Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has suggested the government is considering cutting the 5% rate of VAT on household energy bills, as ministers prepare measures to tackle the deepening cost-of-living crisis ahead of next month’s Budget. Speaking on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Mr Miliband refused to confirm whether a VAT cut was being actively pursued but acknowledged that households ...
Senate Republicans are worried about the precedent that Senate Democrats have set for future funding fights as the shutdown continues into its 20th day. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and the Democratic caucus have dug in deep on their demand for an extension to expiring Obamacare subsidies and have worked to spin the narrative from a battle to fund ...
Weak consumer confidence has emerged as a growing threat to corporate performance, with a rising number of listed UK companies issuing profit warnings ahead of next month’s autumn Budget. According to a new report from EY, 64 UK-listed firms issued profit warnings in the third quarter of 2025 — and one in five cited deteriorating consumer sentiment as a key ...
Innovate UK has launched a new £1 million competition to fast-track breakthroughs in agentic artificial intelligence (AI) across three of the UK’s highest-growth sectors: advanced manufacturing, health and life sciences, and the creative industries. The Agentic AI Pioneers Prize aims to support AI systems capable of taking initiative, collaborating with humans, co-creating new ideas and coordinating complex tasks—capabilities that are ...
President Donald Trump said he believes Venezuela is ‘feeling heat’ amid his administration’s war against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, which has taken out at least two vessels in just the past week. Although Trump has said the strikes are intended to curb the influx of drugs into the United States, experts and some lawmakers contend that they serve ...
I went to England on a history vacation. It turned into an archaeological expedition, uncovering the bones of a once-great civilization. All the tourist sites are still there. You can still see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, recall the ‘V’ for victory in the Churchill War Rooms or be inspired to pray at Westminster Abbey. But those ...
In today’s digital-first world, your website serves as the cornerstone of your business identity. It’s often the first impression potential customers have of your brand, making professional web design more crucial than ever. Understanding the fundamental elements that drive successful web design can transform your online presence from merely functional to truly compelling. The Foundation of Effective Web Design Modern ...
Two Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers were killed by terror operatives in Rafah, southern Gaza, threatening the ceasefire with Hamas, Israeli military sources confirmed to Fox News Digital on Sunday. The soldiers, Major Yaniv Kula, 26, a company commander in the 932nd Battalion of the Nahal Brigade, and Staff Sergeant Itay Yavetz, 21, a combat soldier in the same battalion, ...
In the spring of 2022, Canadian teenager Markus Schouten’s dying wish was that no child should be forced to choose between life and death. Markus had just learned he was about to die. His oncologist broke the news to him and his family on the eighth floor cancer ward at British Columbia Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, Canada. They held each other, weeping. Weeks later, ...
Marcos Falcone On October 15, after five years of negotiations in Congress, Uruguay became the first Latin American country to legalize euthanasia, i.e., the practice of taking medical action to end life at the request of a patient. As with all such laws throughout the world, the measure is intended as a way to eliminate suffering among terminally ill patients. ...