10,000 homes on ex-military bases were never built Getty Images Jack Fenwick Political reporter Brian Wheeler Political reporter 30 August 2024, 01:31 BST Comments Updated 2 hours ago A government scheme to use vacant military land for new homes was quietly shelved two years ago without a single house being built. The plan was meant… Continue reading 10,000 homes on ex-military bases were never built
Reeves under growing pressure on winter fuel payments
Reeves under growing pressure on winter fuel payments Reuters Chas Geiger Politics reporter Nicholas Watt Newsnight political editor @nicholaswatt 56 minutes ago Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has called for a Commons vote on the decision to withdraw the winter fuel payment from millions of pensioners, describing it as the government’s “first big mistake”.… Continue reading Reeves under growing pressure on winter fuel payments
AI chip giant Nvidia shares fall despite record sales
AI chip giant Nvidia shares fall despite record sales Getty Images Mitchell Labiak Business reporter, BBC News 47 minutes ago Artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant Nvidia says its revenues for the three months to the end of July more than doubled compared to a year earlier, hitting a record $30bn (£24.7bn). However, the firm’s shares… Continue reading AI chip giant Nvidia shares fall despite record sales
Starmer: Reset with EU will not reverse Brexit
Starmer: Reset with EU will not reverse Brexit This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Becky Morton Political reporter Paul Seddon Political reporter 27 August 2024 Comments Updated 1 hour ago The UK’s desire to reset relations with the European Union does not mean… Continue reading Starmer: Reset with EU will not reverse Brexit
Man posing as teen YouTuber jailed for global sextortion
Man posing as teen YouTuber jailed for global sextortion Getty Images Tiffanie Turnbull BBC News, Sydney 43 minutes ago Warning: This story contains details readers might find distressing A predator posing as a teenage YouTuber who blackmailed hundreds of girls around the globe into performing sex acts on camera has been jailed for 17 years… Continue reading Man posing as teen YouTuber jailed for global sextortion
Autumn Budget will be painful, warns Starmer
Autumn Budget will be painful, warns Starmer This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Kate Whannel Political reporter 26 August 2024 Updated 6 hours ago October’s Budget will be “painful” and the government will have to make “big asks” of the public, Sir Keir… Continue reading Autumn Budget will be painful, warns Starmer
Treasury considers extending Household Support Fund
Treasury considers extending Household Support Fund PA 4 minutes ago The government’s Household Support Fund – designed to help with cost of living pressures like fuel prices – could be extended. Under the scheme, which had been due to close on 31 September, cash is provided to councils in England to give struggling households small… Continue reading Treasury considers extending Household Support Fund
In Russia, questions swirl over arrest of Telegram boss
In Russia, questions swirl over arrest of Telegram boss Getty Images Steve Rosenberg BBC Russia editor 22 minutes ago Since Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire and founder of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested on landing in Paris on Saturday evening, there has been more speculation than substance about his fate. The headline in a… Continue reading In Russia, questions swirl over arrest of Telegram boss
Telegram says arrested CEO Durov has ‘nothing to hide’
Telegram says arrested CEO Durov has ‘nothing to hide’ AOP.Press/Corbis Will Vernon BBC News 25 August 2024 Updated 46 minutes ago Messaging app Telegram has said its CEO Pavel Durov, who was detained in France on Saturday, has “nothing to hide”. Mr Durov was arrested at an airport north of Paris under a warrant for… Continue reading Telegram says arrested CEO Durov has ‘nothing to hide’
Labour and Tories blame each other for energy bill rise
Labour and Tories blame each other for energy bill rise Reuters Jennifer McKiernan Political reporter, BBC News @_JennyMcKiernan Iain Watson Political correspondent 23 August 2024, 09:36 BST Comments Updated 50 minutes ago Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has blamed energy price hikes this autumn on what he said was the Conservatives’ failure to invest in renewables.… Continue reading Labour and Tories blame each other for energy bill rise