South American nation’s tar-like oil is what many Gulf coast facilities were built for but ramping up production to 3m barrels a day will be a long game

Keir Starmer urged to ‘stand up for the BBC’ after US president files $10bn lawsuit against corporation

The US president confirmed he intends to sue the broadcaster for at least $1bn over the Panorama edit of a 2021 speech.

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Mark Mardell was left feeling 'humiliated' after he was told he could not board a flight.

Torsten Bell, who is working with Rachel Reeves to fill a £30 billion hole in finances, also used his parliamentary expenses to claim £600 for three chairs

How Beth Harper developed her career with the Met Office after doing work experience

Decision means none of drugmaker’s much-trumpeted £650m UK investment package is currently proceeding The drugmaker AstraZeneca has paused a planned £200m investment in its Cambridge research site, completing a depressing week for the UK pharmaceutical industry. The decision by Britain’s biggest company means none of its much-trumpeted £650m investment package in the UK – which was originally announced in March 2024 – is currently proceeding. Continue reading...

Continuing unemployment claims jumped to 1.97 million in late July, according to a Labor Department report, highlighting a weakening labor market.

Raise the revenue by taxing gambling firms, ex-PM urges Starmer

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Temple Church was at capacity for the service, conceived by Friends of the Holy Land