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The Union has given both broadcasters until December to confirm their participation “in recognition of the complexity of the matter.” The song contest has been embroiled in controversy in recent years over Israel’s…
Read morePuente said the official who gave the order had been identified and was being questioned by Spain's Civil Guard and the country's Railway Accident Investigation Commission. The minister stressed that Spain had “a safe…
Read moreCity experts welcomed news that the chancellor will overturn a decision by his predecessor, Rachel Reeves, to cut the allowance from £20,000 to £12,000 a year from April to get more money flowing into UK company stocks.…
Read moreThe visit comes as Berlin and London seek to deepen their defense partnership under the landmark Trinity House Agreement signed in October 2024 and the broader Kensington Treaty concluded in 2025. The meeting follows an…
Read moreThe health secretary has decided to keep and extend the role of Healthwatch England , which was due to be axed as part of the government's reorganisation of the health service in England. The move is the latest in a…
Read moreOf course it wasn’t wrong, to say yesterday: “ Tomorrow is the Budget. Ergo, one must write about the Budget today, tomorrow and the day after. It’s a rather boring ordeal. Every right-of-centre commentator will spew the…
Read moreAt the last election, Labour promised to “ ensure taxes on working people are kept as low as possible ”. Who on earth do they think they’re kidding? Over the past two years, they’ve introduced a new tax on family homes…
Read moreMore than a week after independent MP Helen Haines was allegedly targeted in an attack outside her electorate office in northern Victoria, causing her to lose both legs, Campbell said the tenor of political debate in…
Read moreHe studied Economics and Politics at the University of Sheffield and previously worked in the City of London. Following the outbreak of war in the Middle East, disruption of international energy markets and the…
Read moreA few months ago, I argued on this site that we should scrap the triple lock. It is an expensive transfer from working people to the wealthiest generation in British history, upheld by a mechanical ratchet that raises…
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