Cashflow hit by rising expenses amid surging bills and impact of Omicron, finds quarterly study UK households have suffered the sharpest fall in the amount of cash they have available to spend for almost eight years, amid a worsening cost of living crisis driven by high inflation and rising energy […]
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Subpoenas suggest committee examining whether Trump’s rally speech suggests White House had prior knowledge of attack plans The House select committee investigating the Capitol attack closed in on Donald Trump’s inner circle on Tuesday, issuing subpoenas to three new White House officials involved in planning the former president’s appearance at […]
Controversial schemes to convert stretches of M3, M25, M62 and M40 will be paused until at least 2025 Analysis: ditching the hard shoulder proved too hard a sell to MPs and motorists The rollout of smart motorways has been suspended by the government until at least 2025 in response to […]
Chancellor will hold summits this week to try to reduce tensions in the party over tax rises and how to cut soaring gas bills Rishi Sunak will attempt to quell growing Conservative unrest over the cost of living as delegations of MPs press him to cancel a planned tax rise […]
Police investigating reports that Martin Reynolds invited 100 employees and PM attended at time when social mixing was banned Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson was accused on Monday night of an “utterly outrageous” breach of lockdown rules as a leaked email showed one of […]
Second launch in less than a week comes amid condemnation at the UN of previous launch of claimed ‘hypersonic’ missile North Korea has test-fired a suspected ballistic missile, the second apparent launch in less than a week, in a move designed to increase pressure on the US amid stalled nuclear […]
Council rejects TV star’s proposal for conversion of lambing shed, accused by barrister of being a ‘Trojan horse’ In his old life, Jeremy Clarkson conceded he might have been prepared to pave over the British countryside – but the former petrolhead-in-chief has insisted he is a changed man. As a […]
Scientists urge caution as Boris Johnson launches review led by Cabinet Office Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has ordered officials to examine plans to cut Covid isolation to five days in England as scientists urged caution over the lack of evidence to support a […]
Campaign comes as figures show almost all expectant mothers hospitalised with coronavirus symptoms were unvaccinated Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The UK government is warning that almost all pregnant women admitted to hospital with Covid symptoms were unvaccinated in one analysis over several months last year, […]
Lawyers for the Australian government have rejected tennis star’s claim he was given assurances a medical exemption would allow him to enter the country for the Australian Open as case heard in court Visa may be cancelled again even if Djokovic wins Djokovic pictured maskless one day after positive test […]