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Manufacturing and health sectors boost growth but ONS revises down figures for July Exclusive: says higher taxes on wealthy ‘part of budget story’ Business live – updates The UK economy expanded by 0.1% in August, according to official figures, giving a lift to Rachel Reeves before next month’s crucial budget. A boost from the manufacturing … Read more
Government has been footing bill for loss-making company since April as minister acknowledges threat of EU tariffs The cost of taking control of British Steel has risen to £235m, the UK government has said, as it acknowledged concern over the threat of EU tariffs that could significantly harm the business. The government passed emergency legislation … Read more
Lobbyists attended 48% more meetings than Tories, as Labour accused of giving them ‘backstage pass’ UK politics live – latest updates Government ministers met representatives from the fossil fuel industry more than 500 times during their first year in power – equivalent to twice every working day, according to new research. The analysis found that … Read more
Provisional cause of death for former boxing world champion given at opening of inquest in Stockport Ricky Hatton, the former world champion boxer who died in September, is believed to have killed himself, according to a provisional cause of death given at the opening of his inquest at Stockport coroner’s court. Hatton, 46, was found … Read more
Almost 6% of global workforce will be cut over next two years, including 12,000 white-collar professionals Business live – latest updates Europe live – latest updates Nestlé has said it will cut 16,000 jobs over the next two years as the owner of KitKat and Nescafé attempts to reduce costs and boost sales. The Swiss-headquartered … Read more
Exclusive: external consultancy report found discrimination ‘baked into HR systems’ at London force A review of anti-Black racism within the Metropolitan police has been “buried” by the force, despite finding discrimination “baked into its HR systems”, the Guardian can reveal. The internal review, commissioned by the Met from the consultancy HR Rewired, concluded that bias, … Read more
NTSB report finds OceanGate company did not adequately test submersible before 2023 voyage to wreck of Titanic The deadly implosion of a submersible traveling to the wreck of the Titanic was the result of faulty engineering, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on Wednesday. The NTSB’s final report on the voyage that killed five … Read more
Vice-president downplays messages such as ‘I love Hitler’ in chat by 24 to 35-year-olds to ‘stupid jokes’ JD Vance sought to downplay the revelation that leaders of a group called the Young Republicans exchanged hundreds of racist, sexist text messages – including one in which rape was called “epic”, and another in which someone wrote … Read more
Paramedics treated three military personnel at scene of single-vehicle incident near Townsville on Wednesday night Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Three members of the Australian defence force have been injured in an accident involving a vehicle in north Queensland, with … Read more
Politico documented the use of slurs, including the N-word and a homophobic term, and antisemitic comments in chats Some leaders of Young Republican groups throughout the country are facing major backlash after some of their racist and highly offensive messages in private group chats were revealed by Politico. Democratic and Republican politicians denounced the language … Read more