Rachel Reeves dealt fresh hit as UK borrowing soars in blow to Budget plans
Rachel Reeves on a visit to China to encourage growth. (Image: Getty) Rachel Reeves’s plans to ramp up spending were thwarted when Treasury borrowing passed official forecasts made in the Budget. Government borrowing rose by more than expected to £17.8 billion last month,…
Donald Trump to give Rachel Reeves crash course in running economy – and it’ll hurt
President Donald Trump will do everything that Labour doesn’t dare (Image: Getty) Everything Trump is promising is the complete opposite of the misery Reeves and PM Keir Starmer have inflicted on us. While they talked down the UK economy, endlessly harping on about…
Rachel Reeves must convince investors she won’t wreck UK
Rachel Reeves need to convince Davos she can get Britain building where others have failed (Image: Kirsty O’Connor / Treasury) Rachel Reeves must convince international investors in Davos this week that she is not driving the UK economy into a wall….
Ed Miliband’s net zero plan could ‘lead to blackouts’ across Britain
Ed Miliband has been warned that his net zero crusade could put the UK at risk of blackouts after energy demands came close to exceeding supply. The National Energy System Operator (NESO), which manages Britain’s gas and electricity supply, issued…
PMQs: Kemi Badenoch tears Keir Starmer apart over ‘act of vandalism’
Kemi Badenoch hbranded Sir Keir Starmer’s education reforms “an act of vandalism” in a Commons clash. The Tory leader said that under the Conservatives pupil attainment in maths, reading and science soared, with English schools now top of global league tables…
Nigel Farage among British politicians who failed to get seat at Donald Trump inauguration
Nigel Farage missed out on a spot in the packed inauguration room for Donald Trump’s inauguration, despite his close friendship with the newly-installed President. Mr Farage, who has been in Washington since Thursday, was set to be among the VIP attendees…
Hamburg – Befreiung 1945
Nach der Kapitulation Hamburgs wurden große Teile der Stadt und des Hafens zerstört. Bewegte Bilder vom Sommer 1945 zeigen den Hafen mit den Landungsbrücken, den Baumwall und den Blick auf die Speicherstadt, die Innenstadt und die Elbbrücken.
Ostfront 1942 – Schwere Kampfaufnahmen
Im eisigen Winter 1942 toben erbitterte Gefechte an der Ostfront, wo deutsche und sowjetische Truppen um jede Stadt und jeden Hügel kämpfen. Soldaten waten durch Schnee und Schlamm, während Panzer und Artillerie in unermüdlichen Angriffen feuern. Die Landschaft ist von…
Ein deutscher Pilot einer Fokker D.VII
Ein deutscher Pilot der Königlich Preußischen Jagdstaffel 74 präsentiert um 1917 stolz sein Höhen-Sauerstoffgeneratorsystem, eine bahnbrechende Innovation, die es ermöglichte, in großen Höhen zu fliegen, während er neben seiner Fokker D.VII steht, einem der modernsten Jagdflugzeuge des Ersten Weltkriegs und…
Warning drivers could miss out on £30bn compensation after Rachel Reeves wades in
Rachel Reeves could cause drivers to lose out on £30bn in compensation (Image: Getty) The Chancellor has discouraged the Supreme Court from ruling harshly against major banks in a car loans case that could see motorists paid £30bn in compensation costs. The court…