One in 10 officials to be based in city within three years and current 70-strong team will increase to 500The Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, has announced a big expansion of its operations in Leeds, with one in 10 officials to be based in the West Yorkshire city within three years.Bailey said the current 70-strong team at the central bank’s...

Israel is appearing at the international court of justice (ICJ) after South Africa asked it to urgently order an end the assault on RafahYemen’s Houthis said they downed a US MQ9 drone on Thursday evening over the south-eastern province of Maareb, the group’s military spokesperson said on Friday.According to Reuters, the Iran-aligned group said they...

UK chancellor attempts to paint Tories as tax-cutters in speech drawing battle lines for next electionUK politics live – latest updatesJeremy Hunt has said further tax cuts are on the way in the autumn after the economy has “turned a corner”, as he criticised Keir Starmer for promising “motherhood and apple pie”.The UK chancellor attempted to draw the...

Dean of law school orders first amendment clinic to curtail core work, including on Atlanta Police Foundation caseThe dean at the University of Georgia’s law school has ordered its first amendment law clinic to cease all work related to public records law – including a lawsuit against the Atlanta Police Foundation, the non-profit organization behind...

The chancellor claimed his government will bring down taxes while Labour policies would be ‘damaging for every family in the country’ The Daily Express and Daily Mail have both asked questions about the taxing of pensions. Jeremy Hunt is on combative grounds here. He is asked when calling Labour’s plans a “myth” is he accusing them of lying. He says:Well,...

The attacker was carrying a knife and iron bar, according to local authoritiesChmouel Lubecki, a rabbi in Rouen, said today’s incident was “shocking.”“It is important to light the candles of Shabbat to exactly show that we are not afraid,” he said. Continue reading...