For once, she was right. But what happened in practice? We got the taxes, but not the growth.That sums up our hapless Chancellor. What should happen, doesn’t. What shouldn’t happen, does. And...
Africa's most populous city, and one of the wealthiest, is seeing rapid growth and one developer believes it could one day rival Dubai as a destination for high earners looking for sleek, luxurious...
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch insisted she is on course to become Prime Minister, saying “people have always underestimated me”. She shrugged off dire poll ratings and reports of potential...
Tensions rise as superpowers scrap for a piece of the Arctic1 day agoKatya AdlerEurope editorReporting fromNorthern Norway and SvalbardBBCAs soon as Magnus Mæland became mayor of a small town on...
South Western first rail firm renationalised by Labour3 hours agoSean Dilley & Molly StazickerTransport correspondent & transport producerAdam DurbinBBC NewsPASouth Western Railway (SWR) has...
Murdered on the school run: The controversial Ukrainian gunned down in Madrid34 minutes agoJames WaterhouseBBC Ukraine correspondentReporting fromKyivEuropa Press via Getty ImagesAndriy Portnov's...
Victims in landmark child abuse trial ask why France doesn't want to know27 minutes agoAndrew HardingBBC Paris correspondentGetty ImagesIt was supposed to be a defining, catalytic moment for French...
Conservatives have been told to stop toppling their leaders in the search of a Messiah. The party of Thatcher has been reminded the Iron Lady herself was once seen as “hopeless” and...
Ukraine and Russia take part in biggest prisoner swap since 2022 invasion1 day agoJames Waterhouse & Amy WalkerIn northern Ukraine & LondonVolodymyr Zelensky/XRussia and Ukraine have each...
Iranian director speaks out after Cannes triumph1 hour agoIan YoungsCulture reporterReutersIranian director Jafar Panahi, who has repeatedly been imprisoned and banned from film-making in his home...
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Kemi Badenoch has challenged Keir Starmer to visit fishermen who fear his new trade deal with the EU will “kill” their businesses. The Prime Minister has faced widespread anger over his Brexit...
A major hotel strike has been planned for the Balearic Islands in peak Summer, spelling chaos for British tourists. Workers in Majorca, Ibiza and Menorca are set to stage mass walkouts on June 6...
Just when you think this government couldn’t do anything more to harm the British people – it does. This week it was announced that vicious killers and rapists will now be freed from jail in a...