Secret document leaked to The Independent details dire consequences of cancelling high-speed rail extension – as Boris Johnson says Sunak would be ‘out of his …
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Republican presidential contender Ron DeSantis is cutting campaign staff as he struggles to catch Donald Trump in the GOP’s crowded primary contest while facing sudden …
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news UK water companies offer apology and £10bn investment for sewage spills Unions are alarmed by BT’s …
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Tory councillor Richard Bingley signed off night-time mass felling as part of £12m regeneration scheme A council leader who has been embroiled in a row …
City regulator estimates 356,000 borrowers may be at risk of missing monthly payments by summer 2024 The UK regulator has told banks to consider slashing …
Graduate fast-stream recruitment to resume but jobs target could be replaced by budget cuts UK politics live – latest news updates Ministers are planning to …
Labour and women’s rights groups criticise ‘deeply troubling’ appointment of Maria Caulfield Maria Caulfield, a Tory MP who supported cutting the abortion time limit and …
Thinktank says any reduction would ‘sit uncomfortably’ with pledge to focus on skills and economic growth Britain’s leading economic thinktank has warned the government of …
Janet Yellen’s comments come as figures show business activity declining across most UK regions The world’s biggest oil-producing nations cutting production at a time of …
Tony Danker says thousands of companies are ‘rethinking their supply chains’ in shift that could exacerbate cost of living crisis British businesses are scrambling to …
Latest updates: Tory leadership candidates clash over tax cuts as Truss speaks on national crime targets Grant Shapps, the transport secretary and a Rishi Sunak …
Data shows people finding it harder to sleep, especially women and older people, with serious health impacts Rising temperatures driven by the climate crisis are …
Leading economists publish letter to Rishi Sunak in response to proposed financial services and markets bill A group of 58 leading economists and politicians, including …
Latest updates: minister for government efficiency says cuts would mean people were being used ‘efficiently’ PM ‘picking number out of air’ for civil service cuts, …
Unions say changes following ‘living with Covid’ policy in England risk staff going to work when ill because of financial pressures Big retailers have been …
Latest updates: prime minister says government will set out revised policy on energy security to try to end ‘addiction’ to Russian oil and gas Russia-Ukraine …
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Critics call for planned rule change on outside work to include restricting use of personal companies to avoid tax Critics have urged Boris Johnson to …
International Space Station crew completing six-month stay Capsule problems mean astronauts must wear diapers to fly High wind off the Florida coast prompted SpaceX to …