Jeremy Hunt has delayed the announcement of the government’s economic plan from Halloween to 17 November, saying it will help ministers make “difficult decisions… that stand the test of time”. A medium term fiscal statement was due to be delivered by the chancellor in the Commons on 31 October – along with a forecast from
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British and US intelligence say Iranian troops are on the ground in Crimea, supporting Russian drone attacks on Ukraine. It comes as the Ukrainian military continues a counter-offensive in the strategic Kherson region, an area that was annexed and put under martial law by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Retired Air Vice Marshal Sean Bell takes
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Rishi Sunak has reinstated Suella Braverman as home secretary only six days after she resigned, in a cabinet reshuffle which Downing Street said “reflects a unified party”. Ms Braverman, a favourite of the Conservative right, stepped down last Wednesday after admitting to sending secure government information from her personal email and being accused of breaching
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A gunman who killed a student and a teacher at a Missouri high school was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and more than 600 rounds of ammunition. Orlando Harris, 19, had magazines strapped to his chest, some in a bag, and other ammo police found dumped in stairwells around Central Visual and Performing Arts High
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Sky News political editor Beth Rigby looks at Liz Truss’s announcement that she is sticking with her commitment to the pensions triple lock. The revelation appeared to contradict a statement made by her Chancellor Jeremy Hunt last week and Foreign Secretary James Cleverly this morning on Sky News. Mr Hunt ruled out committing to any
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The future Site of the city Neom, a planned cross-border city, stands empty before development begins in the Tabuk Province of northwestern Saudi Arabia, December 18, 2019. Picture taken December 18, 2019. Lucas Jackson | Reuters DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — If you’ve been seeing mysterious Bladerunner-type ads popping up on your phone recently for Neom
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