8 h. ago HS2 may run at 'reduced speeds' in attempt to drive down costs, boss of doomed project admits

Mark Wild said ‘there is a need to simplify the day-one railway’ amid calls for the line to be scrapped altogether

Economics

6 d. ago Air India boss pledges to be ‘fully transparent’ in investigation into doomed London flight

Watch as the CEO of Air India says he plans to be “fully transparent” following the deadly plane crash which claimed the lives of 241 people onboard on Thursday (12 June).

Society

7 d. ago Tax rises 'almost inevitable' as IFS torches Rachel Reeves' spending plans warning NHS and defence will need topping up and cost

IFS director Paul Johnson said he would be 'very surprised indeed' if heath and defence funding did not need topping up before the next election.

Events

7 d. ago IFS torches Rachel Reeves' spending plans warning NHS and defence will need topping up and cost

IFS director Paul Johnson said he would be 'very surprised indeed' if heath and defence funding did not need topping up before the next election.

Events

7 d. ago Plan to demolish part of Dalston's Kingsland Shopping Centre and build "massive" tower blocks prompts backlash from residents

The project could see 254 homes built, but the applicant has admitted it will not meet Hackney Council's affordable housing policy

Economics

8 d. ago Tulsi Gabbard releases ‘unhinged’ video claiming ‘warmongers’ want a nuclear conflict they know they’ll survive

Gabbard echoes doomsday warning about ‘political elite warmongers’ while her boss fails to bring peace he promised in Ukraine

Events

2 w. ago Join scientists as they drive into hailstorms to study the costly weather extreme

A team of scientists is driving into severe storms to study hail

Events

4 w. ago Micra is back... but as an EV: Nissan's supermini enters an electric era after 40 years on sale in Britain

Nissan has provided new details of its forthcoming compact EV it hopes will help change its fortunes in the wake of its multi-billion-pound cost-saving drive to save the company.

Politics

last month Trump urged to target ‘lazy patent expansion’ in US drug bill push

Generics maker Sandoz says president should focus on tactic of ‘evergreening’ pricier products in his drive to lower costs

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