Why youth unemployment is rising

Taiwan says it will block access to popular Chinese social media app RedNote or Xiaohongshu for one year following concerns over online shopping scams. The island’s Criminal Investigation Bureau said Thursday it detected more than 1,700 fraud cases on the app since last year, with total losses worth more than NT$247m (£5.9m; $7.9m), local media…

People struggling with high heating bills and other cost-of-living pressures are being encouraged to use a series of “Warm Welcome” spaces this winter. More than 20 places across North Tyneside, including community hubs, libraries and churches, are taking part in the scheme, which also sees free food and drink offered alongside a range of activities….

Three members of Ben & Jerry’s independent board will no longer be eligible to serve in their roles, after the ice cream company introduced a new set of governance practices. These include a nine-year limit set on board members’ terms. Chair Anuradha Mittal, who earlier said she had no plans to resign under pressure, is…

A revamp of train timetables has come into effect across the country, involving some of the most significant changes for more than seven years. Rail operators are promising more services across the network and faster journeys on some routes as a result of the changes, with the East Coast Main Line to benefit the most….

EPA/Shutterstock President Donald Trump is facing calls from business leaders to “turn the page” on his immigration crackdown after a raid at a Hyundai plant in the US state of Georgia. It was the largest such raid in US immigration history, sweeping up 475 workers, including about 300 people from South Korea. The decision to…