13 h. ago Scottish Tories hijack homelessness bill to propose 'tax cuts for the rich'

EXCLUSIVE: A Tory MSP has tabled an amendment to housing legislation which would cut taxes for people wanting to buy a second home.

Economics

19 h. ago The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000

The IRS is drafting plans to try to cut its workforce of roughly 90,000 people in half through a mix of layoffs, attrition and incentivized buyouts, according to two people familiar with the situation and not authorized to speak on the record

Politics

21 h. ago Amazon's selling 'truly unique and delicious' £35 Welsh whisky with £12 off that 'people keep buying'

The award-winning blend has been complimented for its price point compared to Scottish malts and for its caramel toffee taste

Economics

3 d. ago We tried the £2.40 Wigan pie that's so good people travel for miles for it and buy in bulk

Its pies are 'legendary'

Economics

4 d. ago A humiliation at the White House and what does it tell us? Trump would make a colony of my country | Andrey Kurkov

A cold reality hit us in Washington. Zelenskyy was being forced to buy hope of survival by people who have no care for our freedomIt’s warming up in Kyiv. The temperature has risen from -5C to 4C. Sometimes, the sun peeps through breaks in the clouds, but Kyivites are not much cheered by the sunshine. They are not watching for signs of spring as they usually do at this time of year. The atmosphere in the city and in the country as a whole has been one of nervous expectation. This was not an expectation of an end to military action or the signing of a peace treaty with Russia – nothing so specific. Indeed, it was not at all clear what we were waiting for, but it was something connected with Donald Trump and the change in US policy towards Ukraine.Clarity emerged at today’s macabre theatre at the White House: handshakes, a thumbs up and some fist pumps from the US president, before Trump sat side by side with Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss a minerals-for-war-support deal and to humili...

Politics

5 d. ago The bizarre way counterfeiters are duping people into buying fake Apple chargers

A separate test deteminded the strength of the plug pins on the adapters, with 71% failing

Politics

6 d. ago How noise cancelling headphones are rewiring your brain... and can lead to hearing PROBLEMS, revealed by top doctors

Last week experts warned that overuse of these popular gadgets could be having an unexpected effect on our hearing - ironically the very thing many people buy them to protect.

Politics

7 d. ago Trump to sell citizenship via his ‘gold cards’ for $5m to foreigners who create jobs

‘Wealthy people will be coming into our country by buying this card,’ Trump predicted

Politics

7 d. ago Trump live: House Republicans narrowly pass budget bill; president offers ‘gold card’ as route to US citizenship

‘Wealthy people will be coming into our country by buying this card,’ the president said about the new path to U.S. citizenship

Politics

7 d. ago Trump to auction off citizenship via his ‘gold cards’ for $5m to foreigners who create jobs

‘Wealthy people will be coming into our country by buying this card,’ Trump predicted

Politics

9 d. ago AA to offer people instant access savings accounts from the end of next month

Personal loans will also be available which could help people buy a new car or pay for driving lessons.

Economics

1 week ago Dumfries and Galloway train station ticket office to open for just 90 minutes after 'savage cuts'

ScotRail is scaling back opening hours at Stranraer as it claims more people are buying tickets online or at machines.

Politics

2 w. ago Sweeping restrictions on semiautomatic firearms move forward in Colorado

Colorado lawmakers have advanced a proposal to require a criminal background check and safety course for people who want to buy semiautomatic guns with a detachable magazine

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