Changes to Legacy Act could lift block on former Sinn Féin president receiving payout for unlawful internment UK politics live – latest updates The former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams and 400 others interned during the Northern Ireland Troubles would be in line for compensation from the British government if Labour’s plan to ditch controversial…
Chief secretary to the treasury Darren Jones says there will be a spring statement on 26 March The government is expected to make a statement later this afternoon on its plans to revise the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act, which it paused on taking on office last year. Although the act was passed in…
Electrical goods chain also says it intends to bring in more automation, despite market ‘perking up’ over Christmas Business live – latest updates Currys has announced it is to bring in more automation and that it is entering a period of “depressed hiring” after changes to employers’ national insurance, though it said the consumer environment…
Gusts are expected to kick up again early on Wednesday – as a 25th death is confirmed in the US disaster.
Struggling water firm tells regulator for England and Wales proposals would make it hard to attract talent to sector Troubled Thames Water has threatened to increase the salaries of its executives if the industry regulator sees through on plans to limit bonuses for the bosses of water companies. The company, which serves more than 16…
Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by depriving them of food and water.
World Economic Forum says responses from experts in business, politics and academia also highlight climate crisis Global leaders have said that escalating armed conflict is the most urgent threat in 2025 but the climate emergency is expected to cause the greatest concern over the next decade, according to the World Economic Forum. Ahead of its…
UK firm in vanguard of companies arguing SMRs are quicker and cheaper option than large Hinkley-sized nuclear plants The Hinkley Point C power plant in Somerset is gargantuan. The 176-hectare (435-acre) plant will provide 3.2 gigawatts of power, enough for 6m homes. It is not just the project that is huge: the cost is as…
The German economy contracted by 0.2% in 2024, in the second consecutive year of declines in the annual gross domestic product of Europe’s largest economy.
Forecasters warn of ‘particularly dangerous weather situation’ in California Here are some of the latest images that have come in on the newswires: Millions of southern Californians were on edge as a final round of dangerous fire weather was forecast for the region on Wednesday, reports the Associated Press (AP). Continue reading…
