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Nissan to warn jobs at risk as UK EV targets push car industry to ‘crisis point’
Carmakers fear goals unreachable as consumer demand softensBusiness - Financial Times - November 16 -
As Trump pushes Ukraine to negotiate, Britain’s MPs say UK must ensure ‘just terms’
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is aiming to reach a peace deal with Russia next year as his backers signal that they are preparing for talks. British MPs and peers from all parties have called on the ...World - The Guardian - November 16 -
UK asylum system would descend into chaos without more hotels, says minister
Angela Eagle said short-term solution necessary despite Labour election pledge to end use of accommodation. The asylum system would “descend into chaos” if Labour refused to open more hotels for ...World - The Guardian - November 3 -
Trump election odds tumble on betting markets after Iowa poll shows Harris lead
Harris is now the favorite on betting site Predictit.Business - MarketWatch - November 3 -
Trump touts health role for RFK Jr after former candidate promises to ‘remove fluoride’ from water – live updates
Kamala Harris targets youth vote in Michigan while Donald Trump heads to Georgia as US presidential election nears final hours. We have already covered the presidential nominees’ schedules but what ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
Trump trade war ‘could push eurozone into full-blown recession’; UK and US expected to cut interest rates today – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news. City analysts overwhelmingly predict Bank of England interest rate cut Wall Street and bitcoin soar to record highs as Trump wins ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
Public sector pay rises and debt interest costs push up UK government borrowing; Bitcoin nearing $100,000 – business live
UK records the second highest October borrowing since 1993, while crypto-friendly Trump pushes bitcoin towards $100k. The jump in UK borrowing last month ( see opening post ) makes it hard for ...World - The Guardian - November 21 -
Fathers more likely than mothers to work from home, UK data shows
Office for National Statistics analysis finds parents more likely to follow hybrid patternBusiness - Financial Times - November 11 -
Rachel Reeves ‘not satisfied’ with summer slowdown as UK slips down G7 growth leaderboard – business live
Latest UK GDP growth report shows UK grew by just 0.1% in July-September, a slowdown on the first half of the year. Bank of England governor says Brexit has undermined UK economy Luke ...World - The Guardian - November 15 -
UK war tech sent to Russia by Insta model's firm, documents seen by BBC show
£1.6m of British kit shipped to companies tied to Russian military despite sanctions, customs documents claim.Top stories - BBC News - November 20 -
Former Taiwan leader was due to visit UK for two days in October, leak shows
Exclusive: letter reveals dates for visit that was planned by Tsai Ing-wen before Foreign Office intervened. Taiwan’s former president Tsai Ing-wen had been due to visit the UK between 16 and 18 ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Dorothea Rockburne – New York great’s first big UK show all comes down to one long, mesmerising line
Bernheim Gallery, London Now aged 95, the great polymath had trouble finding the right chipboard in Britain – but this is still a show of disarming simplicity with one stunning standout work. ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Net migration to UK hit record high of 906,000 in year to June 2023, revised figures show
ONS says net migration is now beginning to fall but remains high by ‘historic standards’. Net migration to the UK hit a record high in 2023 of 906,000 in a period covering Boris Johnson and Rishi ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
UK will allay Trump concerns over Chagos Islands, says minister, as Priti Patel says Tories opposed to deal– as it happened
Stephen Doughty, foreign office minister, says if UK had not negotiated a deal with Mauritius, ‘a legally binding decision against UK seemed inevitable’. Wes Streeting has now delivered his ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
Badenoch suggests final Tory migration policy would be more radical than leaving European convention on human rights – UK politics live
Conservative leader says there needs to be a ‘plan not just a promise’ beyond leaving the ECHR. William Hague has achieved a rare Tory election victory; he has won the contest to be Oxford ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
The great post-Budget pensions rethink
But there are several tools you can use to cut an IHT billWorld - Financial Times - November 8 -
The Week: Assisted dying and pension reform
Adam, Chris and friends look back on the political week.Top stories - BBC News - November 15 -
Alberta Breaks With the Canadian Pension Model
The provincial government abruptly purged the board and senior leaders of Alberta’s pension fund, defying a long-held principle that funds should be free of political interference.World - The New York Times - November 23 -
Thanksgiving weekend forecast for U.S.
Stephanie Abrams from The Weather Channel has a look at the weather across the country for this Thanksgiving weekend.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Pensioner who was punched has '1% chance of survival'
Marcus Fleming, 21, appears in court after a 74-year-old man was attacked in Antrim on Saturday.Top stories - BBC News - November 4 -
Barnier touches nerve with plan to trim French pensions
Prime minister’s money-saving proposal hits opposition, despite calls for more intergenerational fairnessWorld - Financial Times - November 6 -
Reeves in radical pension shake-up to boost growth
The chancellor wants to merge the UK's pension funds but critics worry about the impact on savers.Top stories - BBC News - November 14