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John Healey poised to raise taxes on banks in budget
Exclusive: Chancellor to target sector in his first budget to help offset damage caused by Iran war on public finances John Healey is poised to tax Britain’s banks in his 28 October budget to help offset the damage inflicted on the public finances by war in the Middle East, the Guardian understands. The chancellor is in Bangkok, where the International Monetary Fund has praised the UK’s progress towards balancing the books, urging him to “stay the course”. Continue reading
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Le casse-tête politique du budget européen
Une rude bataille s’engage pour faire adopter le prochain budget de l’Union européenne. Non seulement les 27 pays sont divisés sur son montant et sur ses priorités mais plusieurs élections nationales compliquent l’équation politique. En amont du sommet du Conseil européen de jeudi et vendredi, Marine Le Pen s’est d’ailleurs rendue à Bruxelles pour mettre
Repressive, secretive and highly militarised: Eritrea, the east African country facing UK visa ban threat
Country has not had an election in 33 years and has withdrawn cooperation with UK on migrant returns Eritrea, the east African country embroiled in a row with the UK over its refusal to accept the return of rejected asylum seekers and criminals, is considered one of world’s most secretive and repressive states, with reports of arbitrary detention and severe restrictions on freedom of expression, opinion and religion.
Ukraine runs out of Patriot interceptor missiles as Zelensky and Trump clash over war
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West Nile virus creeps north in record year for EU cases
The West Nile virus is spreading across the EU at record levels and is reaching new regions of the continent, health authorities said Thursday.
Just as Saint Nige thought it was safe to reappear, along comes pesky ITV | John Crace
How dare the channel reveal more racism and bigotry within Reform just as he was planning a press conference?
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College of Europe looted and torched during Albanian student protests
Protests continued to rage all Thursday with multiple police and protestor casualties reported.
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Nandy ‘minded to intervene’ in Sky’s £1.6bn takeover of ITV entertainment arm
The culture secretary says the deal could affect free expression in the media and the variety of Britain's news landscape.
Top health civil servant urged to play no role in clampdown on ADHD clinics
Four MPs raise conflict of interest concerns over Samantha Jones’s past links to a big provider of ADHD assessments A senior civil servant should play no part in ministers’ crackdown on private ADHD and autism clinics because of her recent ties to the industry, MPs have said. Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs are demanding that Samantha Jones, the Department of Health and Social Care’s permanent secretary, steps away from any role in plans to toughen regulation of the booming market in private neurodiversity assessments. Continue reading
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Farage defends Reform's vetting after councillors filmed making racist comments
The Reform leader says "you can't vet for future comments", after undercover filming of party activists.
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‘We give back’: Zelenskyy replies to Le Pen’s pledge to cut aid
PARIS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy replied to French far-right presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen’s pledge to cut financial aid with a message: Europe is benefitting from Ukraine.
Trump calls off livestream of Fort Hood shooter’s execution
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plans to livestream the scheduled Dec. 3 firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan had drawn widespread backlash.
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EU-Kommission plant Safeguards für chinesische Chemikalien und Maschinen
BRÜSSEL — Die EU will sich im Wettbewerb mit China voraussichtlich besonders auf die Chemieindustrie und den Maschinenbau konzentrieren. Das sagten zwei mit den Gesprächen vertraute Personen gegenüber POLITICO.
Labour councils told to end agreements with Greens who do not condemn ‘Zionism is racism’ policy
Party chair calls on Labour groups to end local deals if Green councillors do not reject motion attacked as ‘antisemitic’
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Russian security service detains Swedish citizen for espionage
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a Swedish citizen in the Pskov region near the Estonian border on Thursday.
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'Bring it on': Flynn challenges Burnham on independence referendum
The SNP's Stephen Flynn tells his party's conference independence supporters are "winning the argument".
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Burnham asks for ‘manual trawl’ of records for former Man City links
The PM has faced fresh questions about hospitality dinners since the club was found guilty of Premier League rule breaches.
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Von der Leyen eyes curbs on Chinese chemicals, machinery next
BRUSSELS — The EU is expected to prioritize chemicals and industrial machinery in its efforts to protect European industry from Chinese competition, two people with knowledge of the discussion told POLITICO.
NATO allies to meet over Black Sea drone attacks on shipping
BRUSSELS — NATO allies will hold a crisis meeting to discuss how to respond to a series of drone strikes on cargo shipping in the Black Sea, Romania’s President Nicușor Dan said.
Short-Term:😀. Medium-Term:😟. Long-Term:🤷♂️
After the midterms, the Democrats’ challenges are daunting.
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