Lib Dems call for Biden-style tax on share buybacks at spring conference March 16, 2024 Party leader Sir Ed Davey said: “Neither the Conservative government or Labour Party have explained how they will fund public services fairly after the next election.
Parts of M25 in Surrey see two miles of congestion on Saturday morning March 16, 2024 Concerns have been raised that thousands of drivers will be stuck in gridlocked traffic over the weekend.
Profile: Who is Wales’ next first minister Vaughan Gething? March 16, 2024 Mr Gething beat his only rival, the education minister Jeremy Miles, when the results of the Welsh Labour leadership election were declared on Saturday.
Sainsbury’s ‘technical issues’ affecting online grocery deliveries March 16, 2024 Sainsbury’s has said it is experiencing “technical issues”
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.
Victoria chair puts ‘a lot of noise’ behind him but no ‘immediate’ turnaround March 13, 2024 The exec chairman of carpet giant Victoria acknowledged a "lot of noise" around his company in a trading update this morning, as it attempted to put a fraud warning and cratering revenues behind it.
Saudi Aramco looks to China as annual profit dives (to, err, £94bn) March 10, 2024 Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Amin Nasser said on Sunday the oil giant was looking at further opportunities to invest in China, where he said oil demand was robust and growing. State-owned Aramco has been ramping up its China presence in a string of deals in refining and petrochemicals, some of them with crude offtake agreements attached. “So far we [...]
Berkeley and Persimmon to reveal housebuilder pain of interest rate hikes March 10, 2024 UK housebuilders are set to shed light on the state of the fragile property market amid a number of key updates from firms next week. Shareholders are braced to see accounts for Persimmon, Berkeley and Vistry all show a fall in sales numbers after higher interest rates weighed heavily on activity last year. Interest rates [...]
Yousaf: Conflict of interest claims over Gaza aid fuel ‘Islamophobic pile-on’ March 9, 2024 Humza Yousaf has used social media to vehemently deny the “outrageous” claims reported in the Telegraph newspaper that he overruled officials who advised Unicef receive a donation of £100,000 and £200,000. In November, the Scottish Government announced £250,000 would be given to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA) in response to a flash [...]
Ministers demand extra defence spending in the face of rising global threats March 9, 2024 Rishi Sunak is under pressure to boost defencing spending after two serving ministers publicly called for a “much greater pace” of investment. The call from Foreign Office minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan and security minister Tom Tugendhat came after the Budget was criticised for failing to boost defence spending. The two senior Tories said the UK needs [...]
