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On May Day, Gaza’s workers find whatever source of income they can

May 1 – comes as Gaza continues to go through one of its darkest moments, amid a war that has been ongoing since October 2023, leaving the economy and labour market struggling. Hundreds of thousands

Birmingham is awash with local election candidates – but will result be a ‘coalition of chaos’?

economic crisis, tensions around immigration and US pressure to back military action abroad. Such a backdrop may seem familiar, but this May, the all-out local elections in Birmingham could not be more different. Tilsley

Iran war’s big winners: Wall Street, weapons firms, AI and green energy

crisis also has beneficiaries: despite the dire macroeconomic outlook, some corners of the global economy are thriving on the uncertainty. Here’s a look at five industries that are doing well either despite – or because