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It is time to rewire ‘Treasury brain’

The chancellor’s Spring Statement is a chance to get away from the UK obsession with fiscal tightening that kills growth

Financial Times - 3d

HMRC probes into unpaid capital gains tax trebled in 2023-24

UK tax agency is under growing pressure from government to increase revenue by improving compliance

Financial Times - 2d

Canada's Carney makes statement by choosing Europe, not US, for first foreign trip

The prime minister hopes to achieve solid support as he visits the UK and France, writes Lyse Doucet.

BBC News - 1d

Statue of peace campaigner Brian Haw unveiled

Brian Haw camped out in Parliament Square for nearly 10 years to protest against UK foreign policy.

BBC News - 19h

Lloyds apologises for sending customer other retail investors’ statements

UK bank blamed ‘human error’ for data breach after it sent a client documents prepared for quarterly update

Financial Times - 3h

Indian billionaire Mittal weighs up increasing his BT stake

Bharti founder has privately suggested he could expand his position in UK telecoms group

Financial Times - 3h

UK foreign secretary vows to unlock £2.3bn of frozen funds from Chelsea sale

Proceeds of deal by Roman Abramovich have been sitting in a fund for more than two years

Financial Times - Mar. 9

Canada's new PM: The 'anti-Trump' numbers man who may force the UK to take a side

The incoming Canadian PM has made standing up to his US counterpart a big part of his campaign.

BBC News - Mar. 10

UK government vows to clean up Lake Windermere after beauty spot clogged with sewage

The U.K. government is pledging to clean up Lake Windermere, a sewage-clogged beauty spot that has come to symbolize the filthy state of Britain’s waterways

ABC News - Mar. 10

Retailers risk multibillion-pound bill as UK equal pay claims gain momentum

Decades after a key campaign by women at Ford’s Dagenham plant, recent rulings have been going against employers

Financial Times - Mar. 11

UK reggae pioneers Steel Pulse: ‘We told punk fans – you can pogo, but please don’t spit at us’

They won a Grammy, risked being shot in the US and were adored by Bob Marley. As they go on tour, the band look back on half a century of being a voice for the voiceless. In the late 1970s, ...

The Guardian - 6d

Crossbow killer who murdered 3 women is sentenced to a whole-life order in UK prison

A former British soldier who pleaded guilty to the murder of three women at their family home north of London has been sentenced to a whole-life order, meaning that he would never be released from ...

ABC News - 6d

UK growth push held back by poor Whitehall co-ordination, watchdog finds

National Audit Office says departments needs to work together more effectively on industrial strategy

Financial Times - 6d

Art of a deal: how UK and France led dogged effort to repair US-Ukraine ties – for now

Over 11 days of breakneck diplomacy, Kyiv was convinced of need to pacify Trump, but reconciliation may be all too brief. Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates The 11 days of ...

The Guardian - 5d

UK expels Russian diplomat and a diplomatic spouse in tit-for-tat response to expulsions in Moscow

Britain’s government says it has expelled a Russian diplomat and a diplomatic spouse in a tit-for-tat response to the expulsion of two British embassy staff in Moscow earlier this week

ABC News - 5d

More than a quarter of UK care visas went to ‘rogue’ employers, Home Office admits

Many of those arriving found they were underpaid, mistreated or not given as much work as they had been offered

Financial Times - 5d

Trump’s approach to Ukraine could be 'very worrying' for Russia’s neighbors, former UK PM Cameron says

Former U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday said he is fearful that U.S. President Donald Trump's approach to Ukraine could set an alarming precedent.

CNBC - 5d

NHS England abolition shows ‘we have to take difficult decisions’, says Starmer – UK politics live

PM says he is ‘bringing management of the NHS back into democratic control by abolishing the arms length body NHS England’. Starmer is now talking about regulatation, and giving examples of where ...

The Guardian - 4d

Mark Pope needs to shut down Lamont Butler for rest of SEC Tournament to give UK NCAA hope

Mark Pope's Kentucky basketball team dispatched Oklahoma without Lamont Butler. If Pope wants Cats to thrive in NCAA tourney, he needs to rest guard.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

UK economy unexpectedly shrinks in January, in blow to Treasury chief ahead of key statement

The British economy unexpectedly shrank during January, piling pressure on Treasury chief Rachel Reeves before a key statement about the state of the public finances later this month

ABC News - 3d

Reform UK's former Wales leader to stand trial over Russia-linked bribes

Nathan Gill appears at the Old Bailey charged with nine counts related to alleged bribery.

