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More than 250 bosses call for rule requiring schemes to hold 25% of assets in domestic companies, which could unlock £95bnMore than 250 British company bosses have urged Rachel Reeves to use her budget to make UK pension schemes channel extra funds into domestic...
Lammy says he was not ‘equipped with the details’ when facing questions on mistaken prisoner release at PMQs – as it happened
This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereDavid Lammy, the deputy PM and justice secretary, has welcomed the fact that Billy Smith is back in custody, but described the spike in release mistakes as “unacceptable”.According to PA Media, Lammy...
Why are alcohol-free drinks so expensive? Some fake spirits cost over £25 a bottle!
In this new series, our money and consumer editor considers the often perplexing reasons items cost what they do. As a new report suggests booze-free booze can cost 25% more than the alcoholic equivalent, what could possibly explain this?Why do some 0% alcohol drinks...
US military buildup off Venezuela coast stirs echoes of 1989 Panama invasion
Some see anti-Noriega operation as model for deposing Maduro but others say war of bluff and intimidation is more likely optionMichael Durant watched through night-vision goggles as two 2,000-pound laser-guided bombs slammed on to the Panamanian airbase while he...