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ScottishPower aims £12bn more at UK clean energy after Labour solar farms row
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Row over claims Rachel Reeves could hike capital gains tax as high as 39%
Rachel Reeves is being warned that a massive hike in capital gains tax could endanger her hopes of creating economic growth. It comes as a row has broken out over claims that the chancellor has asked Treasury officials to model capital gains tax rates of 39 per cent and 33Continue Reading
Wembley pays George Baldock tribute at England vs Greece after his tragic death
Football fans and players at Wembley mourned together before England’s game against the Greece on Thursday to pay tribute to George Baldock. The former Premier League footballer and Greece international passed away yesterday. The England-born Greece international was found unresponsive by police in a swimming pool at his home inContinue Reading
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s lost ship Endurance revealed in spectacular 3D detail
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s lost ship Endurance has been seen in spectacular 3D detail in new images released more than a century after it sunk. The vessel was hidden at a depth of 3,000m at the bottom of the icy Weddell Sea in Antarctica after sinking in 1915 – before itContinue Reading
Slow Horses star Kristin Scott Thomas secretly marries journalist chief
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 Kristin Scott Thomas, who plays the ruthless MI5 spymaster, Diana Taverner, in the hit TVContinue Reading
THG to spin off tech platform Ingenuity as it seeks £75m funding boost
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UK could send British troops to Ukraine to train soldiers
Military chiefs are considering sending British troops to Ukraine to train soldiers and boost Kyiv’s recruitment efforts, it has emerged. Ministry of Defence (MoD) sources confirmed to The Independent that discussions are ongoing about whether to send troops to the country to support it amid Russia’s ongoing invasion. There isContinue Reading
Scientists discover another crucial detail about the asteroid which killed dinosaurs – after 66 million years
A six-mile-long asteroid, which struck Earth 66 million years ago, wiped out the dinosaurs and more than half of all life on Earth. The impact left a 124-mile-wide crater underneath the Gulf of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. And, until now, it had been assumed that the asteroid acted alone. This week,Continue Reading
Man Utd ‘mind made up’ on Erik ten Hag as Noussair Mazraoui has surgery
Louis Saha has directed focus on Erik ten Hag for Bruno Fernandes‘ early-season struggle at Manchester United. The Red Devils captain has endured a poor start to the campaign, failing to score in his first 11 games. But Saha has questioned Ten Hag’s midfield set-up, claiming Kobbie Mainoo and ChristianContinue Reading
Robert Jenrick attacks Badenoch ‘drama’ and denies reaching Tory leadership ballot by mistake – latest news
Cleverly knocked out in huge Tory leadership shock to set up Badenoch and Jenrick clash Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Robert Jenrick has rejected suggestions that Tory MPs mistakenly backed him for the finalContinue Reading