Martin Lewis has cleared up confusion over the two-child benefit cap as Labour defeated an amendment to scrap the controversial measure. The cap prevents parents from claiming universal credit or tax credit for their third child. It came into place under a Conservative government April 2017 and applies to childrenContinue Reading
The FIA have ordered a clampdown on drivers using X-rated language following Max Verstappen‘s behaviour at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver collided with Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages, with the contact throwing his car into the air and off the track before he salvaged matters andContinue Reading
Handball and archery action is already underway this morning. Here’s what the rest of the day looks like… 10am: Netherlands vs Angola (women’s handball) 1pm: Spain vs Brazil (women’s handball), Samoa vs Kenya (men’s rugby sevens) 1:15pm: Archery (Men’s individual ranking round) 1:30pm: Argentina vs Australia (men’s rugby sevens) 2pm:Continue Reading
Logan director James Mangold has made it clear that he doesn’t like multiverses, arguing that they are “the death of storytelling.” Multiverses, which have become popular, especially within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, are “a collection of different universes that are thought by some people to exist at the same time,”Continue Reading
Rightwing Tory MP Suella Braverman’s bid to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader may come to an end before it even begins despite growing supprt among ordinary party members. The Independent understands that the former home secretary is struggling to get the 10 MPs needed to put her on theContinue Reading
The FTSE 100 finished on a high on Thursday after initially slipping to a three-month low earlier in the day. The blue-chip index rose 33 points to end the day on 8,186, a 0.4% increase. It recouped losses from early trading, after the index fell in the morning with moreContinue Reading
Private equity firm Apollo Global Management has said it is buying British parcel delivery firm Evri in a £2.7 billion deal. Apollo is set to buy Evri from Advent International, the private equity firm which bought the company, then the UK operations of the Hermes delivery group, for one billionContinue Reading
A North Korea-backed cyber group has been accused by the UK, US and South Korea of carrying out an online espionage campaign to steal military and nuclear secrets. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said the Andariel group has been compromising organisations around the world to steal sensitive and classifiedContinue Reading
Many car manufacturers would “struggle to comply” if Labour enacts its pledge to reinstate the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars without flexibilities, a senior automotive industry figure has warned. Mike Hawes, chief executive of trade body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), suggested the GovernmentContinue Reading
The shingles vaccine could decrease risk of dementia by 17%, a new study suggests. University of Oxford researchers found that the Shingrix vaccine is linked to a “significantly” lower risk of dementia in the six years after vaccination than the previously-used Zostavax jab, following a study on more than 200,000Continue Reading
