West Midlands plan could create 6,000 new jobs and production could start by 2025 Plans for a “mission critical” electric car battery plant in Coventry have accelerated in a drive to keep automotive production at the heart of the West Midlands region. Coventry city council has put forward a blueprint […]
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Committee calls for investigation into whether competition in the recorded music market is being distorted Music streaming needs a “complete reset”, according to a damning parliamentary report that calls on the UK competition watchdog to investigate the commercial power wielded by major record labels. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media […]
Thousands thought to have illegally entered Wembley via disabled doors but Met stands by officers’ decisions A London police chief has revealed that Sunday’s Euro 2020 final could have been abandoned after ticketless fans “overwhelmed” perimeter security at Wembley stadium. Jane Connors, deputy assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan police, said […]
Exclusive: Steve Baker says ‘this may be a decisive moment for our party’ amid backlash over abuse of footballers Conservatives urgently need to change their attitudes towards people taking the knee, an influential Tory MP has said amid an angry backlash against the government over the racist abuse of England […]
Study finds more than one in five children of workers employed in the frontline of the pandemic live below breadline More than a million children from households in the frontline of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic are living in poverty, according to new research published by the TUC. The […]
According to an indictment the scheme was part of a larger plan targeting victims in Canada and the UK An Iranian intelligence officer and three alleged members of an Iranian intelligence network have been charged with conspiring to kidnap a New York-based journalist, the US justice department said on Tuesday. […]
Majority of GPs want face coverings to remain compulsory in healthcare settings, BMA survey finds Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Hospitals, GPs and other health providers will still be able to require patients and visitors to wear masks unless they are exempt, after Public Health England […]
Three former Tory prime ministers condemn move but government sees off revolt from within party Downing Street has been accused of putting tens of thousands of lives at risk in some of the world’s poorest nations after Conservative MPs voted to cut billions of pounds in foreign aid for years […]
Ambitious draft goals to halt biodiversity loss revealed, with proposed changes to food production expected to ‘raise eyebrows’ Eliminating plastic pollution, reducing pesticide use by two-thirds, halving the rate of invasive species introduction and eliminating $500bn (£360bn) of harmful environmental government subsidies a year are among the targets in a […]
Six-week-old kit seen on National Trust’s Holnicote Estate in Somerset after pair of adults were reintroduced A baby beaver has been born on Exmoor for the first time in 400 years after two adults were successfully reintroduced by the National Trust in January 2020. Camera footage shows the six-week-old kit […]