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Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in court to give evidence in his corruption trial
Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in court in Tel Aviv to give evidence in his long-running corruption trial, becoming the first sitting Israeli prime minister to take the stand as a criminal defendant.
The rightwing populist politician, who is also wanted under an international warrant issued by the ICC for alleged …
Thames Water will run out of cash by March without £3bn emergency funding
Thames Water will run out of cash by March next year if it fails to secure court approval for a £3bn financial lifeline, the troubled utilities company has said.
Britain’s biggest water supplier said on Tuesday that all of its funds may be “exhausted” if it fails to secure the …
Premium food, clothing and tech ‘will push UK Christmas spending to £22.7bn’
Premium food, clothing and technology purchases are expected to drive a 5% jump in festive spending to £22.7bn this year, according to figures that suggest UK consumers will outstrip the first post-pandemic Christmas in 2021.
The average spending on gifts and celebrations is expected to rise from £416 to £433 …
Tesla lobbied UK to strengthen rules on carbon emissions from cars and lorries
Tesla lobbied the UK government to strengthen rules on carbon emissions from cars and lorries, according to documents that also show the electric carmaker continued to push for increased taxes on fossil fuel cars.
The US carmaker, which is run by Elon Musk, pushed for the British government to strengthen …
Who is Friedrich Merz, the pilot politician tipped to be German chancellor?
In July 2022, the prevailing political mood in Germany was grim. The economic powerhouse was on the brink of a recession, with Russia threatening to cut off its gas supplies. There were widespread fears of a decline in prosperity. The gloss was beginning to wear off Olaf Scholz’s coalition government.
…Brisbane is deciding on a 2032 Olympics stadium: how do the options stack up?
The 2032 Olympics have for a long time felt far away, but it took Gout Gout to show they are just around the corner. The Brisbane teenager’s barely believable 200m national record on Saturday has upped the urgency on organisers to get Games planning right, as Queenslanders dream of an …
Chancellor orders ministers to submit spending plans to private sector experts
Rachel Reeves has ordered Whitehall departments to submit their spending plans to “challenge panels” of private sector experts, including bankers, as part of her forthcoming spending review.
Formally kicking off the next phase of the spending review process, the chancellor said she was determined to wield an “iron fist against …
‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year: ‘Something everyone agrees on’
Human rights for Syrians but perhaps not for Saudis in Labour’s Middle East
Not that the foreign secretary was trying to take any of the credit for the collapse of the Assad regime, but without the UK standing firm then the dictator would have been around a lot longer. Just saying. Only maybe things weren’t entirely that simple. Because David Lammy had given …
Husband and wife to be forced apart by Home Office deportation flight
A husband and wife face enforced separation because the Home Office wants to put him on a deportation flight to Pakistan on Tuesday, leaving his wife in the UK.
Labour has pledged to increase deportations, and since taking office has removed more than 10,000 people – a mix of voluntary …