Shell will shower its shareholders with another $3.5bn (£2.8bn) in share buy-backs over the next quarter after reporting better than expected profits of almost $8bn
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John Swinney expected to announce he will run for SNP leadership and first minister
John Swinney is expected to announce that he will run for SNP leadership and first minister of Scotland. Swinney, 60, a hugely experienced politician who
UK economic outlook has worsened, warns OECD
The UK’s economic outlook has worsened this year as high interest rates and the lingering effects of last year’s surge in inflation take a bigger
Reform UK backs candidates who promoted online conspiracy theories
Reform UK has chosen to stand by candidates who have promoted conspiracy theories online, called the climate emergency “make-believe” and expressed vaccine-sceptic views. Those fringe
Polls open in England’s local elections with Tories braced for heavy losses
Voting has begun in local elections in England, where the Conservatives are braced for heavy losses that could destabilise Rishi Sunak’s premiership. The elections, which
Police officer ‘almost lost hand’ in Hainault sword attack
A police officer came close to losing her hand in the sword attack in Hainault, north-east London, the Metropolitan police commissioner, Mark Rowley, has said.
Ex-Camelot boss Nigel Railton named as new Post Office chair
The ex-chief executive of the former national lottery operator Camelot has been named as the new interim chair of the Post Office. The government said
How Birmingham city council ended up in financial crisis: a timeline
Questions are starting to emerge about how exactly Birmingham city council ended up in a financial crisis, and whether the figures behind its problems actually
Birmingham city council accused of basing drastic cuts on ‘imagined’ data
A £760m equal pay liability bill at Birmingham city council, which led it to effectively declare bankruptcy and make a swathe of drastic budget cuts,
Mental health services key to preventing violent crimes, says Khan
Too many people with mental health issues who have committed violent crimes missed out on treatment as a result of cuts to support services, Sadiq