62 minutes ago Tory leadership battle heats up as Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick go head to head in first TV debate TODAY on GB News but live BBC clash 'won't happen after party tried to charge for tickets'

In a face-to-face that may have party officials watching through their fingers the two challengers will appear live together on GB News this evening.

Society

85 minutes ago North Lanarkshire Council leader Jim Logue and Scottish and UK governments mark decade of Glasgow City Region City Deal

Signed in 2014, the deal provides £500 million each from the UK and Scottish governments for a range of infrastructure, employability and innovation projects with the eight local councils contributing a further £130 million.

Politics

2 hours ago Eurozone interest rates could be cut today; Uber ‘explored bid for Expedia’ in super

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsThere’s a flurry of takeover drama in the City this morning.N Brown Group, the online fashion retailer, has agreed to be taken over in a £191m deal, led by its fourth largest shareholder, Joshua Alliance. Continue reading...

Politics

2 hours ago Middle East latest: An Israeli strike wounds 2 civilians in Syria, its military says

Syria’s military says Israel carried out a strike in the coastal city of Latakia, wounding two civilians and damaging a military post

Events

3 hours ago European Central Bank poised to cut rates again as inflation drops below target

The European Central Bank, which sets interest rates for the 20 countries that use the euro currency, is expected to cut borrowing costs once again on Thursday after figures showed inflation across the bloc falling to its lowest level in more than three years and economic growth waning

Economics

3 hours ago Why is Germany shooting its own stagnating economy in the foot? | Simon Nixon

A proposed Italian-German bank merger makes sense for Europe, but Berlin is opting for domestic protectionismA potential merger between a German bank and an Italian rival would not normally elicit much interest beyond the business pages. But these are not normal times. The Italian bank UniCredit recently provoked a political backlash in Germany by acquiring a 21% stake in the German lender Commerzbank. Even chancellor Olaf Scholz weighed in, calling the Italian move “an unfriendly attack”. The significance of this row runs far beyond the worlds of Italian and German finance.News of the acquisition came just weeks after the publication of a report by Mario Draghi, the former president of the European Central Bank, on how to address the EU’s declining competitiveness against the US and Ch...

Events

3 hours ago Paddington Square transforms its patch of central London with its 'elevated cube'

Paddington Square transforms its patch of central London with its 'elevated cube'  Wallpaper*

Politics

3 hours ago Middle East crisis live: US stealth bombers strike Houthi targets in Yemen

Pentagon says US air force used long-range B-2 stealth bombers to target ‘five hardened underground weapons storage locations’ of Iran-backed Houthis See all our Middle East coverageA brief update on the Israeli strikes on Syrian coastal city Latakia (see earlier post here).Two people were injured and there was some damage to private properties, Syrian state media reported citing a military statement. Continue reading...

Events

4 hours ago Scottish farmer questions suitability of 'ancient cattle' introduction after visiting the breed abroad

Farmers have said an extensive list of native breeds in Scotland could do the same job.

Politics

4 hours ago Ministers speed up ‘skills passport’ for workers to move to clean energy jobs

Scottish and UK governments to sign deal on boosting green energy supply chains and infrastructure

Politics