6 h. ago Brazilian president vows to veto bill cutting Jair Bolsonaro’s prison term

Lula acknowledges his decision to uphold 27-year sentence could be overridden by conservative lawmakers Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has promised to veto a bill passed by congress to reduce the prison term of Jair Bolsonaro, the former president who was sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for masterminding an attempted coup to overturn the 2022 elections.Lawmakers passed the bill late on Wednesday after it was approved last week by the lower house. On Thursday, Brazil’s leftist president – who, investigations showed, was the target of an assassination plan as part of the coup plot – acknowledged his veto could be overridden by the largely conservative congress. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago I agree with Rachel Reeves on investing. But her plan won’t work

I started investing with £100 - cutting the Cash ISAs limit won’t create more investors though, it will just create more taxpayers writes Gabriel Nussbaum

Economics

2 w. ago Rachel Reeves given important backing after claims she 'lied' to public ahead of Budget

A top official from the Office for Budget Responsibility has agreed Chancellor Rachel Reeves was faced with having to make "very difficult choices"

Politics

3 w. ago Cash Isa allowance slashed to £12,000 for under 65s in the Budget

The Chancellor has decided to cut the cash Isa allowance as part of a plan to divert billions of pounds sitting in savings accounts into investments.

Economics

3 w. ago Slash spending or risk bond market mayhem: Reeves warned lack of credible plan will spook investors

Fears are mounting Chancellor will rely on an array of tax rises rather than controls on public expenditure to make her numbers add up.

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3 w. ago Trump’s grab for Russian frozen assets puts EU Ukraine loan in doubt

Brussels blindsided by US plan for joint investment funds with Moscow and Kyiv

Politics

3 w. ago US president’s grab for Russian frozen assets puts EU Ukraine loan in doubt

Brussels blindsided by US plan for joint investment funds with Moscow and Kyiv

Politics

4 w. ago NHS failing to cut waiting times as promised in recovery plan, report warns

Public accounts committee finds Labour’s progress ‘appears to have stalled’ despite billions of pounds in investmentThe NHS has failed to cut waiting times as promised in its recovery plan despite billions of pounds in investment, the public accounts committee (PAC) has warned.The influential parliamentary committee’s verdict raises serious doubts over whether Labour can fulfil its key pledge to voters to “fix the NHS” by ensuring that patients can once again get hospital care within 18 weeks by 2029.Key NHS targets to improve access to both planned care and diagnostic tests by last spring “were missed”.NHS England had spent £3.24bn setting up community diagnostic centres and surgical hubs but had not achieved the aim of reducing delays.In July, 192,000 people had been waiting at least a year for care, despite a pledge to eradicate that practice altogether by March 2025.22% of patients were having to wait more than six weeks for a diagnostic test, even though that was due to be cut ...

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last month Big Ten denies Michigan regent's claim of coercion over $2.4 billion investment plan

The Big Ten Conference has denied claims by a University of Michigan regent that Commissioner Tony Petitti threatened the school over a $2.4 billion investment plan

Economics