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Private schools can mitigate VAT on fees ‘if they’re the good charities they say they are’, minister says – UK politics live
Labour budget for well over a decade. Here are your headlines … Wes Streeting has said private schools can mitigate the impact of VAT rule [more…]
Santander UK delays results as it considers landmark car loan ruling
Santander UK has delayed the release of its third-quarter results at the last minute as it scrambles to review last week’s landmark court judgment into [more…]
JPMorgan sues customers over alleged fraud linked to TikTok viral glitch
JPMorgan Chase is suing customers in the US it accuses of stealing thousands of dollars from ATMs by exploiting a technical glitch that went viral [more…]
BP posts weakest quarterly profits in almost four years amid lower oil prices
BP has reported its weakest quarterly profits in almost four years due to the slump in global oil prices and falling margins in its refinery [more…]
HSBC launches $3bn share buyback as profits beat forecasts
HSBC has reported better-than-expected profits in the third quarter, allowing the bank to launch another multibillion-dollar stock buyback as it embarks on one of the [more…]
Bolivian minister accuses Evo Morales of ‘staged’ assassination attempt
Bolivia’s government has accused former president Evo Morales of staging an attempt on his own life, saying that shots fired at his car on Sunday [more…]
Indonesia blocks Apple iPhone 16 sales over lack of investment
Indonesia has prohibited the marketing and sale of the iPhone 16 model over Apple’s failure to meet local investment regulations, according to its industry ministry. [more…]
Uruguay presidential election heads to runoff with center-left candidate in lead
Uruguay is heading for a tight presidential election runoff next month after a center-left candidate came out ahead of two candidates who split the conservative [more…]
Sudan militia accused of mass killings and sexual violence as attacks escalate
Sudanese militia have been accused of killings, sexual violence, looting and arson during eight days of attacks on villages south of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. The [more…]
Duterte tells Philippines ‘war on drugs’ inquiry he kept a death squad
The former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has told a senate inquiry into drug killings under his leadership that he kept a “death squad” of criminals [more…]