8 July 2024 By Faisal Islam & Daniel Thomas, BBC News Does the chancellor consider herself a yimby? Rachel Reeves has promised to “get Britain building again” by bringing back compulsory housebuilding targets as part of a wide-ranging plan to reboot the UK economy. In her first speech as chancellor, Ms Reeves also said she would overhaul...
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Jaishankar and UK Foreign Secretary Lammy affirm commitment to strengthen comprehensive strategic partnership
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said he has spoken to the UK’s new Foreign Secretary David Lammy and both sides reaffirmed to “enhance our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership”. In a post on X, the external affairs minister also said he looked forward to an “early in-person meeting”.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday named...
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Coal records 10.2% growth among eight key infra sectors in May
Last Updated : Jul 05 2024 | 11:17 AM IST The coal sector has demonstrated highest growth of 10.2 % (provisional), following the electricity industry among the eight core industries for the month of May, 2024 as per the Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI)) (Base Year 2011-12) released by Ministry of Commerce & Industries....
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What will Labour do in power and what was in its manifesto?
Labour has won a big majority in the general election. That means it should be able to pass the new laws it wants easily. But what are those likely to be? During the election campaign, Labour released a manifesto – a list of pledges explaining to voters what it would do if elected. Use our...
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Best-selling cars 2024: The UK’s most popular models so far this year
The new car market is in good health, according to the latest sales figures, with June being the 23rd consecutive month of growth. Although growth has slowed a tad since the start of the year, 2024 is the first year since 2019 in which over a million cars were sold in the first six months....
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Stocks in news: JSW Infra, Stanley Lifestyles, SAMHI Hotels, Bank Of Baroda, IREDA
Domestic indices recorded gains and scaled new heights last week despite mixed signals from the global market, particularly regarding inflation concerns. In today’s trade, shares of JSW Infra, Stanley Lifestyles, SAMHI Hotels, Bank Of Baroda, IREDA among others will be in focus due to various news developments. JSW InfrastructureIndicating that the company is still interested...
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UK cycling infrastructure lagging behind Europe, study reveals
The UK’s cycling infrastructure is lagging behind its European counterparts, according to an analysis by PeopleForBikes. It has included the UK in its city ratings for the first time, assessing 89 cities in 2024. UK cities received an average score of 60 out of a possible 100, slightly lower than the rest of Europe with...
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CBRE reveals its top 10 best investment locations for EV charging infrastructure
Global property specialist, CBRE, has published its ranking of the top 10 UK locations which provide the greatest investment opportunity in EV charging infrastructure. The company estimates EV charging will generate £10-12 billion of consumer spend and around £1 billion in rent across the UK in 2035, based on current trends. Its latest study –...
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UK’s cycling infrastructure “seriously lagging behind” bike-friendly European cities, according to new safe cycling ranking
The UK “continues to lag seriously behind its European counterparts” when it comes to safe, connected cycling infrastructure, a new global ranking of bike-friendly cities has revealed. According to US-based advocacy group People for Bikes’ City Ratings, a data analysis tool ranking cities and towns across the world on how amenable they are to cycling,...
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Vijay Mallya attends son Siddhartha Mallya’s lavish UK wedding amidst legal troubles
Vijay Mallya was recently photographed attending the extravagant wedding of his son, Sidhartha Mallya, in the United Kingdom. The now fugitive businessman, embroiled in a high-profile alleged loan fraud case exceeding 900 crores, was seen at the celebration held at his $14 million estate in Hertfordshire, UK. The wedding, which marked the culmination of week-long...
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Hackers could target major infrastructure links to cause summer travel hell
A cyber security expert has warned that hackers could target major infrastructure to spark a summer of travel hell, potentially causing disruption to thousands of people. Alexandra Forsyth, a cyber security expert at AFRG, told Express.co.uk that hacktivists could disrupt the operations of airports and train stations and take them offline thus preventing flights from...
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Russia launches ‘massive’ overnight attack on Ukraine power grid
Ukrainian energy facilities have come under a massive attack from Russia, in the latest onslaught targeting the country’s power grid, officials say. It is the eighth time Russia has launched an attack on energy infrastructure facilities in the past three months, Ukraine’s energy ministry said. Air defence systems shot down 12 of 16 missiles and...