Spain seizes 13 tonnes of cocaine worth £659m in biggest drug raid in its history
Spanish authorities have shared dramatic footage of a raid on a property linked to the seizing of 13 tonnes of...
Month: November 2024
Latest Bank of England forecasts fail to change overall picture – inflation will continue to fall
Rachel Reeves probably needs no reminding of the political and economic potency of inflation.Her party's thumping electoral win in the...
MP Mike Amesbury charged with common assault after incident in Cheshire street
MP Mike Amesbury has been charged with common assault following an incident in Frodsham, Cheshire, last monthCheshire Police said the...
Consumer credit giant NewDay lines up £1.7bn sale or float
The consumer credit giant behind the Argos and John Lewis store cards is kicking off preparations for a sale or...
Interest rate cut for only second time in more than four years
The Bank of England has forecast Rachel Reeves' first budget as chancellor will increase inflation by up to half a...
UK sanctions Russian military officer accused of Salisbury novichok poisoning in crackdown on Kremlin
The UK has sanctioned a Russian military officer accused of helping poison former double agent Sergei Skripal with novichok in...
Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 40 while ‘unlawful’ Gaza response expands
Israeli strikes in eastern Lebanon have killed 40 people, according to the country's health ministry. The strikes also wounded 53...
US election: Joe Biden to address nation as Donald Trump prepares to choose his top team
US President Joe Biden is expected to address the nation this afternoon after Donald Trump was elected as his successor...
2024 on track to be first year to exceed the 1.5C warming threshold
This year is "virtually certain" to eclipse 2023 as the world's warmest since records began, likely averaging 1.55C to above...
Higher employers’ national insurance contributions to cost Sainsbury’s £140m and cause inflation to rise – CEO Simon Roberts says
Measures announced in the budget will cost one of the UK's biggest supermarket chains £140m, its chief executive said. The...