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Image copyright PA Image caption Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said Labour’s nationalisation plans would be cost-neutral Labour’s nationalisation plans would cost at least £196bn, according to the Confederation of British Industry. The employers’ group said the up-front cost of taking control of the water and energy utilities, train firms and Royal Mail was equivalent […]

Image copyright Reuters Image caption US President Donald Trump has accused the Bidens of corruption The son of US presidential contender Joe Biden is to step down from the board of a Chinese company amid fierce attacks by President Donald Trump. Hunter Biden’s lawyer said he would also not work for any foreign-owned companies if

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Nearly 49,000 GM workers are on strike Workers with picket signs mark every entrance to the General Motors plant in Flint, Michigan. With them is all the paraphernalia of a long stay – tables piled with snacks and water bottles, wood and steel bins to make fires during the

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Japanese players celebrate their shock victory against Ireland Too much money is focused on the big nations in rugby union, making it harder for others to reach the top tier, an ex-England international says. Rugby Union is played in 119 countries, but only four – England, New Zealand, South

Image copyright Centreline Films Geraint Harries, a technology specialist, for St John the Evangelist in Lancashire, admits that when his parish first started using social media, it didn’t get it quite right. “At first we didn’t really know what social media meant for the church and fell into the trap of simply chasing the number

Image caption Roger Jenkins is one of the former Barclays executives accused of fraud Senior Barclays executives warned each other it was “dodgy” to pay the Prime Minister of Qatar millions for “advisory services”, a court has heard. They raised concerns with lawyers and discussed the risk of jail if they were blamed for the

Image copyright BlueBella/Victoria’s Secret Image caption (l-r) May Simón Lifschitz, Olivia Sang, Ali Tate Cutler and Laura Rakhman-Kidd This week has been a big one for the lingerie industry. Victoria’s Secret – home of the impossibly-sculpted, minutely-clad supermodel – unveiled the first “plus-size” model to grace its stores in its 42-year history. As part of

Image copyright Getty Images “It feels good to be kneaded,” Pizza Express quipped on Twitter after worries it could go under prompted an outpouring of affection from diners. In a quick piece of savvy marketing, the chain told customers: “We’re still making dough”, trying to reassure the legions of parents and savvy, voucher-wielding customers who

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption US President Donald Trump hailed a “phase one” deal The US has agreed to suspend its next tariff hike on Chinese imports after two days of trade talks in Washington. US President Donald Trump said negotiators had reached a “phase one deal” that would include increased agricultural purchases and

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Facebook had said it hoped to launch Libra in 2020 Mastercard, Visa, eBay and payments firm Stripe have pulled out of Facebook’s embattled cryptocurrency project, Libra. Their move, first reported in the Financial Times, follows the withdrawal of PayPal, announced last week. It represents a huge blow to the