Years of strong price growth meant sellers in England and Wales netted hefty windfall despite fall in house prices Homeowners in England and Wales who sold their property in 2023 netted an average profit of £102,000 despite house prices falling last year, according to new data. The data, issued by […]
Hard-right Florida governor at one point thought to be future of party ends campaign to be GOP nominee Ron DeSantis, the hard-right governor of Florida, has ended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination and endorsed Donald Trump. “It’s clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want […]
The prime minister said he rejected the terms of a deal which included Israel’s complete withdrawal from Gaza See all our Israel-Gaza war coverage The prospect of a deal to release the remaining hostages held by Hamas appeared to recede on Sunday after a Hamas official said Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection […]
Powers bestowed by the Criminal Finances Act 2017 are not being used effectively, say critics HMRC has not charged a single company under landmark legislation passed six years ago to crack down on corporate tax evasion. Critics say the data, released under freedom of information laws to the Bureau of […]
Mayor calls for ‘youth mobility agreement’ in one of the most pro-European interventions by a Labour politician since EU exit London mayor Sadiq Khan has called for young people to be able to move freely to and from the EU for the first time since Brexit in order to lessen […]
Ukrainian leader invited Trump to Ukraine but says if he returns to White House he could make unilateral concessions to Russia The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, fears that if Donald Trump returns to the White House next year he could make unilateral concessions to Russia that override Ukraine’s interests and […]
Hunt draws comparisons with Thatcher’s tax-slashing chancellor as he claims UK is ready for economic boom Jeremy Hunt has compared himself to former tax-cutting chancellor Nigel Lawson, as he joined Rishi Sunak in teasing further potential cuts in the spring budget. Writing in the Mail on Sunday, the chancellor drew […]
The Israeli leader is under pressure over course of the Gaza war but is doubling down on opposition to a two-state solution Defiant Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled down on opposition to Palestinian statehood, deepening the divide with Israel’s closest international allies, as cracks in his wartime “unity” government […]
Prospect of close combat in overpopulated area ‘deeply concerning’, say aid officials, while Gaza’s largest functioning hospital may have to close As Israeli forces have moved further into southern Gaza, airstrikes and close-combat fighting are approaching areas crowded with more than a million people seeking refuge from the destruction across […]
Sources say no decisions taken but Keir Starmer could abandon plan if it is deemed damaging to election chances Senior Labour officials are to hold crunch meetings on the future of the party’s pledge to spend £28bn a year on green investment, amid reports Keir Starmer is preparing to ditch […]