US government to stop paying for food aid from November as second-longest shutdown continues

- A pallet of food awaits processing as volunteers work in the background to label cans of beans for redistribution at Food Bank in Albuquerque, N.M., May 7, 2020.

Labour considers scrapping North Sea windfall tax in dash for growth

Rachel Reeves is considering scrapping the windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas companies in a dash for growth.

State pension to hit £12,548 a year in April after triple lock boost

Rachel Reeves is under pressure to scrap the triple lock to ease public finances - Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg. The state ...

French lawmakers reject wealth tax on ultra-rich

PARIS (Reuters) -French lawmakers shot down proposals to levy a wealth tax on the ultra-rich demanded by the Left and on ...

News diary 27 October – 2 November: Trump in Japan, Women’s Cricket World Cup final

Tuesday (October 28): Rachel Reeves addresses Future Investment Inititaive in Riyadh; Final misconduct hearings for Charing ...

Airbus to inaugurate new China assembly line as treads trade tightrope

Airbus is poised to open a second assembly line in China with limited fanfare this week, days after securing an extra ...