‘You can’t cut your way to growth,’ says PCS head as Reeves confirms move to cut administrative costs by 15% by 2030 Rachel Reeves’s planned cuts of £2bn to government departments will hit frontline services from jobcentres to HMRC phone lines and efforts to cut the asylum backlog, a union […]
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Ismail Barhoum said to have died in attack on Khan Younis, which was based on extensive intelligence, Israel says An Israeli airstrike on a hospital in Gaza has killed five people, including a Hamas political leader and Palestinian medics, Hamas has said, in an attack that Israel said had targeted […]
Landlords are left with no choice to offset looming tax rises introduced by the chancellor, says trade body Londoners might not bat an eyelid at paying £5 for a pint but the national average is poised to rise above that watermark for the first time, with publicans blaming tax rises […]
Chance of developing some of the most lethal tumours up to five times higher in women recently diagnosed with condition People who develop type 2 diabetes face an increased risk of some of the most lethal cancers, including liver and pancreatic tumours, with the greatest rises in women, research suggests. […]
Government says lessons need to be learned after the substation fire that caused chaos for 300,000 passengers The government has launched an urgent investigation into the power shutdown that crippled Heathrow airport, with experts warning it was a “wake-up call” about vulnerabilities in the nation’s critical infrastructure. The energy secretary, […]
One killed and seven wounded in attack as freed hostages and families of those still held in Gaza urge end to fighting Israel carried out a strike in Tyre, south Lebanon, on Saturday, killing one and wounding seven people and endangering the shaky truce that ended a year-long conflict against […]
Anger over detention of Ekrem Imamoğlu becomes a touchstone for opposing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan When demonstrators gathered at Istanbul’s city hall last week in outrage at the arrest of mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, 26-year-old Azra said she was initially too scared to defy a ban on gatherings. As protests grew […]
Keir Starmer has been dealt a fresh blow to his living standards pledge in advance of the spring statement Living standards for all UK families are set to fall by 2030, with those on the lowest incomes declining twice as fast as middle and high earners, according to new data […]
The death of the heavyweight champion boxer was announced by his family in a post on Instagram Boxing Hall of Famer and entrepreneur George Foreman has died at age 76, his family has announced in an Instagram post on his account. “With profound sorrow, we announce the passing of our […]
Defence minister issues threat as IDF intensifies offensive with ‘non-stop’ overnight attacks across territory Israel’s defence minister said he had instructed the military to “seize more ground” in Gaza and threatened to annex part of the territory unless Hamas released 59 Israeli hostages still held in the devastated territory. Israel […]