PA Media Rachel Reeves has set out a series of major announcements on infrastructure projects, including backing plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport. She promised to go “further and faster” than previous governments after years of sluggish growth in the UK. So what did she announce? Heathrow expansion Reeves confirmed the government is […]
Rachel Reeves’s first few months as Britain’s top finance official has been marked by a steady drumbeat of bad news: a “black hole” in the public finances, higher taxes and low growth. On Wednesday, Ms. Reeves sought to change Britain’s prospects by laying out plans to boost the economy, including supporting another runway at Heathrow […]
Lloyds Banking Group is to shut another 136 branches by March next year, arguing that customers are increasingly using digital channels for their day-to-day banking. It is the latest in a string of branch closures, with the bank – and its rivals – already working through previously announced closure plans. The latest announcement will see […]
Getty Images England’s chief medical officer Prof Sir Chris Whitty has urged MPs to not overly complicate assisted dying laws if they are to introduce it. Giving evidence to a committee of MPs, he said the best safeguards were the simple ones and said there was a risk patients could end up in a “bureaucratic […]
MELBOURNE, Australia — There are plenty of reasons to travel to Melbourne for the Australian Open each January, especially from a winter climate. It’s sunny, it’s warm and Aussies at Melbourne Park are good with beer at noon and banter all day. Roger Federer had it about right when he nicknamed this event the “happy […]
It’s been a journey into the unknown, but the new-look 36-team Champions League is finally reaching the climax of the league phase. While we’re starting to get some kind of idea of who’s going to go through, a lot can happen in the final round. We only know two of the eight clubs that will […]
President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. Ben Curtis/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Curtis/AP/AP President Trump signed an executive order that seeks to end gender-affirming medical treatments for children and teenagers under the age of 19. The directive, signed Tuesday, was […]
Niall McCracken BBC News NI Mid Ulster Reporter BBC Peter Alexander was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 49 Dementia was not something Peter Alexander expected to be diagnosed with in his late 40s. It meant leaving his job and adapting to a new way of life. Now, aged 56, Peter is passionate about […]
Getty Images Climate change was a major factor behind the hot, dry weather that gave rise to the devastating LA fires, a scientific study has confirmed. It made those weather conditions about 35% more likely, according to World Weather Attribution – globally recognised for their studies linking extreme weather to climate change. The authors noted […]
UK ‘can’t afford’ not to build runways, says Jonathan Reynolds, ahead of Rachel Reeves’ growth speech Good morning. Rachel Reeves is today delivering a speech on growth that has been subject to almost as much advance pitch-rolling and pre-briefing as you get for a budget. And no wonder, because she is hoping that it will […]