’s World Cup quarter-final

Show some team spirit with an England top and sporty stripes

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-10 01:00:11 (22 hours ago)

Heatwave across western Europe – in pictures

Western Europe has been scorched by its hottest June on record, scientists have said, as the UK enters its third heatwave of the year and wildfires ravage France and Spain

• Western Europe records hottest-ever June as heatwaves intensify

BBC News - Entertainment & Arts

2026-07-10 01:00:04 (23 hours ago)

Bayeux Tapestry delivered to British Museum in dead of night

The famous artefact depicting events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England will go on display in September.

Fox News - U.S. News

2026-07-10 00:55:45 (23 hours ago)

Tyler Robinson hearing: Top moments from explosive Lance Twiggs interview played in court

Lance Twiggs told investigators Tyler Robinson "wishes he hadn't done it" and shared text messages allegedly confessing to the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-07-10 00:51:45 (23 hours ago)

Tense standoff at an anti-migrant protest in a South African town

Locals at an anti-migrant protest wielded sticks in an attempt to evict suspected undocumented residents of Alexandra.

Fox News - Top Stories

2026-07-10 00:45:48 (23 hours ago)

Caitlin Clark haters got some additional ammo as Fever win again without their star guard

Kelsey Mitchell scored 29 points with a go-ahead layup as the Indiana Fever beat the Phoenix Mercury 92-89, moving to 4-0 without Caitlin Clark.

RT News - Top Stories

2026-07-10 00:39:58 (23 hours ago)

Another country bars entry to LGBTQ cruise ship

The Virgin Voyages cruise ship Scarlet Lady has been denied entry by both Türkiye and Egypt during an LGBTQ cruise
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RT News - Top Stories

2026-07-10 00:38:57 (23 hours ago)

Russia no longer believes West wants Ukraine peace talks – Lavrov

Russia no longer believes the West wants to negotiate an end to the Ukraine conflict, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
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