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Who is Friedrich Merz and what’s in his in-tray?
Friedrich Merz, a former banker who has never been a government minister, appears almost certain to be the next chancellor of Germany after his conservative CDU/CSU alliance won the most votes in Sunday’s crucial federal election.
During the campaign his decision to win a vote in parliament by relying on …
Starmer condemns Farage and Reform UK for ‘fawning over Putin’
Keir Starmer has condemned Nigel Farage and Reform UK for talking the language of workers’ rights online but wanting to charge people to use the NHS and for “fawning over Putin”.
The prime minister said Labour must be ready for the test Farage’s party presents, saying there had been a …
Energy giant AGL is disputing $25m fine for wrongly taking welfare money from hundreds as ‘excessive’
Energy giant AGL is disputing a “manifestly excessive” $25m fine for using the Centrepay debit system to wrongly take welfare money from hundreds of vulnerable Australians. It argues that a judge should not have used the massive financial penalty to try to “provoke some attention” from the company’s board and …
Keir Starmer pledges £200m for Grangemouth oil refinery site
Keir Starmer has announced £200m in funding to boost investment at Grangemouth oil refinery, which is closing down with the loss of more than 400 jobs.
The prime minister said the national wealth fund would provide £200m in state investment for up to five companies who moved to Grangemouth, where …
Russians hoping for peace talks and ‘universal joy’ – but will western brands return?
Consumers don’t have a debt problem. The US government does | Gene Marks
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. Consumers are “finding it harder and harder to pay off their debt”, claims …Forensic science centre that inspired BBC show Traces at risk of closure
Dundee University’s world-leading forensic science research centre, which inspired the hit BBC drama Traces, is under threat of closure as the institution attempts to plug a £30m budget deficit.
It is feared all 24 jobs will be axed at the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, the largest interdisciplinary team …
Home Office contractor collecting data on UK citizens while checking migrants’ finances
The Home Office has been accused of collecting data on “hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting British citizens” while conducting financial checks on migrants.
A report by a private contractor for a routine immigration application was mistakenly sent to a charity by a government official, and contained information on more than …
How UK and EU could find more money for defence without spooking the markets
Can Britain increase defence spending without cuts elsewhere?
Rachel Reeves is constrained by fiscal rules that govern the extent of the UK’s debts and the annual spending deficit by the end of the parliament. Following lower than expected tax receipts and higher borrowing costs in the current financial year, it …
Can Moldova – population 2.4m – show the world how to stand up to Putin?
How can a democracy defend itself from an attacker who does not respect any democratic rules?
When your assailant uses corruption, blackmail, economic war, cyber attacks, covert campaigns and street violence – while all you have are inefficient courts and even slower international institutions. Can you lose your sovereignty by …