1 hour ago About sharing Watch: Trump lashes out at ‘imposter’ Haley in victory speech By Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent in New Hampshire Donald Trump has won the New Hampshire primary, defeating his last remaining rival for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. His victory means the race for…
1 hour ago About sharing By Vishala Sri-Pathma Business reporter Unavoidable hidden charges for online customers, or “drip pricing”, is set to be banned under new law proposals. Fake reviews will also be banned and firms will have to be clearer with price labels on supermarket shelves. It follows a government consultation on consumer transparency…
1 hour ago About sharing One of the UK’s biggest banks, Santander, has raised mortgage rates despite fierce competition among lenders in recent weeks. Santander will nudge up rates by up to 0.20 percentage points on some fixed rate products from Wednesday. It bucks wider trends with Nationwide among the latest to reduce rates. Analysts…
1 hour ago About sharing Netflix sign-ups boomed at the end of last year as customers prodded by the firm’s crackdown on password-sharing created their own accounts. The streaming giant added more than 13.1 million subscriptions in the three months ended in December. That was the most for any quarter since 2020, extending a streak…
1 minute ago About sharing Lawmakers voted 287-55 in favour of Sweden’s bid By George Wright BBC News The Turkish parliament has ratified Sweden’s bid to join Nato by an big majority in a long-delayed vote. Sweden applied to join in 2022 after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. But Turkey withheld its approval following disagreements…
Sir Simon Clarke warns the Tories will be “massacred” in the general election if led by Rishi Sunak.
32 minutes ago About sharing The Palestine Red Crescent Society said there had been heavy fighting around al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis By David Gritten BBC News The Israeli military says its ground forces have encircled Khan Younis, the southern Gaza Strip’s largest city. Troops have also reportedly advanced deeper into remaining parts of the…
The man told a public inquiry he started a Johannesburg building fire that killed 77 people last August.
44 minutes ago About sharing By Simon Jack Business editor The final cost of the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant being built in Somerset may soar by about a third, according to the French firm developing it. The completion date could also be delayed by three years. In 2022, the cost of the UK’s first…
1 hour ago About sharing Prof Leitch gave then Health Secretary Humza Yousaf mask rule advice for a social event in late 2021 Scotland’s national clinical director advised Humza Yousaf to keep a drink in his hands at all times to remain “exempt” from mask rules at a dinner, the UK Covid Inquiry has heard….