Income tax revenues have leapt by more than 70 per cent since 2010 to £264 billion, illustrating the sharp rise in the tax burden overseen by successive Conservative administrations since the party came to power more than a decade ago. ...
BUDAPEST — Hungary’s government will require large food retailers from March to display price warnings on products that have shrunk in size, the Economy Ministry said on Monday. Hungary’s inflation rate peaked at 25% in the first quarter of last ...
MADRID — A Spanish arbitrator who awarded $15 billion to the descendants of a former sultan in a land dispute with Malaysia dating back to the 19th century has been convicted of contempt of court, it was announced on Monday, ...
ATHENS — Legal migration to the European Union will have to increase by 1 million people a year to make up for losses in the bloc’s ageing workforce, the European Union’s (EU) home affairs chief said on Monday. Migration to ...
MADRID — Spain’s government proposed a nationwide mandate for people to wear masks in hospitals and health clinics on Monday, and Italy said respiratory illness infection rates had hit a record, as flu and COVID spread across Europe. The European ...
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO — Boeing’s latest 737 MAX crisis deepened after United Airlines and Alaska Airlines said they had found loose parts on multiple grounded MAX 9 aircraft, raising new concerns among industry experts about how its best-selling jet family is manufactured. ...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called on Monday for a global ban on parenting via surrogacy, calling the practice “deplorable” and a grave violation of the dignity of the woman and the child. Pope Francis’ remarks are likely to antagonize ...
Many of us are waving goodbye to a difficult 2023. All industries and most businesses felt the pinch of 2023 in one way or another. A new year can be a daunting and anxious time. However, a new year is ...
The American company behind a proposed huge Las Vegas-style Sphere entertainment venue in east London has withdrawn its plans. Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSG) said it could not continue to participate in a process that was “merely a political football ...
The EU has announced €4bn (£3.4bn) of state aid investments in new factories producing electric batteries for cars, heat pumps and solar panels as it seeks to accelerate production and the uptake of green technologies and combat cheap Chinese imports. ...