Frank Hester, the businessman at the centre of a row about comments condemned as racist and misogynistic, gave the Conservative party a further £5m in
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UK statistics watchdog to investigate Sunak’s use of term ‘economy going gangbusters’
The UK’s statistics watchdog has opened an investigation into remarks made by Rishi Sunak about the economy “going gangbusters” amid concerns that politicians could misuse
‘At heart it’s the same technology’: the heat pump that uses water instead of air
Scientists in Edinburgh have developed a home heating system that draws its energy from the world’s most abundant resource: water. The equipment can use sea
‘I’m not expecting a call from Nigel’: Jeremy Hunt on his fight to save his seat
At the first three doors that Jeremy Hunt knocked on during his canvassing session in leafy Godalming earlier this week were voters who said they
Tories to pledge homicide law overhaul with US-style classifications
Rishi Sunak will reportedly pledge an overhaul of homicide laws, introducing US-style classifications for murder and increasing sentences, as part of the Conservative manifesto. The
UK clothing sales to EU plummet as Brexit red tape deters exporters
UK exports of clothing and footwear to the EU have dived since Brexit, according to a new study that shows the extent to which complex
Asda now the most expensive UK supermarket to buy fuel, study shows
Asda is now the UK’s most expensive supermarket fuel seller, research shows, after the retailer’s private owners ditched its long-held pledge to be the cheapest
Eight in 10 primary teachers in England spending own money to help pupils
Eight in 10 primary schoolteachers in England are spending their own money to buy items for pupils who are increasingly arriving at school hungry and
General election: Starmer and Sunak clash over taxes, the NHS and immigration in head-to-head TV debate – as it happened
£2,000 tax claim. Starmer says it’s “nonsense”. #ITVDebate #GE24 (1/2) The Conservative calculations cover a long list of policy announcements and make a number of
Darren Rodwell withdraws as Labour candidate in general election
Darren Rodwell, the controversial leader of Barking and Dagenham council, has withdrawn as a Labour candidate, saying he did not want allegations about his behaviour