BBC News - 3d

The UK government embracing AI? I’m sorry, that’s nonsense and I can prove it | Chris Stokel-Walker

My freedom of information request revealed the inane use of ChatGPT by the tech secretary. Is this the future? I hope not. Two tech-related things made me laugh this week. One was Donald Trump’s ...

The Guardian - 3d

Exploited, recognised as a slavery victim, now facing deportation: one seafarer’s UK ordeal

After years of helping Scottish criminal investigations and despite fearing for his life in India, Vishal Sharma’s asylum claim has been rejected. When Vishal Sharma, an experienced merchant ...

The Guardian - 3d

‘As long he is breathing, I’m not safe’: romance fraud victim flees UK after jailed conman is freed

As cases of romance fraud soar by 27%, tricked woman tells of her £115,000 ordeal. The first time Yvonne met Gary Rogers he arrived at her house in a shiny black Range Rover smelling of Armani Code ...

The Guardian - 2d

Pension funds don’t take ‘anywhere near enough risk’, says UK national wealth fund executive

Ian Brown tells FT that managers need to back infrastructure projects before construction under wider net zero push

Financial Times - 2d

Starmer to drive through welfare cuts that could affect UK’s most severely disabled

PM faces backlash over plans to tighten eligibility, potentially leaving more than 600,000 claimants £675 a month worse off. Keir Starmer is to defy growing anger by driving through welfare cuts ...

The Guardian - 1d

Francisco Alvarez injury: Mets catcher to miss 6-8 weeks after breaking hamate bone

Luis Torrens is expected to step in as the starting catcher

CBS Sports - Mar. 9

Longhorns lose WR DeAndre Moore Jr. for spring drills to injury

The Texas Longhorns will be without a key piece to start the spring

Yahoo Sports - 1d

After a stint in Guantanamo Bay, a Venezuelan deported from the US adjusts to his homeland

Jhoan Bastidas is just starting to make sense of it all

ABC News - 1d

Dodgers vs. Cubs in Tokyo Series: Everything to know as 2025 MLB regular season kicks off in Japan

Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shota Imanaga will start the series Tuesday

CBS Sports - 18h

'I was always put in the back seat': New Cowboys CB Kaiir Elam confident he'll succeed after trade from Bills

The former first-round pick is getting a fresh start

CBS Sports - 10h

Where will Russell Wilson cook? These 6 NFL teams need a starting QB

Russell Wilson still has plenty of cooking left to do in the NFL. Where he ends up is a mystery heading into free agency next week. Wilson seemingly had found a home in Pittsburgh until a five-game ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 6

Treasury Secretary Bessent says economy could be 'starting to roll a little bit'

President Trump's Treasury secretary discussed the U.S. economy and tariffs on "Squawk Box."

CNBC - Mar. 7

Firing squad witness describes execution: "My heart started pounding"

Jeffrey Collins was one of three media witnesses for the firing squad execution of Brad Sigmon. He has been a witness to 11 South Carolina executions.

CBS News - Mar. 8

Phoenix starting lineup: William Byron claims NASCAR Cup pole

Spire Motorsports placed all three of its cars in the top 10.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 8

Mets lose starting catcher Alvarez for 6-8 weeks

Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez will undergo surgery on a broken left hamate bone and miss six to eight weeks.

ESPN - Mar. 9

Want to Stop Feeling So Overwhelmed? Start With the 5 Basic Human Needs

If your five basic human needs aren’t being met, no psychological or scheduling trick will stop you feeling overwhelmed.

Inc. - Mar. 10

MLS champs Galaxy lose 4th straight to start year

Cedric Teuchert scored a goal with an assist as St. Louis City picked up their first win of the season and extended the misery of the defending champion Los Angeles Galaxy with a 3-0 victory Sunday ...

ESPN - Mar. 10

How did deadly Syria clashes start and who is responsible for civilian killings?

More than 1,000 people are believed to have died so far in fighting between security services and Assad loyalists. Clashes between Syrian security services and fighters loyal to the ousted Assad ...

The Guardian - Mar. 10

The Sims 4 Businesses And Hobbies: How To Start A Business And Make Money Fast

The latest expansion for The Sims 4 , Businesses and Hobbies, has introduced a major wrinkle to the 11-year-old game in the form of a system that allows players to design and customize their own ...

GameSpot - Mar. 10

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