Political News
Russia accuses Israel of missile strike on Syrian airbase
Syria and Russia accused Israel on Monday of carrying out an overnight missile strike on a Syrian regime airbase near the city of Homs.
FCA to cut back on 'non-critical' jobs to pay £30m Brexit bill
The UK's financial watchdog has allocated £30m to cope with the preparations for Brexit, but admitted it would have to take cash from other areas to foot the bill.
US implements sweeping sanctions against Russian oligarchs
The US government has implemented sanctions against seven Russian oligarchs and their companies in response to their ties to President Vladimir Putin and his administration which it alleged "engages in malign activity".
Housebuilders make £1bn land grab at Ebbsfleet
Housebuilders have gone on a buying spree at the new Government-backed garden city at Ebbsfleet, snapping up land with the intention to develop £1bn worth of new homes in the project's latest phase of the development.
China says it will take on the US "at any cost" after Trump threatens more tariffs
The Chinese Commerce Ministry announced on Friday that it is not afraid of fighting a trade war and it will "follow through to the end without hesitating, fighting back at any cost" after being threatened by the US administration with further tariffs.
Russia looks to discredit the UK, blaming West for Skripal poisoning
Russia will attempt to discredit the UK on Thursday at the UN after Boris Johnson blamed Moscow for the poisoning of former ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter without having enough proof, overstating is accusation.
North Korean missiles could reach the UK by 2019
North Korea is able to develop missiles capable of reaching the UK's shores by next year, according to a study carried out by the Commons' Defence Select Committee MPs.
Donald Trump expected to announce withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal
US officials have begun actively planning for the likelihood that the always unpredictable Donald Trump will reveal America's intention to withdraw from the Iranian nuclear deal, according to the Associated Press, something that would leave many a question over what could happen next or how the Middle Eastern nation would respond.
Facebook admits most users' data scraped by malicious bots
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted on Wednesday that 87m accounts were affected by the Cambridge Analytica data breach as the social network warned of a new potential scandal with "malicious actors" likely to have scraped email addresses and telephone numbers of "most" of its 2bn users.
MPs call for action to protect National Lottery funding
MPs have called for the government and the gambling regulator to protect National Lottery funding for good causes after a sharp fall in revenues.
UK firms rush to submit their gender pay figures before midnight
Dozens of UK firms still have to publish their equal pay figures before the deadline on Wednesday at midnight, although approximately 9,000 companies had already submitted their data.
Vauxhall to build new van at Luton plant, saving over 1,000 jobs
PSA, Vauxhall’s French parent company announced the next Vivaro van would be built at its Luton plant, securing 1,400 jobs past 2030.
China retaliation hits US after as tariff tit-for-tat escalates
China has retaliated against White House trade tariffs by imposing its own levies on 106 US products on Wednesday, including on soyabeans, cars, planes and whisky.
YouTube attack: Female attacker found dead after shooting three
A female attacker shot three workers in the headquarters of Alphabet's YouTube in San Bruno, California overnight.
Decision on UK passport manufacturer delayed by two weeks
UK government delayed final decision on the manufacturer of the new British passports after UK company De La Rue received support for its complaints over the government's choice of France's Gemalto as their preferred bidder.
Millions of jobs at risk of automation, says OECD
A new working paper looking at the share of jobs at risk of being replaced by automation across 32 countries estimates that about 14% of jobs in those nations are considered to be highly automatable, according to the OECD's Future of Work report.
Germany set to extradite Puigdemont to Spain
The German prosecution is processing Catalan ex-president Carles Puigdemont’s extradition to Spain from the prison where he is currently being detained, because of the risk that he might flee if allowed to leave on bail.
China places tariffs on 128 US food imports
China has retaliated against US tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminium imports, setting levies of as high as 25% on 128 US-amde products.
Trump 'goes after' Amazon after spending $150,000 on deliveries during election campaign
A CBS report has found that the Trump election campaign spent $158,498. 41 on deliveries from Amazon during the last elections.