The husband of Scotland’s former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was charged with embezzlement allegations involving funds belonging to the Scottish National Party. Peter Murrell was arrested Thursday morning. He had
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According to a recent report, tax havens make “glacially” slow progress on transparency measures to combat economic crime. Gibraltar, the only jurisdiction with a fully functional and public beneficial owner
The government has accused a group of companies of “breach” of the scheme rules after they received £9million in taxpayer funding through Rishi Sunak’s Future Fund. Administrators have announced that
A report says that Britain’s housing is “expensive and cramped” with an ageing population. It offers the lowest value for money among advanced economies. According to a study by Resolution
As part of its efforts to improve service, the intercity train operator Avanti struck an overtime agreement with drivers. This could bring their average annual salary to nearly £100,000. The
On Thursday, Congressional leaders announced a $1.2tn budget package to fund a large part of the federal Government. There are less than two weeks left to avoid a partial government
Donald Trump’s legal dispute with his former business partner will soon come to an end. A vote is set to decide whether the former US President can reap a $3.5bn
Vladimir Putin has won the Russian presidential election with a landslide, securing his reign for six more years despite his invasion of Ukraine. According to the Russian electoral committee, the
Labour hired former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, and Barclays boss to unlock billions of pounds of private investment. was forced to abandon a pledge to spend £28bn on
BAE Systems is expected to make a profit of £3 billion this year, as the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are boosting the company’s coffers. The company, which
Last week, official figures revealed that the UK had entered a “technical recession” in the second half last year. The drop in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 0.3 percent in
Jeremy Hunt ordered a review of the so-called tourist tax, the clearest indication yet that the Treasury could be on the verge of a major policy reversal which would give
Tata Steel is accused by MPs of using a bluff to get the government to give it a £500m bailout. This was a “deal for the century”, made on taxpayers’
Sinn Fein said that a united Ireland was “within touching range” as it prepared to take on the role of Northern Ireland First Minister for the first. Mary Lou McDonald
Jeremy Hunt warned the cabinet of the possibility that the tax cuts included in the spring budget could be less than expected due to “major structural weakness” in the economy.
Jeremy Hunt has begun preparing for a public sale of NatWest shares worth billions of pounds, which could happen as early as June. This would be reminiscent of Margaret Thatcher’s
