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Surprise finding by Hamptons shows age group comprises 50% of all new shareholders in firms set up this year Millennials now account for half of new buy-to-let investors in England and Wales, signalling a generational shift in landlords, while rents have dipped, according to a report. It is a surprise finding, as many millennials – … Read more
US president is due to arrive in Israel shortly after the expected release of 20 living Israeli hostages by Hamas. Follow the latest developments Thousands of Palestinians have continued to travel north towards the ruins of Gaza City amid the ceasefire as aid agencies worked to rush in more desperately needed aid to the territory. … Read more
Charge from next month expected to have disproportionate impact after energy-intensive industries given exemption British charities and small businesses have warned that a new levy on energy bills, intended to support the government’s nuclear power ambitions, could raise their costs by thousands of pounds a year. The extra charge could mean a significant cost hike … Read more
Exclusive: deputy leadership favourite says budget can revive party’s appeal, while Bridget Phillipson pitches to channel grassroots views to cabinet Labour should not “write off” next May’s elections as a likely moment for big losses but use the budget as a way to seize back voters’ attention, Lucy Powell has said as the battle to … Read more
Bridget Phillipson says national security adviser was not involved in discussions before CPS abandoned its prosecution The government’s national security adviser had no involvement in the prosecution being dropped against two British men accused of spying for China, a senior cabinet minister has said. Jonathan Powell had no connection to discussions about the “substance or … Read more
Royal sent email after Virginia Giuffre photo emerged but later claimed he had ceased contact with Epstein in 2010 Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein in an email “we are in this together” after a picture of the British royal with his arm around a teenage Virginia Giuffre was first published in 2011. The email will … Read more
How author researched his plots and letters from Alec Guinness feature in Oxford exhibition Lamplighters, pavement artists, babysitters – they have taken on whole new meanings thanks to John le Carré. As his fans will know, they are part of tradecraft practised by the spies he wrote about so evocatively. Now, almost five years after … Read more
A message of neighbourly solidarity is thriving in Birmingham against a backdrop of racist intimidation When Mus unfurled the leaflet lying on her driveway, she was left shocked, angry and upset. “White Britons are already a minority in London … it is clear that if these trends continue white people will become a minority in … Read more
Exclusive: Report by GMB union also finds pay disparity for women and disabled, trans, non-binary and gay staffers A race and gender pay gap among parliamentary staff means people of colour earn on average £2,000 less each year than their white counterparts, research seen by the Guardian suggests. A study due to be released this … Read more
President Paul Biya of Cameroon would be nearly 100 years old by the time he completed his eighth term, but he has promised that “the best is still to come.”