The first attempt to launch satellites into orbit from British soil ended in a “painful” failure at the final hurdle last night as the rocket made it into space but failed to reach the right altitude, with its multimillion-pound cargo ...
Britain and the European Union have taken a step towards a Brexit deal over Northern Ireland and hailed it as a “new basis” for talks. James Cleverly, the foreign secretary, and Maros Sefcovic, his EU counterpart, said they had reached ...
Jobcentres should encourage thousands of early retirees to rejoin the workforce by helping them to find flexible or part-time opportunities, Labour has said. Jon Ashworth, the shadow work and pensions secretary, said that the centres needed to offer more options ...
Police are to be given more powers to combat new tactics taken by protesters that are designed to cause maximum disruption. Just Stop Oil’s most recent protests in the autumn involved slowly walking through streets in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, ...
MPs on the Treasury committee have written to the head of HM Revenue and Customs to ask if its working from home policy has caused a decline in its customer service helpline. Jim Harra, chief executive, has been asked for ...
Britain’s two great luxury car brands have reported record sales as the world’s superwealthy keep on spending. Rolls-Royce, based in its purpose-built Goodwood facility near the south coast, reported an 8 per cent growth in cars sold in 2022 to ...
Britishvolt is in talks with a consortium of investors over a deal which could potentially rescue the battery start-up’s ambitious gigafactory venture. The discussions are over the sale of a majority stake in the company and securing legally-binding terms that ...
Businesses will receive reduced support for their energy bills from the end of March as the Treasury attempts to cut the cost of compensating for soaring gas and electricity prices, the UK government has confirmed. James Cartlidge, the exchequer secretary ...
Throughout January, Federation Against Copyright Theft staff and police are going be visiting homes across the UK, serving notices to individuals to cease illegal streaming activities with immediate effect. Over 1,000 individuals have been identified following raids by West Mercia Police ...
Pfizer Inc. is not in talks with Chinese authorities to license a generic version of its COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid for use there, but is in discussions about a price for the branded product, Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Monday. Reuters reported on Friday that China was in talks with Pfizer to secure a ...