Giorno: 27 Luglio 2023

Ed Miliband urges PM to close ‘Swiss cheese’ holes in windfall tax on energy firms

Read More Rishi Sunak has been urged to close the holes in his “Swiss cheese” of a windfall tax on energy companies after Shell and British Gas reported significant profits, with Labour calling the government’s stance “perverse”. Billions of pounds will go to shareholders instead of being recouped in tax and put towards more help […]

Sin?ad O’Connor was found unresponsive in London flat, says Met

Read More Police officers found Sin?ad O’Connor unresponsive in a London flat on Wednesday just weeks after she had moved to the city, it has emerged. The Metropolitan police said in a statement on Thursday that officers were called at 11.18am on Wednesday to reports of an “unresponsive woman” at a residential address in the […]

Coutts CEO stands down in Farage bank account row, as Sunak fails to back chairman Davies – business live

Read More From 2h ago Newsflash: The head of Coutts has resigned, over the row about Nigel Farage’s loss of a his bank account. NatWest, which owns Coutts, has just announced that Peter Flavel will step down immediately. Paul Thwaite, who was appointed as NatWest Group CEO yesterday after Alison Rose stepped down, says: “I […]

‘Era of global boiling has arrived,’ says UN chief as July set to be hottest month on record

Read More The era of global warming has ended and “the era of global boiling has arrived”, the UN secretary general, Ant?nio Guterres, has said after scientists confirmed July was on track to be the world’s hottest month on record. “Climate change is here. It is terrifying. And it is just the beginning,” Guterres said. […]

Giuliani to Newsmax: ‘Real Judge’ Delayed Hunter’s Plea Deal

Hunter Biden’s plea agreement fell apart Wednesday because the Department of Justice “ran into a real federal judge” in U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said on Newsmax.

Trump Lawyers Told to ‘Expect Another Indictment’

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump arrived at the office of special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday, ABC News reported, the day a grand jury meets in the investigation of efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 presidential election defeat.

Trump Lawyers Arrive at Office of Special Counsel

Lawyers for former U.S. President Donald Trump arrived at the office of Special Counsel Jack Smith on Thursday, ABC News reported.

Rebelling soldiers surround Niger’s presidential palace in apparent coup attempt

Members of Niger’s presidential guard surrounded the presidential palace Wednesday in what African organizations called an attempted coup against the country’s democratically elected leader. The U.S. said the rebelling soldiers had detained President Mohamed Bazoum. A tweet from the account of Niger’s presidency reported that members of the elite guard unit engaged in an “anti-Republican […]

Ukrainian Security Service claims responsibility for Crimea bridge blast

Ukraine’s security service claimed responsibility for the first time on Wednesday for an explosion that badly damaged the Kerch Bridge linking the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula with Russia last October. The explosion, which Russian authorities said was caused by a truck bomb, left three people dead. CRIMEAN BRIDGE ATTACK LEAVES TWO DEAD, DAMAGES KEY RUSSIAN SUPPLY […]

Bank of Canada deliberates delaying rate hike amid inflation concerns, meeting minutes reveal

The Bank of Canada discussed delaying a hike to its key overnight rate at the last meeting before deciding on a raise to ensure progress in dampening inflation did not stall, according to minutes published on Wednesday. The bank announced a 25 basis point increase in rates to a 22-year-high of 5.0% on July 12. […]