Category: UK
Rachel Reeves says cabinet ‘united’ in backing Heathrow third runway plan – UK politics live
that is not quite right, and that instead he was just focusing on getting the best possible mitigations.you are wrong, and the third runway won’t [more…]
Shell investors in line for multibillion-dollar windfall despite weak profits
Shell has given its investors a multibillion-dollar windfall despite reporting weaker-than-expected profits of $23.7bn (£19bn) for last year as global oil and gas prices tumbled. [more…]
Royal Mail should cut second-class delivery days, says regulator Ofcom
Royal Mail is set to be allowed to deliver second-class letters only on alternate weekdays and not on Saturdays under proposals to shake-up postal service [more…]
Hinkley Point C owner warns fish protection row may further delay nuclear plant
The owner of Hinkley Point C in Somerset has warned that the much-delayed construction of Britain’s first new nuclear power plant in a generation could [more…]
Crime ‘spiralling out of control’ in stores, warns British Retail Consortium
UK retailers are warning that crime in their stores is “spiralling out of control” with 55,000 thefts a day and violent and abusive incidents rising [more…]
Ban on XL bully dogs a ‘huge burden on policing’, force chiefs warn
Enforcing a ban on XL bully dogs is placing a “huge burden on policing” with millions of pounds spent on veterinary bills and kennelling, police [more…]
Reeves plans to create ‘Silicon Valley’ between Oxford and Cambridge
Rachel Reeves is unveiling plans to create “Europe’s Silicon Valley” between Oxford and Cambridge as she stakes the government’s success on kickstarting economic growth and [more…]
IS fighters in Syria could break free amid Trump aid cut, terrorism expert warns
Donald Trump has thrown into doubt the security and administration of the main two detention facilities in north-east Syria that hold thousands of Islamic State [more…]
Woman accused of stealing Ukrainian soldiers’ mobile numbers, court hears
A lab technician has been accused of being the only member of a Bulgarian spy ring able to pull off a plot to steal the [more…]
Sister of Omagh bombing victim tells inquiry about ‘mind-blowing shock’
The sister of a 23-year-old Spanish visitor killed in the devastating Omagh bomb has said the public inquiry into the atrocity is allowing the family [more…]