Pension shake-up plan aims to boost growth
Restrictions on surplus cash in pension schemes could be eased to get more money into the economy....
Month : January 2025
Minister spoken to over attending Muslim Council event
Labour has cut ties with the Muslim Council of Britain and bans ministers from engaging with the organisation....
Reeves expected to back Heathrow expansion plans
The chancellor is expected to make the announcement as part of a speech about growth on Wednesday....
Chris Mason: Labour must make economic growth ideas work this time
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is seeking to inject optimism the economy and a sense that Labour can get things done....
US Vice President affirms commitment to support stability in Middle East
US Vice President JD Vance affirmed the new US administration's commitment to continuing efforts to support stability in the Middle East, pointing out that the...
UN receives formal US withdrawal notification from Paris Climate Agreement
The United Nations confirmed that it had received a formal notification from the US government concerning its withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement.The letter...
Shops and firms will not be forced to accept cash
Coffee shops, trains and leisure centres have been accused of excluding people by no longer accepting cash....
Meta is ditching fact checkers for X-style community notes. Will they work?
Many have questioned Meta’s motivations for ditching fact checkers – but could it be a positive change?...
Temporary housing linked to deaths of at least 74 children
Official data show that 58 of those children were babies under the age of one....
S. Korea’s airplane fire injures seven
A passenger aircraft caught fire at Gimhae international airport in the southeastern city of Busan in South Korea, with seven people sustaining injuries while evacuating.The...