French government issues warning to RN over budget battle

Far-right party has promised to maintain pressure until all ‘red line’ demands are met

Business - Financial Times - 6 hours ago

French government warns Le Pen’s party on budget battle

Rassemblement National has promised to maintain pressure until all ‘red line’ demands are met

World - Financial Times - 6 hours ago

Le Pen threatens to bring down French government over budget dispute

National Rally hardens tone against PM Michel Barnier, warning that hit to citizens’ purchasing power is ‘red line’

World - Financial Times - November 20

Brady issues warning over football regulator plans

The government's proposed new football regulator would create a "closed shop" of top sides, West Ham United vice chair Karren Brady warns peers as the Football Governance Bill is debated in ...

France's far right threatens to bring down the government over the planned budget

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has threatened bring down France’s minority government by the end of the year unless changes are made to the country's budget bill

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Legal battle over Pennsylvania mail ballots with date issues returns as Senate recount begins

Republicans asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday to again ensure mail ballots with a missing or improper date are not counted in this year’s election, accusing multiple counties of ...

Politics - The Hill - November 14

NYC issues first drought warning in over 20 years after record rainless streak

New York City declared a drought warning on Monday, its first in 22 years, as the Northeast deals with severe dry conditions and brush fires during a historically dry autumn.

Why state governments are tightening their budgets

State governments in the U.S. must tighten budgets or take on more debt to manage declining revenues, long-standing liabilities and emerging risks.

Business - CNBC - November 6

French markets hit by threat of government collapse

Paris’s cost of borrowing relative to Germany reaches highest level since Eurozone crisis in 2012

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

Tropical Storm Warning issued in the Caribbean

World - Yahoo News - November 4

French bond yields surpass Greece’s for first time as budget worries swirl

Investors fear dispute over planned tax rises and spending cuts could topple Michel Barnier’s government

Business - Financial Times - 23 hours ago

Workers warned Budget tax rises will hit their wages

Economists say tax rises in the Budget will mean employers have less to give as pay rises.

Restaurant workers' jobs threatened by Budget, bosses warn

Hospitality bosses are calling for changes to what they describe as "unsustainable" tax rises.

UK’s largest retailers warn Reeves her Budget makes job cuts ‘inevitable’

Retail firms have written to the chancellor to say they cannot manage rising costs and tax bills.

Swarm of tornadoes slams into Oklahoma City area

An emergency tornado warning was in effect on the University of Oklahoma's Norman campus, officials said.

Israel issues fan warning ahead of France game

Israel told citizens on Sunday to avoid going to cultural and sports events abroad involving Israelis in the coming week, following attacks last week on Israeli soccer supporters in Amsterdam.

Sports - ESPN - November 11

Disruptive snow to hit UK as weather warnings issued

Snow and ice warnings have been issued and disruption is possible as the weather turns colder across the UK.

Eight on trial over French teacher's 2020 beheading

World - Yahoo News - November 4

BBC World Service secures Budget bump in government funding

Executives warned that previous cuts left the UK struggling to counter a rise in Russian and Chinese propaganda

Business - Financial Times - October 31

Rap group Kneecap win legal battle against UK government

Belfast trio were denied arts funding by then business secretary Kemi Badenoch over political views

World - Financial Times - 1 hour 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 borrowing

Business - Financial Times - November 1

Investors warn of lasting ‘risk premium’ in gilts following UK Budget

Traders play down parallels with 2022 market crisis but say rise in borrowing costs will linger

Business - Financial Times - November 1

JD Wetherspoon warns of near-£60mn jump in taxes and costs following UK Budget

Pub chain says rise from higher taxes and NI contributions will fuel inflation

World - Financial Times - November 6

Sainsbury's and M&S warn Budget may push up prices

A number of major firms have warned over the impact of higher National Insurance costs.

Asda boss Stuart Rose warns Budget threatens hiring and pay rises

Retail veteran is latest business leader to criticise moves including changes to national insurance

Business - Financial Times - November 8

UK landed estates warn Budget tax changes will ‘kill off’ business

Owners of historic houses hit out at changes to inheritance tax and national insurance

Business - Financial Times - November 9

JD Sports prices will rise due to Budget, warns boss

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said firms will have to absorb higher taxes through their profits.

UK retailers warn Reeves of £7bn hit from Budget changes

Changes to national insurance, national living wage and an existing packaging levy set to raise costs in the sector

Business - Financial Times - November 19

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