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String of UK peers accepted free trips to authoritarian Azerbaijan
In years gone by, the two members of the House of Lords had been political enemies, running the headquarters of rival parties during hotly contested general election battles. In October, however, they stood side by side to pay their respects to the former president of Azerbaijan.
A wreath laid at …
High profile, high risk: could Mandelson help tame Donald Trump?
Starbucks workers’ strike could reach hundreds of stores by Christmas Eve
The walkouts will start in Los Angeles, …
Donald Trump tells EU to buy more US oil and gas or face tariffs
The US president-elect, Donald Trump, has warned the EU that it will face trade tariffs on its exports to the US unless its member states buy more American oil and gas.
Trump reignited fears of a looming trade war between the US and the EU in his first public statement …
Starmer faces first major Brexit test as unionists request Stormont brake
How second full year of Charles’s reign parallels 1992 ‘annus horribilis’
The king will not look back on his annus horribilis “with undiluted pleasure”, as his late mother with masterly understatement so memorably observed of her own.
andthat of the Princess of Wales
was a shocking jolt, while the poor judgment of the …Lift for Rachel Reeves as UK borrowing hits three-year low
The UK’s debt bill fell last month as government borrowing dropped to just over £11bn, giving Rachel Reeves an early Christmas present after a furious backlash from business leaders to her budget.
Official figures showed the interest payable on central government debt was £3bn, much lower than analysts expected and …
Retail sales in Great Britain weaker than expected despite early Black Friday deals
Retail sales in Great Britain were weaker than expected in November despite stores starting to cut prices early as part of Black Friday discounting in the run-up to the key Christmas shopping season.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said sales volumes rose 0.2% month on month in November, falling …
Friday briefing: Will the Gisèle Pelicot case finally change how we view violence against women?
Watchdog intervenes in Yorkshire farmer’s £3.7m sprout dispute with Aldi
The grocery industry watchdog is to make a rare intervention in a Yorkshire sprout grower’s £3.7m legal case against Aldi over the discount chain’s decision to terminate a long-term supply deal.
In papers filed at the high court, W Clappison Ltd, which produced sprouts for Aldi’s UK arm for 13 …