P ermission to berth a barge housing asylum seekers at an east London docks has been rejected, it has been confirmed. London’s Royal Docks said it had informed the Home Office last month that water beside City Airport would not be appropriate as a potential location to moor one ofContinue Reading
A legal challenge to the UK Government’s effective block on glass in Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS) is “unlikely to be fruitful”, according to Deputy First Minister Shona Robison. The UK Government’s decision to offer only a partial exemption to the Internal Market Act – the trade rules governing theContinue Reading
A wave of price cuts announced by Tesco could mark a significant turning point for consumers in Ireland, the finance minister has said. Michael McGrath expressed confidence other retailers will follow suit after Tesco Ireland moved to reduce prices, by an average of 10 per ccent, on 700 products. MrContinue Reading
The Prime Minister watched Washington Nationals take on Arizona Diamondbacks during his trip to the US. Fans were treated to a military flypast and both God Save the King and the Star Spangled Banner played by Royal Marines and US military bands. Mr Sunak mingled with players before the gameContinue Reading
L ondon Mayor Sadiq Khan has said he opposes “in the strongest possible terms” any Home Office plans to moor another barge housing asylum seekers at the city’s Royal Docks. The east London docks, beside City Airport, was named in reports this week as a potential new site to houseContinue Reading
Ireland’s public finances are strong and the Government is conscious of advice to watch inflation, the Tánaiste has said. Micheál Martin was speaking after the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council said the Government must plan to manage windfalls and keep the public finances on track. Mr Martin responded saying the GovernmentContinue Reading
R ishi Sunak has denied that the Government is resisting the release of messages to the Covid inquiry because he fears embarassment. Speaking to the BBC, the Prime Minister insisted the Government was acting with “candour and transparency” despite a judicial challenge against the inquiry over its demands to handContinue Reading
T he Scottish Government has insisted it had “no option” other than to delay its deposit return scheme (DRS) for drinks can and bottles until October 2025 at the earliest. Scottish circular economy minister Lorna Slater announced a further delay to the scheme, which had already been pushed back from August thisContinue Reading
The risks facing the Irish financial system have increased as inflation is weighing heavily on the global economy, the Central Bank has warned. Persistent inflation and higher interest rates continue to pose challenges to an otherwise resilient Irish economy, according to the Central Bank’s financial stability review which was publishedContinue Reading
T he squeeze on real wages in Britain is set to last at least until Christmas with inflation remaining the highest among key major economies, leading economists warned on Wednesday. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development predicted that the UK’s headline inflation rate was set to be 6.9 perContinue Reading
