Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature In Kyiv today, mourners attended the funeral of Daria Filipieva, a Ukrainian army combat medic who was killed in the Donetsk oblast. A Ukranian servicewoman kneels at the coffin of Daria Filipieva in Independence Square in Kyiv. Photograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images…
Being on the same page financially is essential within a relationship, particularly now, with the cost of living crisis putting household budgets under unprecedented pressure. The squeeze on finances has inevitably taken its toll on some couples, whether it is the strain caused by higher housing costs or disagreements about reining in spending. A recent…
Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson says he’s ‘very angry’ small boat arrivals numbers may have passed 100,000 Lee Anderson, the Conservative party deputy chairman, has said he is “very angry” about the PA Media report saying that the small boat arrivals picked up in the Channel today may take the total number of people who…
Introduction: UK house price gauge falls to lowest since 2009 as interest rates rise Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. Britain’s housing sector continues to weaken, as rising interest rates hit demand for property, the country’s surveyors are warning today. The Royal Institution of…
US politician reports ‘sobering’ briefing on Ukrainian counteroffensive Senior US and western officials describe increasingly “sobering” assessments about Ukrainian forces’ ability to retake significant territory in their counteroffensive, according to CNN. A senior western diplomat told CNN: They’re still going to see, for the next couple of weeks, if there is a chance of making…
Italy approves 40% windfall tax on banks The Italian government is hitting the country’s banks with a new windfall tax, to help families through the cost of living squeeze. Italy’s cabinet yesterday approved a 40% “windfall tax” on bank profits this year, with the proceeds earmarked to help mortgage holders and cut taxes. Deputy prime…
Thirty people in Manchester will have one letter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights tattooed on them as part of an international art project arriving in the UK for the first time. The project intends to tattoo the 1948 document on to the skins of 6,773 people, one letter at a time. The tattoos…
Richer people tend to be more rightwing. You’re less into redistribution if you’re the one being distributed from, rather than to. This probably isn’t a shock. But what about social mobility? How does doing better than your parents shape your views? That’s less clear, in part because those who have been upwardly mobile tend to…
Greenpeace defends ‘proportionate’ protest at PM’s home Greenpeace has defended its anti-oil protest following criticism of a “major security breach” at Rishi Sunak’s constituency manor house. Areeba Hamid, the group’s co-executive director, said the protest had been planned carefully and would not have gone ahead if the prime minister was there. She told Sky News…
Introduction: Economy is caught in a trap, says Jeremy Hunt Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. Britain is stuck in a ‘low-growth trap’, chancellor Jeremy Hunt has warned, after the Bank of England lifted interest rates to a 15-year high of 5.25% on Thursday….