Category: UK
Increase wealth taxes to stop rise of Reform UK, says ex-Labour minister
A failure by Rachel Reeves to back a “windfall of wealth taxes” in her budget risks fuelling the rise of the populist right, a former [more…]
Study of new personalised cancer therapies could ‘transform’ how the disease is treated
Scientists are embarking on a large-scale clinical study of new personalised cancer therapies which could give clinicians are real-time view of how well treatments are [more…]
Doubts grow over Labour’s VAT plan for private schools
Government plans to impose VAT on private schools from 1 January next year may have to be delayed because of warnings from unions, tax experts [more…]
Waiter! Soho’s cafe society confused after law changes on tipping
Whoever said it’s better to give than to receive wasn’t talking about tipping. Waiters around the UK should be starting to receive a £200m-a-year bonanza [more…]
Assisted dying supporters court Tories to bolster cross-party appeal
Supporters of an assisted dying law in England and Wales are battling to stop the issue from splitting along party political lines after all four Tory leadership [more…]
Wind and rain to hit UK as remnant of Hurricane Kirk passes by
Britons may have to brace for a blast of wind and rain next week as the tail end of Hurricane Kirk passes by. The Met [more…]
Sky News pulls out of Boris Johnson interview over recording ban
Sky News has pulled out of an interview with Boris Johnson after its political editor was told she could not make an audio recording or [more…]
Naomi Campbell admits failures at fashion charity but denies misconduct
Naomi Campbell has admitted she failed in her duties as a trustee at the Fashion for Relief charity she founded – but has insisted she [more…]
‘Blue plaque’ at Walthamstow Tesco honours lettuce that outlasted Liz Truss
A fake blue plaque has been erected outside a Tesco in Walthamstow to commemorate the fact that the lettuce that famously outlasted Liz Truss’s premiership [more…]
Police officer charged after death of woman, 81, in collision with royal escort
A police officer has been charged over the death of an 81-year-old woman who was killed in a collision with a motorcycle that was part [more…]