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Air control boss Martin Rolfe hauled in for grilling from Heidi Alexander as he faces calls to resign
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email The head of the UK’s air traffic control firm was called in for a meeting with the transport secretary after aContinue Reading
UK property sales rise in June, offering boost to Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Residential property transactions rose in June 2025, providing a welcome boost to Chancellor Rachel Reeves and signalling growing confidence in the housing market. According to HMRC’s latest monthly property statistics, 95,080 residential properties were sold in June, with commercial transactions also showing an upward trend at 10,190 sales. The figuresContinue Reading
Holger Rune put in his place after ‘messaging’ married Wimbledon star
World No. 9 Holger Rune was allegedly turned down by married tennis star Veronika Kudermetova after she claimed he had texted her. Kudermetova, 28, claims the 22-year-old Dane now doesn’t talk to her after she told him that she was ‘too old’ for him and is married. Rune, a dominantContinue Reading
Fears raised over future of Angelina Jolie and William Hague’s anti-sexual violence programme after Starmer’s aid cuts
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Your dog can read your mind – sort of
Dmytro Zinkevych/Shutterstock.com Your dog tilts its head when you cry, paces when you’re stressed, and somehow appears at your side during your worst moments. Coincidence? Not even close. Thousands of years of co-evolution have given dogs special ways to tune in to our voices, faces and even brain chemistry. FromContinue Reading
FTSE 100 closes down after US inflation figures temper tech firms’ results
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The FTSE 100 gave up early gains as a strong US inflation reading and weakContinue Reading
Starmer’s former shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds urges Rachel Reeves to consider wealth tax at next budget
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Former Labour minister Anneliese Dodds has urged the government to consider a wealth tax at the next budget in order toContinue Reading
Max Verstappen makes final decision on Red Bull future with four-word plea
Max Verstappen has confirmed that he will remain with Red Bull for the 2026 season, putting an end to speculation that he could swap his long-time employers for Mercedes and stating it was time to ‘stop all the rumours’. The Dutchman is contracted with the Milton Keynes squad until theContinue Reading
Nurses threaten industrial action ballot after pay offer rejected
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If the BBC bows to YouTube, everyone loses
The online video-sharing platform has leapfrogged ITV to become the UK’s second-most popular choice for at-home viewing. But if the BBC tries too hard to compete with YouTube, we’ll all end up the poorer, writes Nick HiltonContinue Reading