‘Incredible spin’: Sadiq Khan slated for linking rising crime to cost of living crisis March 15, 2024 Sadiq Khan has been blasted for “incredible spin” over his linking the cost of living crisis to increasing crime in London.
Labour’s ticket resale price cap plan could risk ‘black market’, Viagogo warn March 14, 2024 Labour’s pledge to crackdown on ticket touts has been welcomed by the events industry, despite warnings from one resale site it could risk creating a “black market” for fans.
EU AI Act: What does it mean for UK business post-Brexit? March 14, 2024 The EU AI Act, aimed at controlling AI systems on a risk-based approach, gained an overwhelming majority in favour, with 523 votes.
More than £80m spent on remote working kit for ‘couch potato’ HMRC staff March 14, 2024 The taxman purchased over 175,000 laptops, tablet computers, phones, and desktops at a total cost of £82,609,759 over the last three years.
Post Office: Law quashing convictions needs ‘legally binding’ redress deadline, MPs say March 13, 2024 The government’s new law to quash the wrongful convictions of sub-postmasters affected by the Post Office Horizon IT scandal should have a “legally binding” redress timeframe, MPs have said.
UK government moves to block Telegraph deal and foreign takeovers March 13, 2024 The amendment may derail the proposed £600m purchase of the Telegraph by an Abu Dhabi-backed investment fund.
Football regulator must be radical not ‘damp squib’, warns former FA chief Bernstein March 13, 2024 David Bernstein says the government could 'snatch defeat from the jaws of victory'.
Putin launches a game of nuclear chicken in warning to US March 13, 2024 Putin described US President Joe Biden as a veteran politician who fully understands the possible dangers of escalation, and said he does not think the world is heading to a nuclear war.
‘Lab to fab’: Semiconductor firms welcome UK entry to EU chip research scheme March 13, 2024 Semiconductor firms have welcomed the UK’s entry to an EU funding pot for collaboration on “critical” chip research.
PMQs sketch: ‘Healer’ Sunak’s medicine proves placebo for fractious Tories March 13, 2024 With headlines dominated by Tory mega-donor Frank Hester’s racist abuse of former Labour MP Diane Abbott, “is he proud”, Starmer asked, “to be bankrolled” by him?