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Scotch whisky
Business

Scotch dispute: India pledges to honour 75 per cent tariff agreed with UK

India’s trade secretary says New Delhi will honour the duty concessions on Scotch agreed in its trade deal with Britain, amid a dispute over containers of bulk whisky held at Indian ports.

unemployment
Business

Nearly 1 million young people out of work or education as Milburn prepares welfare shake-up

A government-commissioned review is expected to propose restricting sickness and disability benefits for under-25s to pay for more back-to-work schemes, as Britain’s youth unemployment rate stands out among European countries.

King Charles
UK

King Charles condemns slavery at Commonwealth summit as UK edges towards formal apology

Opening the Commonwealth summit in Antigua and Barbuda, the King said slavery “still casts a shadow” over the Caribbean, as Andy Burnham held talks with leaders about a possible formal apology while ruling out reparations.

henry-nowak-murder
UK

‘We felt we were not being told the truth’: Henry Nowak’s family accuse police

The family of the 18-year-old student, who was handcuffed by police as he lay dying in Southampton, say officers gave them changing accounts of his death and fear they were manipulated to protect the force.

Bank of England
Business

Bank of England set to raise interest rates for first time since 2023

The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates to 4 per cent on Thursday as the Iran war drives up energy costs, but it may signal that markets are wrong to bet on several more increases next year.

King Charles
UK

King Charles to address slavery with ‘sincere sorrow’ at Commonwealth summit

Buckingham Palace says the King will address Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade in his speech to Commonwealth leaders on Tuesday, as the prime minister says he is open to a formal apology but rejects calls for reparations.

Shabana Mahmood
UK

Mahmood expected to soften settlement plans for care workers after cabinet pressure

The home secretary is expected to keep a 10-year wait for most migrants seeking permanent settlement, but exempt social care workers already in the UK after opposition from cabinet colleagues.

Jio
Business

Tearful Mukesh Ambani watches Jio debut make Reliance India’s most valuable group

Shares in Reliance Jio Platforms jumped 27 per cent on their first day of trading in Mumbai, valuing the telecom and digital firm at around $137 billion (£102 billion) and lifting the Reliance group past Tata as India’s most valuable business empire.

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