Category: News
Reeves to promise ‘wealth and opportunity for all’ in major tax-raising budget
The UK’s national minimum wage is to rise by a higher than expected 6.7% next year, Rachel Reeves has announced before a multi-billion pound tax-raising [more…]
Racist jokes about Puerto Rico at rally bring anger and disgust: ‘Truly how the Trump party sees us’
Some Americans, particularly those of Puerto Rican descent, said that the racist remarks aired at Donald Trump’s Sunday night rally at Madison Square Garden in [more…]
Lost Maya city with temple pyramids and plazas discovered in Mexico
After swapping machetes and binoculars for computer screens and laser mapping, a team of researchers have stumbled on a lost Maya city of temple pyramids, [more…]
Puerto Rico Republican chair demands Trump apology for rally’s racist remarks
The president of the Republican party’s branch in Puerto Rico has said he will not vote for Donald Trump unless he apologises for racist remarks [more…]
Trudeau facing ‘iceberg revolt’ as calls grow for embattled PM to step down
Justin Trudeau, who promised “sunny ways” as he won an election on a wave of public fatigue with an incumbent Conservative government, is now facing [more…]
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…]
