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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
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 Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned its members will be balloted on industrialContinue Reading
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
Government backs Ofcom’s crackdown on online porn sites as age-check rules kick in
Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has welcomed a “speedy and decisive” crackdown by Ofcom on dozens of pornographic websites failing to implement robust age verification, marking the first major enforcement under the new Online Safety Act. Ofcom confirmed today it is investigating 34 adult websites to determine whether they are complyingContinue Reading
Now nurses and GPs threaten to strike as NHS braces for winter chaos
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 NHS patients face months of winter strikes as nurses and GPs are the latest to threaten walkouts if their demands areContinue Reading
Ice cream sales boost Unilever before spin-off later in 2025
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 Unilever sales grew over the first half of the year on the back of strongContinue Reading
Transfer news live updates as Man Utd plot £110m double swoop and Newcastle fume
Express Sport brings you all the latest updates as Manchester United and Liverpool try to sign Benjamin Sesko and Alexander Isak…Continue Reading
Doctors should earn more than train drivers, says boss of train drivers’ union
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 leader of train drivers’ union Aslef has said resident doctors are “not asking for enough” in their pay dispute withContinue Reading
Why was the Pacific tsunami smaller than expected? A geologist explains
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 The earthquake near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia on July 30 generated tsunami waves that have reachedContinue Reading