7 h. ago FTSE 100 LIVE: London flat and Europe jumps as UK government borrowing costs climb amid Starmer coup

FTSE 100 LIVE: London flat and Europe jumps as UK government borrowing costs climb amid Starmer coup  Yahoo Finance UK

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8 h. ago FTSE 100 LIVE: London flat and Europe gains as UK government borrowing costs climb amid Starmer coup

FTSE 100 LIVE: London flat and Europe gains as UK government borrowing costs climb amid Starmer coup  Yahoo Finance UK

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15 h. ago Good morning Vienna: new sleeper services will run from Paris to the Austrian capital and Berlin next year

European Sleeper will operate the new services from March 2026, replacing the Nightjet trains that are being axed next monthThe resurgence of sleeper trains on the continent hit a kink in the tracks in September, when the Austrian state operator ÖBB announced that it would be axing its two Nightjet services – Paris to Vienna and Paris to Berlin – from 14 December. ÖBB cited the French government’s ending of subsidies, dealing a blow to the night-train renaissance.However, there is light at the end of the tunnel. European Sleeper has told the Guardian that it will be taking over the route from Paris to Berlin, with the first train to run on 26 March 2026. The train will operate three times a week with departures likely to be from Paris Gare du Nord on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings and the return service from Berlin Hauptbahnhof and Ostbahnhof on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The current Nightjet service departs Paris Gare de l’Est just after 7pm and winds east via Strasbourg,...

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22 h. ago Millionaires group urge Reeves to introduce wealth tax to ‘lift kids of out poverty’

This appeal comes ahead of Reeves’s upcoming Budget announcement in Westminster later this month

Economics

33 h. ago UK braces for 'worst flu season on record' as experts warn Britons may have 'two or three viruses' at once

Leading virologists fear a bad flu outbreak could leave people vulnerable to other seasonal illnesses at the same time, such as norovirus and cold-like RSV.

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43 h. ago As UK braces for 'worst flu season on record' experts warn Britons may succumb to 'two or three infections' at the same time

Leading virologists fear a bad flu outbreak could leave people vulnerable to other seasonal illnesses at the same time, such as norovirus and cold-like RSV.

Events

51 h. ago Higher UK dividend taxes risk hurting small business, wealth managers warn

One think-tank calls for the basic rate to rise to 16.5%, which would generate an extra £1.5bn for the Treasury

Events

3 d. ago Rich New Yorkers eye London as Zohran Mamdani plots wealth tax

Rich New Yorkers eye London as Zohran Mamdani plots wealth tax  The Times

Economics

3 d. ago MAFS UK 2025 couples who are still together – and who’s secretly split off

MARRIED At First Sight 2025 provided fans with yet another chaos-filled year. The E4 hit dating show returned to screens back in September, with yet another host of promising brides and grooms looking for a shot at love. And over the last few weeks, as custom with any MAFS series, we've seen all the usual...

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4 d. ago More young adults to leave UK because of low salaries and rising tax burden, wealth managers say

Warning comes as worries grow among people in their 20s over the economy and job prospects

Economics

7 d. ago Experts call for new taxes on worst polluters to help poorer nations with climate crisis

Report to be discussed at Cop30 says global agreements should target carbon intensive activities and ‘ultra high net worth individuals’New taxes on the super-rich, fossil fuels, financial transactions and highly polluting and carbon-intensive activities should be explored as key ways of raising the finance needed to help poor countries, governments have been told in an influential report.The proposal is one of the top recommendations of a new blueprint for global climate finance, the Baku to Belém roadmap, drawn up by the governments of Brazil and Azerbaijan, the current and the previous president of the UN climate Cop process. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Economists urge Reeves to make ‘difficult’ choices to boost market confidence

Experts said the Chancellor should prioritise bringing down Government borrowing costs.

Economics

1 week ago ANNELIESE DODDS: 'Government must tax different forms of wealth more effectively'

'If wider tax changes are needed, the big mistake would be to tinker at the edges rather than acting decisively', former Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds writes

Politics

1 week ago French parliament strikes down wealth tax demanded by Socialists

Move spells more political chaos ahead for embattled Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu

Politics

1 week ago Government borrowing costs rise as Rachel Reeves comes under fresh pressure in renting row

Government borrowing costs rose sharply on Thursday, partially erasing gains made in recent months, in another blow to Rachel Reeves' Budget plans.

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1 week ago Government borrowing costs rise as Rachel Reeves comes under pressure

Government borrowing costs rose sharply on Thursday, partially erasing gains made in recent months, in another blow to Rachel Reeves' Budget plans.

Politics

2 w. ago It's not me, it's Brexit! Rachel Reeves blames 'cost' of leaving the EU for Britain's inflation woe as she claims UK can reap 'huge benefits' from moving back closer to Brussels

The Chancellor admitted that inflation was 'too high' but said this was partly due to Britain officially severing ties with the EU almost six years ago.

Economics

2 w. ago Mansion wealth tax wouldn’t fill Budget black hole, economists warn Reeves

Former IFS director Paul Johnson says a mansion tax ‘wouldn’t raise anywhere near enough to fill a significant hole’ in the public finances

Economics

2 w. ago Mansion tax idea is incoherent, former Bank of England boss warns Reeves

Lord King, who ran the Bank of England for ten years, said problems will not be resolved by ‘just adding another wealth tax’

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2 w. ago Montana municipal candidate suggests ‘homeless island’ tourist attraction to address city’s unhoused population

Great Falls City Commissioner candidate Pete Anderson said his idea would provide shelters to homeless individuals without the need for government borrowing

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