HMRC to use voice recognition to speed up calls
The tax authority has been heavily criticised for failing to answer tens of thousands of calls....
Month : March 2025
Ministers scrap green heating plans for new homes
Acting net-zero secretary Gillian Martin told MSPs the legislation, drafted by the Scottish Greens, would “make people poorer.”...
Ontario backs down after Trump escalates tariff threats
It comes after the Canadian province of Ontario said it would suspend a 25% surcharge on US-bound electricity....
Bills to rise by 80p to fund discounts for homes near pylons
Households near new pylons are set to get up to £250 a year off their energy bills, under government plans....
Indian Americans worried over US ties under Trump, survey reveals
Indian Americans are optimistic about India’s future, but wary of US-India ties under a second Trump term....
Mike Amesbury to stand down as MP over assault conviction
Mike Amesbury says he “regrets” attacking Paul Fellows “every moment, every day”....
Greenland votes under shadow of Trump threat
Greenland voted yesterday in legislative elections that could yield a timeline for independence for the Danish self-governing territory coveted by US President Donald Trump.Trump, determined...
Over 100 hostages freed in deadly Pakistan train siege
Three people were killed and around a hundred hostages freed by Pakistani troops yesterday after armed militants attacked a train carrying over 450 passengers in...
South Africa bus crash toll climbs to 16
A bus overturned in an area of Johannesburg near South Africa’s main airport early yesterday, killing at least 16 people, city officials said, with dozens...
Boatless in Gaza: using old fridge doors to catch fish
Balanced calmly on top of what was once a refrigerator door, fisherman Khaled Habib uses a makeshift paddle to propel himself through the waters of...