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FTSE 100 eases back from record highs
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Inside AstraZeneca’s abandoned UK vaccine plant as Labour and Tories face questions over £450m collapse
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 In May 2024, plans were cheerfully announced for a £450m facility to be built inContinue Reading
Bank shareholders eye returns as Barclays and NatWest report
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Experts have challenged the medical case against Lucy Letby. What about the statistical evidence?
An international panel of medical experts have thrust Lucy Letby back into the spotlight. At a press conference convened by Letby’s legal team, the experts cast doubt over the former nurse’s conviction. Letby was given 15 whole-life sentences for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more. Speaking atContinue Reading
‘There has never been a more dangerous time to take drugs’: the rising global threat of nitazenes and synthetic opioids
US Drug Enforcement Administration images accompanying a warning about the emergence of nitazenes in Washington DC, June 2022 USDEA In the early hours of September 14 2021, three men parked in a quiet car park in the southern English market town of Abingdon-on-Thames. The men, returning from a night out,Continue Reading
Bank of England’s top economist dismisses hopes of big interest rates cuts in further blow to Rachel Reeves
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 Rachel Reeves has suffered another blow in her bid to boost tepid economic growth after the Bank of England played downContinue Reading
Miliband refuses to reveal his personal view on controversial third runway at Heathrow
Ed Miliband, the Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary, has declined to reveal his personal view on the controversial third runway at Heathrow, despite Labour’s public backing of airport expansion. Under Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s push for economic growth, the Labour government last month confirmed its support for a larger Heathrow.Continue Reading
Bank of England chief economist downplays fears over inflation surge
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Miliband vows to consider support for Acorn project to help Grangemouth workers
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Kanye West’s X account posts shocking antisemitic rant
Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free Kanye West’s X/Twitter account shared a series of shocking antisemitic posts in a lengthy all-capsContinue Reading