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Exclusive: Housing secretary and capital’s mayor face calls from within party for rethink on homebuilding plans Labour MPs are urging ministers and the London mayor to drop controversial plans to reduce affordable housing quotas in the capital in order to boost homebuilding. MPs have said they are concerned about the proposals being drawn up by … Read more
Plans to secure loan with Russian funds ‘moving to happy resolution’, says Polish foreign minister European leaders, including in the UK, are increasingly confident a proposal to lend Ukraine €140bn (£122bn) secured on frozen Russian central bank deposits can be agreed by the end of the year, in a move deemed critical for Kyiv to … Read more
Discount retailer looks for successor for Mike Schmidt, who is stepping down as chief financial officer The discount retailer B&M has ousted its finance chief after reporting a £7m accounts blunder that will cut its annual earnings – its second profit warning within two weeks. The company told investors it looking for a successor to … Read more
Women’s health academics at UCL call for national education programme to combat misinformation and unregulated advice Millions of women are being exploited by a “menopause gold rush” as companies, celebrities and influencers take advantage of a “dearth” of reliable information on the issue, experts have said. Healthcare companies and content creators saw menopause as a … Read more
The president’s one-man-show approach to policy has sidelined Congress, agencies — and a whole K Street culture. Intel Corp. looked like a winner in the Washington lobbying game at the start of 2025. The federal government was set to funnel more than $10 billion to the American microchip giant, thanks to a long influence campaign … Read more
The White House feels as confident about the shutdown on day 19 as it was on day one– in part because congressional Republicans have, for the most part, remained largely in line. “There’s no discussions at all at the rank-and-file level, and what is there even for Republicans to be skittish about?” said a Senate … Read more
Despite the Covid experience, nations aren’t proving more willing to help each other or to dig deep to help poor countries. President Donald Trump has taken an axe to global health funding and cooperation since returning to the White House in January – and what worries public health advocates is that he isn’t the only … Read more
The EU is seeking to boost the bloc’s powers to board vessels in Russia’s shadow fleet for inspections, according to a document prepared for Monday’s meeting of EU foreign ministers and seen by POLITICO. The issue of ships transporting Russian oil sailing under different flags to escape EU sanctions has wide implications for the bloc … Read more
The truce was mediated by Qatar and Turkey, ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan and Pakistan, embroiled in fighting that has killed dozens of people and injured hundreds, pledged on Sunday to respect a ceasefire. The truce, mediated by Qatar and Turkey, came into effect immediately and is intended to pause hostilities. Violence has escalated between the neighbors … Read more
The two nations remain at odds more than seven decades since the Korean War began. SEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily fortified border on Sunday, South Korea’s military said. The military took the custody of the soldier who crossed the central portion of the land … Read more