Rachel Reeves tells MPs of plans to go ‘further and faster’ in pursuit of growth

Chancellor reassures Labour colleagues that climate concerns go ‘hand in hand’ with economic ambitions Rachel Reeves has told MPs the government needs to go “further and faster” to increase economic growth, as Downing Street sought to reassure people concerned about the environment that net zero and increasing output go “hand in hand”. The chancellor has…

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WH Smith sale plan could turn some areas into ‘postal deserts’, says union

Retailer operates 200 post offices and potential closures called ‘devastating, but sadly all too predictable’ The planned sale of WH Smith’s high street stores could turn some communities into “postal deserts” because 200 post offices are operated in the retailer’s shops, a union has warned. “These potential closures are devastating, but they are sadly all…

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One of Europe’s most-wanted drug traffickers living in Sierra Leone, say Dutch prosecutors

Jos Leijdekkers, reportedly the son-in-law of African country’s president, was sentenced to 24 years in prison One of Europe’s most wanted men, the Dutch crime boss Jos Leijdekkers, is hiding out in Sierra Leone, Dutch prosecutors have said. The statement came after Dutch media published footage that appeared to show the violent drug trafficker at…

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