Category: UK
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…]
Keir Starmer vows to ‘embrace harsh light of fiscal reality’ ahead of budget
Keir Starmer will promise to “embrace the harsh light of fiscal reality” on Monday as his chancellor prepares to unveil a budget that includes billions [more…]
Labour suspends MP Mike Amesbury after video appears to show him punching man
Labour has suspended the whip from the MP Mike Amesbury after footage appeared to show him punching a man to the ground, the party said. [more…]
Keir Starmer appoints former Blair and Brown aide as his political director
Keir Starmer has appointed a former aide to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as his new political director in Downing Street. The prime minister has [more…]
OBR to publish breakdown of claimed £22bn ‘black hole’ on budget day
Britain’s fiscal watchdog is to publish a detailed breakdown of the £22bn “black hole” that Labour says it inherited after Rachel Reeves presents the budget [more…]
Cutting off Unrwa would deeply harm Israel’s reputation, says UK minister
Israel’s reputation as a democracy would be “deeply harmed” if the Knesset pressed ahead with bills this week that would end all Israeli government cooperation [more…]
