The boss of the world’s biggest bank has told Sky News that Western economies have a “good hand” in the “economic battlefield” with China but declared it doesn’t have to…
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Boeing could face prosecution in US over 737 MAX plane crashes which killed 346
A new twist in the safety crisis engulfing Boeing could see the airline prosecuted over the 737 MAX 8 crashes in 2018 and 2019 that left 346 people dead. It…
Read MoreRapid steps needed for Britain to compete in green industrial revolution – IPPR says
Britain has a chance to compete in the green industrial revolution, but only if the government takes rapid steps to help shore up its industry, according to an important new…
Read MoreLabour leader reassures union bosses in row over workers
Sir Keir Starmer has moved to reassure trade union bosses about his party’s plans to strengthen workers’ rights, after he was accused of watering them down. The party has promised…
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Landlords have been accused of “holding parliament hostage” with the threat of selling up to stop tenants’ rights from being strengthened. A fresh row erupted on the eve of the…
Read MorePost Office spin doctor said he was in a
A former Post Office communications director told fellow employees he was at “the heart of a corporate cover-up”, at the same time as sub-postmaster prosecutions were taking place and years…
Read MoreWage growth, Chinese electric vehicles and urban regeneration
On Ian’s show he talks to Victoria Clarke, UK chief economist at Santander Corporate Investment Bank, about wage growth. Sky’s economics and data editor Ed Conway discusses the US increasing…
Read MoreRecord 3.1 million food bank parcels handed out in a year, says charity
A record 3.1 million emergency food parcels have been handed out in just a year, according to a charity. The Trussell Trust says 3,121,404 were distributed by its network of…
Read MorePost Office scandal: Scottish government unveils plan to exonerate wrongly convicted sub-postmasters
The Scottish government has announced plans for new legislation that will exonerate sub-postmasters wrongly convicted as a result of the faulty Horizon IT system. Those who have their convictions quashed…
Read MoreAnglo American plans break-up after rejecting £34bn takeover bid
FTSE 100 mining giant Anglo American has revealed plans to break itself up, hours after it rejected a takeover bid from a larger rival. Anglo said it would sell or…
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