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Scotland to receive extra £3.4bn from UK Budget, says chancellor
Rachel Reeves has announced several measures that will directly affect Scotland.Top stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
Blur drummer says UK law on assisted dying is ‘psychopathic’
Dave Rowntree speaks out about his ex-wife’s choice to take her life at Dignitas in Switzerland. The Blur drummer, Dave Rowntree, has attacked the UK law on assisted dying as “psychopathic” as he ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Budget poses new challenge for UK public finances, Moody’s warns
Assessment from rating agency comes as gilts steady after sell-off sparked by scale of extra borrowingBusiness - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Surge in UK borrowing costs is not a repeat of the 'mini-budget' crisis, economists say
"It isn't anything like we saw with the Trussonomics mini-budget when that spike really was high after those unfunded tax cuts came in," one analyst said.Business - CNBC - 3 days ago -
UK Treasury breached legal duty by failing to reveal overspending, says OBR
Chair of fiscal watchdog says relationship with finance ministry moving to ‘system of trust but verify’Business - Financial Times - 36 minutes ago -
Starmer gives speech about ‘severity’ of illegal migration threat at Glasgow’s Interpol meeting – UK politics live
Kemi Badenoch works on shadow cabinet appointment. Starmer told the Interpol general assembly that that UK increasing its funding for Interpol projects by £6m this year.. He said this would ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Criminal Network Cashed In on Fake French Wine, the Europol Said
A criminal network was accused of selling bottles of fake French wine for as much as 15,000 euros. It’s the latest in a growing criminal trend: wine fraud.World - The New York Times - October 16 -
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Vapes to be taxed for first time as tobacco and wine duty rise
New levy on e-cigarettes, which have soared in popularity, will take effect in 2026World - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Economists see UK cutting interest rates more substantially as inflation pressures ease
Economists at Goldman Sachs forecast the Bank of England's key rate falling to 2.75% by November, well below market pricing.Business - CNBC - October 22 -
More than meatballs: Ikea opens its first UK standalone restaurant in London
Diners hail ‘great price’ of dishes at Swedish furniture chain’s food outlet next door to its Hammersmith store. Its meatballs are as famous as its flatpack furniture, with a meal in one of its ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
What voter registration data says about 2024 election turnout
The deadline to register to vote in the presidential election has already passed in more than a dozen states, and data shows that there are millions of newly registered voters. Tom Bonier, senior ...Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
Weekly quiz: What nice thing did Donald say about Kamala?
Test how closely you've been paying attention to what has been going on over the past seven days.Top stories - BBC News - October 17 -
Woodward says Mattis agrees with his warnings about Trump
Veteran journalist Bob Woodward outlined a recent email he received from former Defense Secretary James Mattis, where he seemingly agreed with Woodward's dire warning about a second Trump ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
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Cheryl says media coverage about Liam Payne’s death ‘abhorrent’
Former partner of One Direction star spoke out as Payne’s father travelled to Buenos Aires to repatriate his body. Liam Payne’s former partner Cheryl Tweedy has described media coverage of his ...World - The Guardian - October 19 -
White House says Biden is 'deeply concerned' about leaked Israel documents
The White House said Monday President Biden remains "deeply concerned" about the leaking of sensitive Pentagon documents that detailed Israeli preparations for an attack on Iran and plans for a ...Politics - The Hill - October 21 -
What Harris and Trump's travel say about state of razor-thin race
Want to know where the 2024 race is being decided? Just look at where the two candidates are spending their time. With just two weeks left until Election Day, Vice President Harris and former ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
Starmer says he wants to ‘look forward’ and not talk about slavery reparations
UK prime minister would rather work with nations on ‘future-facing challenges’ at Commonwealth summit. . Keir Starmer has insisted he wants to “look forward” rather than have “very long endless ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
Hillary Clinton says she's not worried about Trump retaliation
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she's not worried about former President Trump retaliating against her if he wins the 2024 presidential election. "No, because I know I haven't done ...Politics - The Hill - October 25 -
7% mortgage rates are a warning about who will win the election, economist says
Mark Zandi of Moody’s Analytics says rising mortgage rates offer clues about how investors are considering the postelection future of the U.S. economyBusiness - MarketWatch - 6 days ago -
Half of Gen Z voters say they've lied about their votes: Survey
Half of Generation Z's voters said they have lied about their votes, according to a new Axios Vibes survey by The Harris Poll. Among the Gen Z voters in the survey, 48 percent said they had ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Harvard Business School professor says this is the No. 1 'misconception about failing'
Failure is often a catalyst to success, but only if you're failing the right way, says the author of "Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well."Business - CNBC - 5 days ago -
About 8,000 North Korean soldiers at Ukraine border, says US
Antony Blinken warns that Russia is preparing to deploy the troops into combat ‘in the coming days’. About 8,000 North Korean soldiers are stationed in Russia on the border with Ukraine, the US ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
What an ‘Airbnbopoly’ Game Says About Silicon Valley’s Standoff With Lina Khan
In 2020, LinkedIn founder, tech investor, and Harris megadonor Reid Hoffman made a custom Monopoly board to celebrate Airbnb’s IPO. Instead of jail, it sent players to “Government Regulation.”Tech - Wired - 3 days ago -
What the October jobs report says about the state of the economy
The final jobs report before Election Day shows the number of jobs added to the U.S. economy plummeted in October, with only 12,000 new hires. Despite adding roughly 100,000 fewer jobs than ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
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Britain's foreign secretary says slavery reparations not about cash transfer
Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy says reparations for the U.K.’s role in the slave trade are not about the “transfer of cash” and reiterated his country’s position that leans toward focusing ...World - ABC News - Yesterday
