Exclusive: Watchdog may conclude that emigration of wealthy individuals could actually cost Treasury revenue Keir Starmer’s promised tax crackdown on non-doms could yield no extra funds for the Treasury, leaving a £1bn hole in the government’s planned spending for schools and hospitals. Labour planned to use the money raised from […]
Democratic nominee says she is better equipped to manage US economy and says rival ‘made promises he did not meet’ Kamala Harris sat for her first solo interview as the Democratic presidential nominee on Wednesday, laying out her plan to boost the middle class and condemning her rival Donald Trump […]
Exclusive: Some ministers have rallied around chief of staff while others accuse her of ‘control freakery’ Keir Starmer has become exasperated about in-fighting across government involving Sue Gray, with the prime minister under pressure from senior aides and cabinet ministers to resolve the row. Sources said the situation would come […]
Keir Starmer urges UK citizens to leave immediately as Israel continues to bombard south of country Middle East crisis – latest news updates Britain is moving 700 troops to Cyprus to be ready for an emergency evacuation of UK citizens from Lebanon, as the prime minister urged those still in […]
Ukrainian president accuses Putin of violating UN foundations and says war cannot be ended by talks alone In a forceful speech to the UN security council, the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on a broad alliance of nations to “force Russia into peace”, saying that Vladimir Putin has violated […]
PM tells Labour conference he will not con people with false hope but says difficult trade-offs will help bring ‘national renewal’ Britain can become a country of pride, wealth and stability if the public accepts a series of difficult “trade-offs”, rejects nimbyism and sees through the Conservatives’ populist “lies”, Keir […]
Ex-Alameda CEO and ex-girlfriend of fallen crypto mogul pleaded guilty, but prosecutors requested lenient sentence Caroline Ellison, the former crypto executive and romantic partner of the disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, was sentenced to 24 months in prison in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday. Ellison was a central figure in […]
Ryan Routh, 58, accused of plotting to kill Republican presidential nominee in West Palm Beach last week A man accused of lurking outside Donald Trump’s south Florida golf course on 15 September with a gun – and allegedly writing about his desire to kill him – was charged on Tuesday […]
Israel says it has hit 1,300 targets in escalating conflict with Hezbollah, as tens of thousands flee their homes At least 492 people have been killed and 1,645 injured, Lebanon’s health ministry has said, after a wave of Israeli airstrikes on alleged Hezbollah targets that left the country with its […]
Top civil servant tried to persuade ex-defence secretary not to commission inquiry into UK military actions in Afghanistan, inquiry hears The former defence secretary Ben Wallace was advised by his permanent secretary that a public inquiry into allegations of SAS executions in Afghanistan would be “expensive, unproductive and extremely bad” […]