Posted by The Guardian | Oct 22, 2026 | Business, Defence policy, Infrastructure, Manufacturing sector, Military, Politics, Telford, The Guardian, UK news, Wes Streeting, West Midlands |
Warning by defence secretary comes as he opens a tank gun barrel factory in the West MidlandsBusiness live – latest updatesThe defence secretary, Wes Streeting, has said Britain should prepare for the threat of “state-sponsored...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 22, 2026 | Budget 2026, Energy, Environment, Environment policy, Fossil fuels, Gas, John Healey, Labour, Miatta Fahnbulleh, Oil, Politics, Scotland, The Guardian, UK news |
The government has given the go-ahead for the Jackdaw gasfield, but that was the easy part. The next big headache is the Rosebank oilfield. The energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, has indicated she might reject this licence...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 22, 2026 | Banks and building societies, Barclays, Budget, Budget 2026, Business, Crime, Domestic violence, Douglas Alexander, Economic policy, Economics, Gender pay gap, John Healey, Labour, Office for National Statistics, Politics, Tax and spending, The Guardian, Trump administration, UK news |
Organisations around the world scrambling to fix a critical security flaw in the programming language PHP used by the majority of websitesThe Office for National Statistics has also published a report on the gender pay gap. It...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 22, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Andy Haldane, Bank of England, Budget, Budget 2026, Business, Business rates, Consumer affairs, Economic policy, John Healey, Labour, Money, Online shopping, Politics, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK news |
Exclusive: British Chambers of Commerce president tells PM to realign tax system away from favouring internet sellers• How Middleton’s revival could be grist to the mill for Britain’s struggling townsAndy Burnham has been urged...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 22, 2026 | Budget 2026, John Healey, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
John Healey is expected to cut red tape requirements, particularly for smaller businessesThe Office for National Statistics’ latest report on crime figures is out. It covers crime in England and Wales in the year ending June...
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