Egypt has increased the monthly minimum wage by 50%, raising it to 6,000 pounds ($194). The adjustment effective from March is part of a 180 billion pound “urgent social protection package.” Tax threshold has been increased by 33%, from 45,000 pounds t…
Egypt announces 50% minimum wage increase to address cost-of-living crisis
Egypt has increased the monthly minimum wage by 50%, raising it to 6,000 pounds ($194). The adjustment effective from March is part of a 180 billion pound “urgent social protection package.” Tax threshold has been increased by 33%, from 45,000 pounds t…
No, this video doesn’t show the Pope calling the Catholic Church ‘the mother of harlots’
Pope Francis is the subject of yet another altered video, this time in which he supposedly reveals his secret agenda to deceive and control the world. The video was shared on Facebook in early January and is entitled “The Real Truth About the Vatican a…
Lockdown may have set productivity back 40 years, says OECD
The bleak prediction was put forward by the OECD in its February 2024 interim economic outlook: “Strengthening the Foundations for Growth.” The interim report looks at the global economic outlook and inflation forecasts for 2024, as well as ongoing geo…
North Wootton Primary School pupils given tips on visit to King’s Lynn’s Pizza Express in 2004
In our weekly Schooldays Nostalgia feature, we look back to February 2004… North Wootton Primary School pupils were given tips on how to make perfect pizzas – from the experts – in February 2004. Staff at Lynn’s Pizza Express gave the children a cras…
North Wootton Primary School pupils given tips on visit to King’s Lynn’s Pizza Express in 2004
In our weekly Schooldays Nostalgia feature, we look back to February 2004… North Wootton Primary School pupils were given tips on how to make perfect pizzas – from the experts – in February 2004. Staff at Lynn’s Pizza Express gave the children a cras…
Elizabeth Laffeaty-Sharpe, who runs Downham Montessori Nursery and Downham Nursery School, voices concern for future of industry
A nursery owner says her current struggles are the worst she has ever faced amid continuing pressures in the childcare industry. Downham has already been rocked this year after Alpha Nurseries, which operated The Willows Day Nursery on Sovereign Way, t…
‘Significant money’: Club chief hoping to get sell-on fee for mega-money Manchester United transfer target
Manchester United are big fans of Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite and a mega-money move to the Premier League giants could be ‘transformational’ for the Cumbrian’s former employers Carlisle. While Everton boss Sean Dyche deserves credit for throwin…
Worst corporate jargon of the week: Town hall
By City A.M. Comment Desk Offender: Town hallEvery one of us has been an email chain which is borderline unintelligible for the amount of corporate lingo thrown in there. At City A.M., we’re taking a stand and calling out the worst jargon which travels…
Davison Young Musicians Award offers cash prizes to budding musicians in Cambridgeshire
The third series of the Davison Young Musician Awards are open, with budding musicians invited to send in a video audition for a chance to win a cash prize – and perform in a future classical concert. Tom Davison, founder of the Davison Young Musicians…