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The Prime Minister has put devolution at the centre of his drive to deliver “growth in every postcode”. Chancellor John Healey is expected to set out a roadmap for how mayors will gain control of a share of income tax at…
Yields on ten-year UK bonds, known as gilts, leapt from 5.24 per cent to 5.35 per cent on Wednesday in the biggest one-day jump for three weeks. They rose again to more than 5.38 per cent on Thursday. Bond yields rise as…
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Read our privacy notice . The Government has said it must “push further and harder” to stop migrants crossing the Channel after more than 700 people arrived in the UK on Wednesday – the highest number for a single day so…
Read our privacy notice . An artist has overseen the creation of a massive Union flag to celebrate the West Midlands’ heritage as a “magical melting pot” – by re-purposing flags discarded after unauthorised lamppost…
Nine years later, she now plays to an audience of around 24,000 followers regularly, marking her the oldest female streamer of the game, with her story featured in the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2027. Ms…
Join today Already a member? Log in Far-right activist Daniel Thomas has been arrested by police on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life after an incident in the English Channel . Mr Thomas, known as…
Bruce was placed under general anaesthetic when staff at Edinburgh Zoo became concerned about his loss of appetite. But vets were relieved to discover that the 11-year-old’s only problem was a sore tooth. The troublesome…
Revolut has unveiled the first-ever ‘pay with smile’ system, meaning customers won’t need their phone or cards to make a purchase. The facial recognition technology will be on trial at the Hippo cafes in Bloomsbury…
On Mondays, he intervenes in UK politics to say that mandatory digital ID will solve some major crisis or other. On Wednesdays, he steps up to say that the UK needs to embrace AI more than it has done, and work with big…