Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The average annual bill for a Band D home will increase by £75.60 from April Average council tax bills in England will increase by 4.5% a year from April, reaching more than £1,800 in some regions, research suggests. It is the second highest rise in a decade, the Chartered …
Image copyright Getty Images China’s number two leader Li Keqiang has warned the country faces “a tough struggle,” as he laid out plans to prop up the world’s second-largest economy. Opening the annual session of China’s parliament, he forecast slower growth of 6-6.5% this year, down from a target of around 6.5% in 2018. China …
Image copyright Patrick Gosling / Stan Papior Beadyeye It’s the most powerful street-legal car ever to come out of Italy. And when your competitors include Ferrari and Lamborghini, that’s some badge of honour. It may even be the most powerful road car ever, although when you’re dealing with hypercars (the noun supercar is no longer …
A Tokyo court has granted bail to former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, according to Japanese media reports. The shock decision would see the auto executive released after more than three months in detention. The court set reportedly set bail at one billion yen (£6.8m; $8.9m). Mr Ghosn has been charged with financial misconduct. This breaking …
Image copyright Getty Images The US intends to terminate India’s preferential trade treatment under a scheme which allows certain products from the country to enter the US duty-free. President Donald Trump said India has failed to assure the US it will provide reasonable access to its markets. The US will also end preferential trade treatment …
Image copyright Alex McClure Image caption Courtney and Alex McClure, Amy Mitchell and Carl Colston are in the process of buying a six-bedroom house together With house prices having risen over the last decade, many young people have found it tough to get on the property ladder. Some are choosing to co-buy with friends, but …
Image copyright Creative Commons/Annelieke B Image caption The government will stop funding Verify next year The National Audit Office (NAO) has slammed the government’s flagship identity verification scheme. A damning report says Gov.UK Verify has fallen well short of its target of 25 million users by 2020, managing only 3.6 million so far. The government …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Trade relations are still tense despite a US decision to pull back from imposing car tariffs on EU imports (file pic) The United States has ended a spat with the European Union over diplomatic protocol that came amid heightened tensions over trans-Atlantic trade. US ambassador Gordon Sondland said the …
Image copyright SnOasis Image caption The £300m snow sports centre is planned for a former quarry Finances are in place for a £300m snow sports and entertainment complex, according to a council report. Plans for SnOasis at Great Blakenham, near Ipswich, have been in the pipeline for 18 years, with outline planning consent agreed more …
Image caption Dumfries House In 2007 the Prince of Wales personally intervened in a last-minute bid to stop the sale of Dumfries House, a stately Ayrshire home with a precious collection of Chippendale furniture. He wanted to stop the house and its contents being separated and sold off by their then owner, the Marquess of …