41 h. ago Clean energy stocks tumble as Trump’s tax bill slashes subsidies

Analysts warn legislation represents ‘sledgehammer strikes’ to green power industry in the US

Events

48 h. ago Net immigration was already falling from record highs to 431,000 a year BEFORE Labour took power

Official figures showed net long-term inflows were 431,000 in the year to December, compared with 860,000 across 2023.

Politics

49 h. ago Net immigration fell from record highs to 431,000 a year BEFORE Labour took power

Official figures showed net long-term inflows were 431,000 in the year to December, compared with 860,000 across 2023.

Politics

49 h. ago Net migration to UK down by half in 2024 compared with year before

Office for National Statistics estimate shows fall from 860,000 in 2023 to 431,000 last yearUK politics live – latest updatesNet migration to the UK is estimated to have almost halved from 860,000 in the year ending December 2023 to 431,000 in the year ending December 2024, the Office for National Statistics said.The estimate for the difference between the number of people moving to and from the UK is the biggest fall since the pandemic. Continue reading...

Politics

50 h. ago Net migration halves in a year in huge boost to Keir Starmer

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals net migration dropped from 860,000 in the year ending December 2023 to 431,000 a year later.

Politics

61 h. ago Home Office releases more footage of failed asylum seekers and criminals being kicked out of UK

New data shows there have been nearly 30,000 returns of people since the general election as the Home Office releases new footage of people being kicked out

Events

4 d. ago Extinction Rebellion may have gone quiet, but climate protest will come roaring back | Oliver Haynes

The pandemic and harsh laws suffocated climate movements as we knew them. Get ready for a new kind of actionOn 21 April 2019, I was on Waterloo Bridge in London with my younger siblings. Around us were planters full of flowers where there were once cars, and people singing. This was the spring iteration of Extinction Rebellion, when four bridges in London were held by protesters. My siblings, then 14, had been going out on school strike inspired by Greta Thunberg, and wanted to see her speak.We were there for less than a day, but the occupations of bridges and other blockades lasted for 11 days. Tens of thousands of people mobilised in the UK that spring. An estimated 500,000 people were affected by the shutdowns the movement imposed on central London’s road networks, and more than 1,000 protesters were arrested in what was then an official part of XR’s strategy. Continue reading...

Society

7 d. ago AG Pam Bondi has the power to revoke green cards at any time, Justice Department claims

‘That’s an extraordinary position for the government to be taking,’ argues U.S. Circuit Judge Arianna Freeman

Politics

8 d. ago Home Office blows over £60,000 on TVs with satellite channels, Nintendos, PlayStations and other entertainment at Manston migrant processing centre

The Manston facility in Kent typically only holds migrants for up to 48 hours, before they are moved into more suitable accommodation while any asylum claims.

Society

8 d. ago DWP errors pushed thousands of Universal Credit claimants into debt worth £494million

The total amount - which equates to around 0.3% of benefit spending - comes as the benefit department made 680,000 Universal Credit overpayments because of "official error" in 2023-24

Economics

9 d. ago Draymond Green fined $50,000 by NBA for comments to officials

League says Warriors star questioned integrity of refsESPN reports the comments referred to the game spreadGolden State Warriors star Draymond Green has been fined $50,000 by the NBA for making an “inappropriate comment” to the officials during Game 3 of their second-round playoff series against Minnesota.The league announced the penalty on Wednesday, saying Green’s comments during Saturday’s game, which the Warriors lost 102-97, questioned “the integrity of game officials.” Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Disgruntled Michael McIntyre gets his £195,000 Mercedes sportscar TOWED in Kensington

The comedian, 49, was photographed speaking to an official as his high-end £190,000 vehicle was hoisted on to the back of a lorry with its wheels clamped.

Economics

1 week ago UK risks becoming ‘island of strangers’ without more immigration curbs, Starmer says

PM unveils policies to ‘significantly’ drive down net migration including English tests and degree requirementsUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK risks becoming an “island of strangers” without tougher immigration policies, Keir Starmer has said, as official estimates show there could be 100,000 fewer migrants every year under new policies outlined on Monday.The prime minister said his government would “take back control of our borders” and close the book on a “squalid chapter” of rising inward migration as he unveiled a radical crackdown. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Panicking Starmer admits mass immigration risks making Britain an 'island of strangers' as he tries to head off Reform surge

Keir Starmer deployed the Brexit slogan at a press conference in Downing Street as he pledged to end the 'betrayal' of Britain's reliance on cheap foreign labour.

Events

1 week ago UK's asylum seeker hotspots: Interactive map reveals towns where rate being housed has exploded 600

Home Office data shows that 110,000 asylum seekers - the equivalent of a town the size of Cheltenham, Worthing or Oldham - were being housed across the UK by the end of 2024.

Events

2 w. ago US grants asylum to 54 white Afrikaner South Africans, reports say

Donald Trump has directed officials to grant refugee status to Afrikaners who he claims suffer discriminationThe US has granted refugee status to 54 white Afrikaner South Africans, who could arrive as soon as Monday in Washington DC, where they will be welcomed by government officials, according to media reports.Donald Trump suspended the US refugee settlement programme in January on his first day in office, leaving more than 100,000 people approved for resettlement stranded, having fled war and persecution in countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and Afghanistan. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Family's Spanish holiday hell with people in tears during blackout airport chaos

Natalie Connelly was travelling home from a holiday in Marbella, Spain, with her large family, when they were caught up in the power outage

Society

2 w. ago What does the new American Pope's name mean for his future choices? Inside the history of the name Leo

In a historic first, the 69-year-old American missionary has been elected pope - the first American to ascend to the Catholic Church's highest office in its 2,000-year history.

Culture

2 w. ago BlackRock to order senior managers back to office five days a week – reports

New-York based asset management company about to issue new guidance, according to FTBusiness live – latest updatesBlackRock, the world’s biggest asset management company, is reportedly preparing to order its senior managers to work from the office five days a week.The New-York based company is expected to tell its staff as early as Thursday that about 1,000 managing directors around the world should work in the office full-time, the Financial Times has reported. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago Danish firm shelves huge UK windfarm project over rising costs

Ørsted cancels fourth stage of Hornsea project off Yorkshire coast, which was expected to include 180 giant turbinesOne of the UK’s largest planned offshore windfarms has been cancelled by its developer, the Danish wind power company Ørsted, as a result of higher costs and greater risk.The fourth phase of the huge Hornsea windfarm development, located off the Yorkshire coast, was expected to include 180 giant turbines, capable of generating the equivalent of enough green electricity to power 1m homes. Continue reading...

Economics