‘Compliance managers’ to have discussions with authority’s wealthiest customers in attempt to raise tax revenuesBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s tax authority is assigning dedicated “customer compliance managers” to more than 200 billionaires as part of a crackdown meant to...
Treasury select committee asks FCA to investigate whether tax surcharge leak led to ‘improper release of inside information’UK politics live – latest updatesJohn Healey is facing pressure to clarify whether he permitted a market-sensitive budget leak ahead of his statement, which...
Republican Mike Dunleavy plans search after Peltola accused of recruiting Dan Sullivan to confuse votersThe Republican governor of Alaska announced plans to launch a criminal investigation after a report accused the campaign of Democratic senate candidate Mary Peltola of trying t...
Growth is in sharp contrast to households’ assessment, reflected in Trump’s record-low approval ratingsThe US economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter as resilient consumer spending and AI-driven business investment more than offset the impact of higher oil pri...
Kaden Matsuda and Jackson Donlon were on a trip in Rocky Mountains last weekend when heavy snowstorm hitTwo Colorado college students have been found dead after going missing during a hiking trip in the Rocky Mountains last weekend when a heavy snowstorm hit, authorities said.The...
President’s son-in-law denies ‘completely insane’ claims he profited from unofficial position. Plus, the battle between psychics and AI• Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning. A book that contains incendiary claims about Jared Kushner’s financial d...
Michigan US Senate candidate signaled support for Egypt’s pro-democracy movement in 2012, not Islamist groupThe Republican campaign to defeat Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate race by casting him as an Islamic extremist is based on a false claim first made by the con...
Local officials tried to grow close to activist groups and collected information that was then shared with industryNewly released emails show local government officials in Minneapolis have quietly surveilled environmental justice activists who are working to close a controversial...
‘Miracle’ cache of letters written by French scientist who died in ill-fated La Pérouse mission give personal account of 1785 voyageAs he prepared to climb the scaffolding to be publicly executed by guillotine on 21 January 1793, Louis XVI is reported to have asked: “Is there new...
Departure of Lagarde, seen as candidate to take over World Economic Forum, comes as eurozone struggles with weak growth and inflationChristine Lagarde, the eurozone’s top central banker, is stepping down nine months early.The European Central Bank announced on Thursday morning th...
Owner Gordon Brothers files notice of intent to begin process after rejecting management-backed rescue bidBusiness live – latest updatesThe owner of Poundland has said it is preparing to appoint administrators, putting up to 12,000 jobs at risk at the retail chain across the UK a...
Bank’s chief financial officer hopes measure in budget is temporary as sector provides loans that could fuel growthA top Lloyds Banking Group executive has criticised the chancellor for linking bank tax increases to energy bill support for UK households, as he warned the governme...
Former president says ‘these are not serious people’ as Trump holds rallies for Republican candidatesAround lunchtime on Tuesday, a Rolls-Royce stopped at the intersection of Beverly Drive and Dayton Way in Beverly Hills, California. Local people in athleisure walked past Balenci...
Elizabeth Warren and others joined by unions and industry experts in warning against the weakening of regulationsThe senator Elizabeth Warren, the congresswoman Ilhan Omar and several other Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Osh...
Marilyn Hampton, who regularly bought supplies for and gave rides to children, was honored at public meetingUS schools are often named after presidents, historical figures and civil rights leaders. And soon joining those ranks is a retired longtime Texas school custodian known fo...
Legacy Church’s endorsements violate law banning tax-exempt nonprofits from endorsing political candidatesA megachurch in New Mexico has endorsed two Republican candidates running in this year’s midterms, including a Donald Trump-backed candidate running in one of the blue state’...
Regulator demands companies explain how and why they charge different prices for the same product or service The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is demanding some of the US’s biggest airlines, ride-share companies and retailers divulge how they are using algorithms and loyalty pro...
Pauline Hanson says Anthony Albanese made ‘unsolicited’ offer of adviser with $200,000 salary to one of her MPsGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, offered the One Nation MP David Farley an additional staff member in w...