The exodus from Russia in the wake of Vladimir Putin’s call-up of 300,000 reservists continues, with people scrambling to escape to neighbouring countries. Thousands are fleeing to avoid being sent to fight in Ukraine after the Kremlin declared a partial mobilisation. One businessman flew to Istanbul, Turkey, on Friday after he decided not to wait
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It may have been billed a mini-budget, but what Kwasi Kwarteng announced on Friday was massive. A package of tax cuts on a scale not seen for half a century, paid for through borrowing at increasingly expensive rates in the hope that it will deliver better growth. This is an administration that promised “shock and
We all know the famous artists whose work sells for millions – Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, David Hockney, Pablo Picasso and Jeff Koons to name but a few. It doesn’t take a genius to spot the common denominator – they’re all men. Now new research has found that despite leaps in gender equality
In this article GOOG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai gestures during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 22, 2020. Fabrice COFFRINI | AFP | Getty Images As Google tries to navigate an unfamiliar environment of slowing growth, cost-cutting and employee dissent over
The chancellor has denied suggestions he is gambling with the economy as his raft of tax cuts were met with a hostile reception – and sent the pound plummeting to a 37-year low. The Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) said he was “betting the house” by putting government debt on an “unsustainable rising path”. Only
The growth plan outlined by the chancellor to lift the UK from the depths of the cost of living crisis and back to prosperity has been met with horror on financial markets, with the pound taking a particular hammering late in the day. Sterling, bonds and share values all fell sharply in the wake of
Double Booker Prize winner Dame Hilary Mantel, author of the epic Wolf Hall trilogy, has died aged 70. In a statement, her publisher 4th Estate books said: “We are heartbroken at the death of our beloved author, Dame Hilary Mantel, and our thoughts are with her friends and family, especially her husband, Gerald. “This is
President Zelenskyy says the Ukrainian flag will return to all parts of the country, after he visited one of the cities reclaimed by Ukrainian forces in recent days. Retired Air Vice-Marshal Sean Bell looks at what the next moves on the ground may be and what President Putin will do next. #skynews #ukraine #russia SUBSCRIBE
Tom Barrack, one of President Donald Trump’s close friends and former chairman of his inaugural committee, was interviewed by the special counsel’s team last December, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Tesla electric cars photographed in Germany on March 21, 2022. According to the International Energy Agency, electric vehicle sales are on course to hit an “all-time high” this year. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Electric vehicle sales are on course to hit an all-time high this year, but more work is
Officials in Alabama have halted the lethal injection execution of a prisoner on death row because they couldn’t find a vein before the midnight deadline. Alabama corrections commissioner John Hamm said the decision to call off the scheduled execution of Alan Miller was made after it became clear they could not get the process under
Specks of dust retrieved by a Japanese space probe from an asteroid some 300 million kilometres from Earth have revealed a surprising component: a drop of water, scientists said Friday. The discovery offers new support for the theory that life on Earth was seeded from outer space. The findings are in the latest research to
Income tax will be cut by one penny Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced, as part of a raft of measures aimed at boosting economic growth. The reduction in the basic rate from 20% to 19% will be introduced in in April 2023 – one year earlier than planned. At the same time, the 45% top
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star George Ward, known by his stage name Cherry Valentine, has died at the age of 28, his family has announced. Ward appeared on the second series of the show before launching a TV career and fronting the BBC documentary Gypsy Queen And Proud. A statement from his family said: “It
Here are the key points from Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget statement to MPs: • The basic rate of income tax will be cut to 19p in the pound from April 2023. Will mean 31 million people will be better off by an average of £170 per year. • The 45% higher rate of income tax
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Draft-aged Russians have apparently begun to flee the country as it enters is biggest conscription drive since the Second World War – with plane ticket prices soaring above $5,000 (£4,443) and border crossings increasing. Vladimir Putin launched a new mobilisation campaign on Wednesday for the seven-month-old war in Ukraine that has already decimated cities, killed
Conservative MP David Davis addresses the House of Commons saying the Prime Minister “has done a good job” and that now he “should go”. Mr Davis applauded the work Boris Johnson has done to “make Brexit happen” and on the booster programme but said he should resign over partygate allegations at Downing Street during lockdown.
Conservative lawyer George Conway joins CNN’s John Berman to discuss former President Trump’s recent comments on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show, where he says there will be “big problems” if he’s indicted. #CNN #News