PA and Reuters Ireland’s finance minister Jack Chambers and the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves As Ireland’s finance minister delivered his budget on Tuesday afternoon Dublin was bathed in golden autumn sunlight. The minister, Jack Chambers, said his budget provided the “ways and means for continuing to deliver many more, bright and hopeful […]
Matthieu Guillot/AFP/Getty Images Jacques Billant said some people were rescued from the water but others were likely trampled to death in the boat Four people, including a two-year-old boy, have died while attempting to cross the English Channel, French authorities say. The authorities said they were found “unconscious” and were likely “trampled to death” in […]
There could be something fishy about this chip shop’s menu if health bosses get their way Plans for a new chippy have come up against a health board’s demands for fruit and veg on the menu. Betsi Cadwaladr health board wants the proposed takeaway in Morfa Bychan, Gwynedd, to sell a “good selection” of fruit […]
At least four people, including a two-year-old, die in two attempts to cross the channel on crowded boats. A two-year-old has been crushed to death and three other people have been killed in two attempts to cross the English Channel using overcrowded boats, French authorities say. “A child was trampled to death,” French Interior Minister […]
BBC News Nafsika, a teacher at the school, has been trained to carry out the hearing checks Children and young people in England with special educational needs, including severe autism, are to be offered NHS eyesight, dental and ear checks in their schools from next year. Students with learning disabilities can struggle to say when […]
BBC Sir Keir Starmer has said he is “very pleased” MPs will get the chance to debate and vote on the issue of assisted dying. The prime minister confirmed his government would remain neutral on the subject and that his MPs would be given a free vote, rather than having to follow a party line. […]
The government will prioritise and increase investment in major projects at this month’s Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. In addition, she announced a nearly £22bn investment in two major new carbon capture schemes over 25 years. She criticised plans she inherited from the previous government to cut investment as a share of the economy, […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Nike stock (NYSE: NKE) fell 6.7% yesterday as markets gave a thumbs down to its fiscal Q1 2025 earnings. Here are the key takeaways from the report and how analysts reacted to the […]
Before Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, spoke to this paper’s economics editor, the pound was the best-performing currency among Group of Ten (G10) wealthy nations. It was just a fraction away from reaching its level on the day of the 2016 Brexit referendum. While financial capital flows primarily determine the pound’s […]
Gwent Police Damian Wojnilowicz hung out the victim’s washing A woman discovered her house had been broken into by a burglar who hung out her washing, put her shopping away and cooked a meal on her stove. Damian Wojnilowicz, 36, was jailed for 22 months at Cardiff Crown Court on Thursday for carrying out the […]