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Managing Spurs as £43m Maghnes Akliouche deal struck and £35m ace signs contract
Tottenham Hotspur go into the final few days of the winter transfer window with plenty of work left to do. Thomas Frank’s team might have made a fast start in the Champions League but it’s a different story domestically – especially on home turf. A return of just nine pointsContinue Reading
Starmer lands in Beijing after claiming engaging with China will make UK richer and safer
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 Sir Keir Starmer has landed in China for a controversial three-day visit, which he has claimed will make the UK saferContinue Reading
Pets at Home narrows retail sales declines after cutting prices
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Small defence firms to get easier access to MoD contracts under new growth unit
Small British defence companies are set to gain easier access to Ministry of Defence contracts after the government launched a dedicated unit to simplify procurement and boost spending with smaller suppliers. The Ministry of Defence has unveiled the Defence Office for Small Business Growth, a new service designed to cutContinue Reading
Discovery of complex pre-historic tools in China suggests our ancestors were far more advanced than thought
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Complex prehistoric tools unearthed at an archaeological site in central China are upending long-standing assumptions about human evolution, scientists claim inContinue Reading
Top Bollywood singer Arijit Singh announces surprise retirement but ‘won’t stop making music’
Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This One of India’s most popular and commercially successful singers has announced that he is stepping back from recordingContinue Reading
Doomsday Clock closer to midnight than ever before, scientists warn
Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter The apocalypse is closer than it ever has been, according to the experts behind the Doomsday Clock. The clock now stands at 85Continue Reading
Starmer flies to China vowing to defend national security and make Britons better off
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 Sir Keir Starmer says the UK will benefit from a strengthened relationship with China ahead of his arrival in Beijing onContinue Reading
Transport Committee urges action to secure skills pipeline for UK transport manufacturing
The Transport Committee has called on the Government to seize “once-in-a-generation” opportunities to secure the future skills pipeline for the UK’s transport manufacturing sector, amid mounting shortages and the rapid shift to cleaner technologies. In a new report published today, MPs warn that manufacturers across aerospace, automotive, rail and maritimeContinue Reading
Lords warn pensions inheritance tax changes risk overwhelming personal representatives
Peers have warned that the government’s proposed inheritance tax reforms covering pensions could place an unrealistic and potentially unmanageable burden on personal representatives, creating widespread delays, cashflow pressures and legal risk for those administering estates. In a report published today, the House of Lords Economic Affairs Finance Bill Sub-Committee examinedContinue Reading