Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMonaco, models and money – who is retail mogul Sir Philip Green? Sir Philip Green has said it was “outrageous” for Lord Hain to name him as the man who prevented the Telegraph publishing allegations of sexual and racial harassment. He said the Labour peer also failed …
Image copyright PA Image caption The French and British governments are working towards a deal – but preparing for one not happening French officials have rejected suggestions they could resort to a “go-slow” policy at the port of Calais if there is no Brexit deal. The UK’s Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab warned on Thursday of …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Alok Verma says India’s government has taken an “illegal” action by firing him as CBI chief The Indian government controversially removed the two men at the top of its main investigating agency earlier this week, sparking a political row over the decision. Alok Verma, the director of the Central …
Image copyright AFP China produced billionaires at the rate of two a week in 2017, says a report by Swiss bank UBS and auditors PwC. The number of billionaires in the country saw a net increase from 318 to 373, with a joint wealth of $1.12 trillion (£874bn), said the survey. The report said China …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRetail analyst Claire Bailey says Topshop sales could be hurt Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia retail empire is facing a backlash after it emerged he had used an injunction to stop the media publishing allegations of sexism and harassment against him. The hashtag #pinknotgreen is trending on Twitter, …
Image copyright Getty Images If forced to choose, who should a self-driving car kill in an unavoidable crash? Should the passengers in the vehicle be sacrificed to save pedestrians? Or should a pedestrian be killed to save a family of four in the vehicle? To get closer to an answer – if that were ever …
Image copyright Getty Images Countries around the world are pushing back against China’s revival as a major global power. China’s sheer size and population make it a heavyweight, and a clear strategic rival to the United States. It is the world’s most populous country and among its largest. Its influence has boomed – along with …
Scarborough is Britain’s “low-pay capital”, with many low-income seasonal jobs. There is concern about local funding for hospitals and schools. How are people here feeling ahead of Monday’s Budget? “People are struggling. We are struggling. Our families are struggling,” says Kathryn Firth of Childhaven Community School. Read more on this story:‘Everything is just stretched to …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption“They say they’re putting more money in but the maths doesn’t add up” Chancellor Philip Hammond will be at the despatch box in Westminster at 15:30 GMT on Monday, announcing all his big decisions on the spending power of government, and where he’ll get the cash from. …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Former High Street shops could be turned into housing under the chancellor’s plan Chancellor Philip Hammond is set to announce a £1.5bn lifeline to small High Street retailers in the Budget. The financial package will include £900m in business rates relief for nearly 500,000 small businesses and a pot …