Plan to make it easier for councils to seize land for housing
Councils are to be given greater powers to seize land, under government plans to boost housebuilding. The measure is part of the flagship Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which has been…
Starmer says benefit system unfair and indefensible
Sir Keir Starmer has called the current benefits system unsustainable, indefensible and unfair, and said the government could not “shrug its shoulders and look away”. Addressing Labour MPs on Monday…
Trump says he will buy a Tesla after stock slump
US President Donald Trump has said he will “buy a brand new Tesla” after shares in the electric car firm fell more than 15%. Trump blamed “radical left lunatics” boycotting…
What are tariffs and why is Trump using them?
US President Donald Trump has said he will double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium imports from the planned 25% to 50%. He has already imposed separate 25% tariffs on…
HMRC to use voice recognition to speed up calls
Callers to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be able to use their voice as a password in a bid to speed up calls, a government minister has announced. The…
Global smartwatch sales fall for first time
Global sales of smartwatches have fallen for the first time, new figures indicate, in large part due to a sharp decline in the popularity of market leader, Apple. Market research…
Met PC sacked for avoiding train fares
A police officer who admitted to knowingly avoiding paying train fares has been sacked for breaching standards of “honesty and integrity” and “discreditable conduct”. PC Luke Goddard, who joined the…
Faisal Islam: Trump is no longer swayed by the stock markets
On the day of the US presidential inauguration I was told by a top US tech chief executive that although he was likely to be hit by retaliatory tariffs, he…
Ontario backs down after Trump escalates tariff threats
Donald Trump has halted a plan to double US tariffs on Canadian steel and metal imports to 50%, just hours after first threatening them. Tariffs of 25% are still going…
Stocks slide as Trump warns of US economy ‘transition’
A sell-off in the US stock market gathered steam on Monday, fuelled by rising concern about the cost of the trade war to the world’s largest economy. The S&P 500,…