Russian oil: UK and European states set to launch plan to target ‘shadow fleets’ July 16, 2024 Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to launch a "call to action" to the private sector - including insurers - over the use of shadow fleets carrying Russian oil
Pressure mounts on Biden to quit after he calls Zelensky ‘Putin’ and his own VP Harris ‘Trump’ July 12, 2024 US President Joe Biden had a few slip ups at press conference following Nato Summit, as he battles calls from within his own party to step down.
Italy on top with Musetti joining Sinner and Paolini in Wimbledon quarters July 8, 2024 Lorenzo Musetti became the third Italian to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon this week with a four set 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2 victory over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard yesterday on No2 Court. He joins world No1 Jannik Sinner and Jasmine Paolini in the last eight of their respective men’s and women’s draws marking the first time [...]
How many medals can Team GB win at the Olympics? UK Sport has its say July 8, 2024 UK Sport has set itself modest medal targets for Paris 2024 as they aim to match their performance from Tokyo 2020. The sporting body, which helps fund Olympic success for Team GB athletes, has confirmed medal ranges of 50 to 70 for the Olympic Games and 100 to 140 for the Paralympics. The Olympic figure [...]
Bank of England’s Haskel prefers holding rates on back of ‘tight’ labour market July 8, 2024 A Bank of England rate-setter said he would prefer to leave interest rates on hold to ensure the surge in inflation has been decisively tamed.
Huge amount of work to do, Starmer tells ministers at first Cabinet meeting July 6, 2024 Keir Starmer told ministers there was a “huge amount of work to do” as he chaired the first meeting of his new Cabinet on his first full day in Downing Street.
Ed Warner: Ronaldo, Federer, Bolt, Biles – what makes a sporting icon? July 4, 2024 Our columnists also takes on Air France, Seb Coe and England's PR team.
Russian gas flooding Europe: New government should “seize the opportunity” to close loopholes in sanctions regime, warns lawyer July 2, 2024 A British business that trades in Russian liquefied natural gas by operating an "unusual ship", has not been breaching the sanctions put in places after the Russian invasion into Ukraine
Unicredit questions ECB’s order to cut operations in Russia July 2, 2024 Italian bank Unicredit has filed a legal challenge questioning terms set by the European Central Bank for reducing its operations in Russia.
Will Starmer dare deal with the merchants of death? July 1, 2024 There’s one substantial, profitable sector where industrial strategy could actually work: Defence. But with some on the left calling for an arms embargo, will the Labour leader look to defence as the driver of growth it could be? Asks Eliot Wilson If you can find solid principles underlying the Labour Party’s economic and industrial policy, [...]