31 h. ago Fury among environmental groups as Rachel Reeves 'looks to strip back protections for bats and newts' in Labour's scramble for growth

The Chancellor is said to be considering further planning reforms that would make it harder for concerns about nature to stop development.

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40 h. ago Reeves launches fresh war on bats and newts to speed up development

The Treasury is reportedly looking at major reforms, making it more difficult for wildlife concerns to hold up developments

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4 d. ago China unveils tech breakthrough that 'makes EVERY warship an aircraft carrier'

Aerospace engineers in the East Asian superpower have developed what is believed to be the world's first high-speed vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone powered by a jet engine.

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1 week ago Business news live: Rachel Reeves in savings tax crackdown, mortgage lender launches new 3.8% offer

Stock market news and latest business and finance updates from Friday

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1 week ago Business news live: Rachel Reeves in savings tax crackdown and mortgage lender launches new 3.8% offer

Stock market news and latest business and finance updates from Friday

Economics

1 week ago Trump hails ‘great progress’ after Witkoff meets Putin for talks on Ukraine

US president calls meeting ‘highly productive’ amid unconfirmed reports on halt to long-range strikesDonald Trump has claimed “great progress was made” during talks on ending the war in Ukraine between his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Wednesday.The three-hour talks came two days before a deadline the US president set for Russia to reach a peace deal in the war or face fresh sanctions. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Chancellor: Public will reject Corbyn’s new party like they rejected him before

Rachel Reeves launched an attack on Mr Corbyn’s ‘ego’ as she accused him of ‘trying to destroy my party’.

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