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 …
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Image copyright Getty Images Older savers will be hit by a significant cut to the returns on popular index-linked Savings Certificates from next year. Returns on the National Savings and Investments (NS&I) product are to track a less generous measure of inflation. The announcement, three days before the Budget, will benefit the Treasury by £610m …
Image copyright AFP The US economy grew at an annualised rate of 3.5% in the third quarter of the year, official figures have shown. The US Commerce Department said strong consumer and government spending helped to bolster the economy. But lower exports weighed on growth, after a surge earlier in the year as firms rushed …
Facebook has uncovered and removed dozens of pages, accounts and groups linked to Iran that coordinated “inauthentic behaviour”, targeting people in the US and UK. The affected posts focused on topics such as race relations, opposition to President Donald Trump and immigration, it said. The social network revealed that it uncovered the activity a week …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption US markets are down today Global markets remained in sell-off mode on Friday, as investor worries sent shares in Asia, Europe and the US tumbling. The benchmark S&P 500 index in the US is down more than 1.5%, falling almost 10% from its peak set earlier in October. The …
Image copyright Getty Images Barclays has been spared a court trial over its emergency fundraising during the global financial crisis. The High Court has dismissed a claim by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to reinstate charges against the bank. It upheld a Crown Court ruling in May which dismissed all charges against Barclays Bank and …