Lloyds Banking Group is hiring 300 tech experts for its AI development, focusing on agentic AI. This move precedes a new strategic plan from CEO Charlie Nunn and comes amid industry-wide AI adoption, with potential future job cuts despite current hiring.
Over 200 US airmen and trainees at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, have contracted the flu. This outbreak follows the Pentagon's decision to end mandatory annual flu vaccinations for personnel, with only 40% of trainees opting for the vaccine after the mandate was lifted. Mandatory shots have since been reinstated for recruits at the base.
Over 150 recruits at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have fallen ill with influenza, weeks after the defense secretary ended mandatory flu vaccinations for the military. Air Force officials have now ordered vaccinations for recruits as a containment measure.
Russian military sources claim the Ukrainian 79th Brigade in the Zaporozhye region is "practically exhausted" with diminished capabilities. Ukraine is reportedly deploying new recruits to compensate for losses, and the brigade's command had previously requested withdrawal due to heavy casualties.
The right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) party, led by Giorgia Meloni, is set to welcome Czech MEP Nikola Bartůšek into its EU Parliament group. This move will solidify ECR as the fourth-largest group with 82 seats, increasing its influence ahead of the 2027 mid-term reshuffle.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh advised new armed forces recruits to be mentally prepared for modern warfare, noting that advanced technology and tactics allow smaller nations to inflict significant damage. He also praised the Indian Air Force's humanitarian missions and the inclusion of female pilots, emphasizing the force's strength and inclusive nature.
Australia and its Five Eyes allies issued a rare joint warning about Chinese spies using LinkedIn and other job platforms to recruit individuals with access to sensitive information. The spies pose as recruiters for fake firms, lure targets with job offers, and then solicit classified military, political, and economic intelligence.
Australia and its Five Eyes partners issued a rare joint warning about Chinese spies using LinkedIn and job platforms to recruit individuals with access to sensitive information. The spies pose as recruiters for fake firms, lure targets with job offers, conduct interviews, and request reports, eventually shifting to encrypted apps and offering payment.
Unite union alleges PeopleCert, owner of City & Guilds, has been dishonest about plans to cut ~400 UK jobs, withholding info and hiring externally. Investigations are ongoing into the controversial sale and executive bonuses.
A study led by psephologist John Curtice suggests Reform UK's reliance on socially conservative views may limit its poll ratings, potentially plateauing support in the mid- to high-20s. New recruits are driven by ideology rather than just discontent.
The Native English Speaking Teachers’ Association in Hong Kong warns that a new flexible pay scheme, decoupling salary from years of service, risks attracting lower-quality recruits and diminishing English education standards. Experienced teachers face contract non-renewals, and the scheme's instability may deter educators from settling in Hong Kong.
Japanese police forces are revising rules at police schools to combat recruitment challenges. A survey revealed over 40% of applicants express concerns about the perceived strictness of police school life, influenced by media portrayals. In response, institutions like the Metropolitan Police Department are relaxing rules on smartphone use and dress codes to ease anxieties and align with modern society.
Iranian state TV broadcast weapons training, including simulated shooting at Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. It also showed footage of children training and a report of an 11-year-old boy killed at a checkpoint, raising concerns about child recruitment.
Russian universities are offering free tuition and up to $70,000 to students who serve as drone pilots for the military, promising avoidance of frontline combat. However, at least one student has died in combat, and concerns about depleting the educated workforce are rising.
A driver has rescinded his guilty plea to charges related to a wrong-way crash that led to the death of a Los Angeles sheriff’s recruit and injured several others who were out on a run
Twenty-eight new recruits were formally sworn into the Swiss Guards at Vatican City on Wednesday during a ceremony presided over by Pope Leo XIV.
With Saudi investment drying up, one of LIV’s highest-profile recruits may be having second thoughts as Australian officials call for the global golf ecosystem to come togetherHe was Australian golf’s shining light, a likeable everyman whose career has found the rough. Now, Cameron Smith “may be rethinking” his decision to stick with LIV Golf, according to the head of the PGA of Australia, after Saudi Arabian investors withdrew funding from the upstart tour.The entire Australian golf sector is wrestling with what a future without LIV – or with a fiscally restrained LIV-lite – might look like, as the South Australia government pushes on with spending $45m for an upgrade to a course still scheduled to host a LIV tournament from 2028. Continue reading...
Sweden’s government said on Wednesday it planned to introduce legislation requiring social media platforms like TikTok and Snapchat to take down criminal gangs’ ‘murder adverts’ within an hour or face hefty fines. Criminal gangs active in Sweden increasingly use social media to recruit people to commit murders and other violent acts amid a surge in “crime as a service”. The recruits are often children under the age of 15, Sweden’s age of criminal responsibility, meaning the youngsters cannot be...
