25 h. ago English heating firm targets Scottish market growth through digital marketing partnership

Energy efficiency specialist seeks to capitalize on Scotland's £33 billion clean heat transition opportunity

Economics

48 h. ago South Ayrshire: The Scottish council, that covers Trump Turnberry, that has shelved tourist tax plans

A tourist tax is going ahead in Edinburgh, with a separate vote in Glasgow on Thursday, but South Ayrshire will no longer progress its own plans.

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3 d. ago From NFL to NBA to MLB, this is how Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could make your favorite sports team a loser

Trump has a long-running feud with the National Football League but is friendly with many team owners

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3 d. ago Senate push to maintain ‘Salt’ cap imperils Trump’s tax bill

Move draws ire of House Republicans who could derail president’s legislation

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3 d. ago Senate to maintain cap on state tax deductions, imperilling Trump’s bill

Move will draw ire of House Republicans who could derail president’s legislation

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5 d. ago Accountants and lawyers team up to fight Trump tax provision

Professional services groups say they are unfairly targeted in Republicans’ ‘big, beautiful bill’

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7 d. ago Trump’s tax bill would be a boon for richest Americans, says watchdog

Congressional Budget Office believes legislation will leave poorest worse off

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9 d. ago Republican Senator Ron Johnson warns on opposition to Trump tax bill

US fiscal hawk says concern over president’s ‘big, beautiful’ legislation is deepening

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9 d. ago This vision for Britain’s nuclear future is to be warmly welcomed

Editorial: When it comes to the UK’s long-term energy supply, Ed Miliband is right to seek greater plurality. As well as guaranteeing cheaper electricity, Sizewell C will also underpin the wider adoption of renewable sources

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9 d. ago Donald Trump faces Lettuce Liz Truss crisis over 'crazy' tax cuts, says ex IMF man

Donald Trump is heading for a "Lettuce" Liz Truss "moment" after spooking the markets with his "beautiful" tax cut bill, economists say.

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1 week ago New Sizewell C nuclear plant backed with £14.2bn government investment

Investment aims to boost clean energy and create 10,000 jobs, but critics warn of spiralling costs

Economics

1 week ago Reeves backs £14bn Sizewell C build in push for clean energy and jobs

Investment aims to boost clean energy and create 10,000 jobs, but critics warn of spiralling costs

Economics

1 week ago Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill is built on falsehoods about low

Republicans portray those in poverty as lazy people who make poor decisions. They’re using that trope to justify huge cuts to the social safety netAs they race to deliver Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill, Republicans in Congress are using familiar tropes to justify massive cuts to the safety net that will leave millions of low-income children and families without healthcare or sufficient food. The programs, they argue, are rife with waste, fraud and abuse, and the people who use them just aren’t working hard enough. So work requirements are necessary to force the obviously lazy “able-bodied” people to get to work.Here’s the reality check: a majority of those receiving this aid who can work are already working. More than 70% of working-age people who receive nutrition benefits or Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income children and adults that covers one in five Americans, are already working, according to the Government Accountability Office. Those who aren’t w...

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1 week ago Executives converge on Washington to halt Trump’s foreign investment tax

Global companies lobby lawmakers to reject extra levies on countries deemed to treat US unfairly

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1 week ago Newsom is warned of ‘criminal tax evasion’ if he withholds federal taxes

California governor made threat amid reports Trump is weighing huge federal funding cuts targeting stateThe US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has warned California governor Gavin Newsom that he would be guilty of “criminal tax evasion” if he withholds his state’s tax payments to the federal government amid threats of a funding cut by Donald Trump.Newsom had threatened to cut tax payments to the federal government two days ago after reports that Trump was preparing huge federal funding cuts targeting Democrat-dominated California, including its state university system. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Republicans dismiss threat to Trump’s tax bill from Elon Musk

Party closes ranks after billionaire’s attacks on legislation prompt dramatic fall out with president

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2 w. ago ‘Momentum is building’: Green industries praise clean energy rules for new homes

The Government has announced proposals to require new builds to fit solar panels and heat pumps.

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2 w. ago How much money Elon Musk lost because of feud with Donald Trump

Musk's government contracts were on the line as he continued to take part in a savage war with words against Trump, with their partnership breaking down over a tax-cut and spending bill.

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2 w. ago Musk’s tax bill attacks have rattled Republicans. But Trump still reigns supreme | Lloyd Green

In the end, we’re likely to see a legislative pastiche – a Frankenstein’s monster forged by political necessityThe feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump is a godsend for Democrats, a headache for the president and a problem for Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of the House. Between now and the Fourth of July, Trump expects congressional Republicans to deliver a badly needed win. After more than four months back in the Oval Office, he still lacks a major legislative achievement.Republicans control both the House and Senate, but the public sees goose eggs on the scoreboard. Almost daily, the courts upend the president’s executive orders. Slim legislative majorities and government by rage come with drawbacks.Lloyd Green is an attorney in New York and served in the US Department of Justice from 1990 to 1992 Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Popular budget airline sees stocks tumble after admitting one in five planes grounded

Wizz Air is one of the most popular budget airlines for Brits jetting off on holiday, but the Hungarian firm has seen a 62 per cent drop in profits while 20 per cent of its planes are grounded

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