10 h. ago Labour to scrap windfall tax on oil firms to help 'unleash North Sea's clean energy future'

The UK Government has confirmed the levy on oil megaprofits will end in 2030.

Economics

10 h. ago Government announces plans to axe oil and gas windfall tax in 2030

Ministers will consult with North Sea businesses, trade unions, workers, green groups and communities over plans for the energy sector’s future.

Politics

11 h. ago Windfall tax on oil and gas companies to end in 2030, UK Government confirms

Ministers will consult on a replacement regime

Politics

27 h. ago Crown court judges to sit at record level to tackle delays – Justice Secretary

The Government also confirmed funding for repairs and maintenance for courts will rise from £120 million last year to £148.5 million this year.

Events

38 h. ago Labour Government rejects English bid to change single malt whisky definition

Labour chief secretary to the treasury Darren Jones confirmed the UK Government "will not be watering down the definition of malt whisky."

Politics

3 d. ago Hundreds of Scottish Government civil servants dodge SNP's 'harsh' tax regime

The Scottish Government has confirmed 241 of its employees do not pay the Scottish rate of income tax because their main residence is not in Scotland.

Politics

7 d. ago Donald Trump's Ukraine deal revealed IN FULL as US to get half of mineral cash

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today confirmed the 'framework' of a deal with Donald Trump's government has been agreed - the full document shows Ukraine has pledged 50% of mineral revenues to a shared fund

Economics

7 d. ago BP takes the axe to investment in renewables in huge strategy U

Rethink comes five years after BP set some of the most ambitious targets among large oil companies to cut production of oil and gas by 40% by 2030

Politics

1 week ago Andrew Tate’s alliance with Trump has been in the making for a long time

Trump’s attempts to intervene in Tate’s rape and human trafficking cases in Romania might seem strange, but their worlds are intimately linkedEver since I began reporting on Andrew Tate four years ago (during which time my colleague Jamie Tahsin and I made two documentaries, wrote a book on him and interviewed his alleged rape victims), I’ve been sounding the alarm on the far-right disinformation network that connects him to Trump’s inner circle. Earlier this month, US special envoy Richard Grenell, a vocal supporter of Andrew Tate pressured the Romanian government to remove judicial control restrictions on the Tate brothers, demanding that the alleged human traffickers be allowed to travel freely, according to sources who spoke to the Financial Times. The Romanian government has since confirmed this was a request but denied there was political “pressure”.The alliance between the Trump administration and the Tate brothers has been in the making for a long time. Paul Ingrassia, one o...

Politics

1 week ago Donald Trump's ban on transgender athletes backed by track's most powerful man Lord Sebastian Coe

President Trump signed an executive order confirming that the US government would recognize only two genders. The president then announced an order entitled 'Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports'.

Politics

2 w. ago V&A Dundee’s £2.6 million investment from UK Government confirmed

The museum opened in 2018 and has boosted tourism with 1.35 million visitors to Dundee in 2023.

Economics