Month: January 2025

UK News: Data reverses previous 0.1% drop and marks first judgment on impact of chancellor’s budget

The UK economy grew by 0.1% in November, reversing a 0.1% drop in the previous month and easing pressure on embattled chancellor Rachel Reeves.

The expansion in activity will be welcomed by the Treasury, as it shows the economy expanded following the budget at the end of October. Continue reading…
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UK News: Office for Environmental Protection calls for urgent action after finding government is falling short on most targets

The window to stop the decline of England’s nature is swiftly closing, the environmental watchdog has said, as its latest report finds that the government is falling short on most of its targets to improve the environment.

Some of Labour’s actions, however, including setting up a water commission and writing a new environmental improvement plan, were praised by the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) in its annual review of how the government was meeting the legally binding environment targets. Continue reading…
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From a Grade II-listed former hospital in Lincoln to an apartment in a converted warehouse in London Continue reading…
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Chancellor says she has the ideas needed to turn things around after week of speculation about whether she can remain in post

Rachel Reeves has said she is not going to let her critics get her down after a bruising week of speculation about whether she could be ousted as chancellor.

Reeves said she is qualified for the job and has the ideas to turn things around, amid worries about falling business confidence and the rising cost of government borrowing. Continue reading…
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