Who or what is Keir Starmer frightened of? With July’s landslide victory under his belt, he doesn’t have to face the electorate for another five years. The rightwing media will attack him and Labour irrespective of what he says and does, but he can afford to ignore them. Meanwhile, surveys consistently show that a majority…
Rachel Reeves’s pledge of £22bn for carbon capture projects across the UK brings the promise of jobs and a revitalised economy (Today, with our £22bn pledge for carbon capture, Labour’s green revolution for Britain begins, 4 October). But there’s one critical question: who’s going to build it all? The UK construction sector is already facing…
More than a month after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) initially issued a recall of eggs after people in nine states fell ill with salmonella, the government agency has now upgraded its warnings, saying that the eggs in question could cause serious adverse health consequences or even death if ingested. The initial egg…
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China has imposed tariffs on EU brandy imports in an escalating tit-for-tat trade row with Brussels over extra levies on Chinese-made electric vehicles. Beijing also said it was considering duties on imported petrol cars from Europe. China said importers of EU brandy would have to pay a levy of as much as 39% from Friday…
The Spanish tennis star Paula Badosa has apologised after she was accused of racism over a photo that appeared to show her pulling her eyes back with chopsticks while in China for a series of tournaments. Following her defeat on Saturday in the semi-finals of the China Open, Badosa’s coach, Pol Toledo, posted the photo…
Heavy traffic begins to back up on Interstate 275 South as residents evacuate St. Petersburg, Florida, ahead of Hurricane Milton, U.S., October 7, 2024. Octavio Jones | Reuters Hurricane Milton’s once-in-a-century potential could cause damages of more than $50 billion, with the potential to leave behind devastation approaching $175 billion or more in a worst-case…
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Shein, the online fast-fashion retailer founded in China, doubled profits at its UK arm last year as sales jumped nearly 40% to £1.5bn – making it about the same size as its rival Boohoo. The company, which is considering a £50bn float on the London Stock Exchange, said pre-tax profits at Shein Distribution UK rose…
Jenrick sabotaged his Tory leadership chances at conference, survey of members suggests, with Cleverly rising fast Conservative members were more likely to be turned off by what they saw of Robert Jenrick at the party conference than impressed, a survey suggests. Jenrick arrived at the conference as the clear bookmakers’ favourite. But, according to a…
