Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is hosting a day of action on Saturday in competitive congressional districts as House Republicans iron out the details of President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill.’ AFP is teaming up with GOP Reps. David Schweikert and Juan Ciscomani of Arizona, Ashley Hinson of Iowa, Tom Barrett of Michigan and Ryan Mackenzie of Pennsylvania for door-knocking, phone ...
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! On May 5, President Donald Trump signed an executive order outlawing future federal funds going to gain-of-function research. This move comes as the nation begins to reckon with the broader failures of its pandemic response – failures that extended far beyond the lab and into every aspect of public health policy. As the acute ...
Fossil fuel giants, luxury travel users, and shareholders profiting from polluting industries could be forced to contribute directly to climate resilience measures under a new bill to be introduced in Parliament on Thursday. The Climate Finance Fund (Fossil Fuels and Pollution) Bill, tabled by Labour MP Richard Burgon, calls for the creation of a dedicated fund to finance flood defences, ...
HM Revenue & Customs has issued its first tax avoidance Stop Notices to an individual, ordering Paul Baxendale-Walker, a struck-off solicitor and former barrister, to cease promoting two schemes deemed abusive and artificial by the tax authority. In a landmark move, HMRC confirmed that these Stop Notices mark the first time the orders have been issued to an individual rather ...
The UK economy expanded at its fastest rate in over a year during the first quarter of 2025, as businesses ramped up investment and exports surged ahead of new US trade tariffs. According to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.7% between January and March, beating expectations from both the Bank of ...
Investor appetite for backing high-growth private companies through the UK’s flagship Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) has dropped significantly, with new HMRC figures showing a 20% fall in funds raised in the year to March 2024. Companies secured just £1.6 billion through EIS last year, down from £2.0 billion the previous year and well below the post-pandemic peak of £2.3 billion ...
The University of Hull has announced the launch of Railwhere, a new spinout company set to transform the freight industry by helping rail operators cut costs, reduce emissions, and deliver goods more efficiently. Developed from seven years of cutting-edge research at the University’s Logistics Institute, Railwhere combines operational insight with award-winning software to support a greener, more competitive rail freight ...
The Bank of London, a once high-profile fintech start-up that claimed unicorn status just four years ago, has revealed it is under investigation by the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and is facing questions over its long-term viability. In long-delayed accounts for 2023, the clearing bank disclosed that the PRA is examining “certain historical matters” at the business ...
The number of UK employers voluntarily paying the higher Living Wage has risen by 19% over the past year, despite signs of a cooling labour market and pressure from statutory wage increases. Figures from the Living Wage Foundation show that 16,040 employers are now accredited as paying the voluntary Living Wage — a rate set higher than the government’s statutory ...
President Donald Trump attended a breakfast with business leaders at the St. Regis Doha hotel in Qatar on Thursday morning where he remained firm that Tehran must choose between never having a nuclear weapon or dealing with ‘violence like people haven’t seen before.’ Just days before, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had made comments that calls to dismantle Tehran’s nuclear facilities ...