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In his statement on Wednesday, the chancellor, John Healey , will include plans for a new £1.5bn borrowing facility, to be drawn up in collaboration with mayors over the next two years. Regional mayors have long…
Prices for seating ranged between £64.75 and £130.75. Responding to the post, Fender said he was "not happy with these prices". He said: "It got inflated well more than I'd had in mind, it should only be inflated in…
"David has got what he wanted, but now there is a price to pay." Earlier this month, David Ellison, Skydance's chief executive, sealed the $110bn (£82bn) deal , creating a global powerhouse spanning two Hollywood studios…
There's a trampoline and a slide on the lawn for his grandchildren, and chairs for him and his wife. He should be enjoying the light draining from the perfect autumnal sky – but almost his entire view is blotted out by a…
UK Finance, which represents banks including Lloyds, JP Morgan and Revolut, commissions an annual report tallying up all the taxes shouldered by a large bank, including corporation tax, social security, VAT and…
Other restaurants have opened in Dubai , including the celebrity hotspot Scott's in Mayfair, the two Michelin-starred Indian venue Gymkhana, and the upmarket Chinese restaurant Park Chinois. Isabel's, a Mayfair…
An Indian takeaway is one of the totemic issues in British politics, a "treat" fewer people can afford, like a pint at the football or soft play for the kids. Healey has promised to give Britain's battered consumers…
The government launched a campaign on Thursday advising people to set aside three days' worth of stores to deal with a whole range of eventualities, and some are already well under way. "I'm adding a few extra tinned…
The US and North America as a whole account for only about 4.7% of the world's population. But the US stock market makes up around 73% of the MSCI World index. And, while the World Federation of Exchanges tracks about…
This week Labour's much cherished commitment not to allow new drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea went into the skip round the back of Downing Street, where it lies next to a complete set of European Union red…