Shadow chancellor says party would not back immediate hike in taxes on company profits, but does not rule out future increases Rishi Sunak’s budget will do nothing to address a decade of economic negligence Labour would back a gradual increase in corporation tax across this parliament, the shadow chancellor has […]
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Tomahawk has had ‘100% take-up on the offer’ to try to help it through England’s lockdown Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Restaurant staff at the Tomahawk Steakhouse chain have been asked to lend the business a tenth of their wages in order to help it through […]
Sarkozy found guilty of corruption and influence peddling but is unlikely to spend time in prison When the verdict came, it reduced the Paris court to a stunned silence: Nicolas Sarkozy was guilty of corruption and influence peddling, and sentenced to three years in prison, two of them suspended. France’s […]
Ex-president repeats false claims that he won 2020 election and floats possible run in 2024 in speech Donald Trump on Sunday launched his attempted political comeback, teasing a possible run for the presidency in 2024 and denouncing Joe Biden for “the most disastrous first month of any president in modern […]
Violent scenes play out across country as police crack down against peaceful protesters Ye Swan Htet, 23, had joined a sit-down protest on a bridge in west Yangon when he saw police approaching. Officers were carrying guns, he remembered, but he didn’t expect them to actually shoot. The protest was […]
Up to three cases of highly transmissible variant have been found in England and a further three in Scotland Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government is facing urgent calls for tougher border measures after UK officials said they were searching for one of six people […]
Northern MPs tell chancellor his budget should protect high street and tax online retailers such as Amazon Rishi Sunak is under increasing pressure from Conservative “red wall” MPs to go beyond existing support for the UK economy in Wednesday’s budget and cut taxes for thousands of retailers. MPs across the […]
CBS releases two brief clips from Winfrey’s interview with Meghan and Harry, in which they talk about Princess Diana The Duke of Sussex, who shocked Britain when he and his wife, Meghan, stepped back from royal duties, has told the US interviewer Oprah Winfrey that he had worried about history […]
Six Nations reporter targeted after Wales v England McLaughlan: ‘In my car crying … Hope you’re happy’ Sonja McLaughlan, the BBC rugby reporter, was the target of online abuse following the live broadcast of England’s 40-24 Six Nations defeat to Wales in Cardiff. Related: Sheedy holds nerve as Wales make […]
Move prompts New York governor to request independent investigation into allegations A second woman has come forward to accuse New York governor Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment in a move that has prompted the under-fire Democrat to launch an independent investigation into the allegations. Charlotte Bennett, who was an executive […]