Tech giants targeted over tax payments
Reuters The government will take steps to increase the tax it collects from firms doing business online, Mr Hammond has announced. From April 2019, technology groups such as Google and Apple will pay a new withholding tax on the royalty payments they make to their subsidiaries in low-tax jurisdictions. Mr Hammond also tightened rules to […]
Lawyer says there may be 300 potential cases against Diddy
Getty Images Sean “Diddy” Combs was one of the most sought-after producers in rap and soul in the 1990s A lawyer representing several alleged victims of Sean “Diddy” Combs says the potential number of civil legal cases against the musician “is probably in the 300 range”. Tony Buzbee told the BBC his team had received […]
Priti Patel to raise issue with France
PA Media Home Secretary Priti Patel will hold talks with her French counterpart after 64 migrants attempted to cross the Channel on Thursday. The Home Office said five boats were intercepted off the Kent coast, while one landed on a Sussex beach. French authorities also picked up a further two dinghies carrying a total of […]
How do Scotland and England compare on testing?
Getty Images Both the UK and Scottish governments have stressed the importance of mass testing in the battle against coronavirus, with the two governments responsible for different parts of the testing system in Scotland. There had been some key differences in the approach being taken on either side of the border – but many of […]
Boris Johnson’s victory speech in full
AFP Boris Johnson has delivered his first speech after his Conservative party won a landslide majority in the December 2019 general election, at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in central London. You can read the full text of the speech below. Well my friends, good morning everybody. My friends, well we did it. We did […]
The economy: Going south
BBC We’ve seen plenty plant closures, but Pinneys feels different – like a throwback to the era of company towns. The seafood processor hasn’t been the only employer in Annan. There’s the boilerworks, now much diminished. The “shrimpie” goes on, also under the ownership of Young’s Seafood and taking on workers. And there was Chapelcross, […]
overweight Scotland in need of repair
Getty Images A new way of measuring Scotland’s environmental impact includes its use of resources, domestic and imported, which reaches more than double the level seen as sustainable. Recycling is seen as one of the less efficient ways of solving the problem, with pressure growing for business and households to re-use, repair and re-manufacture. A […]
Lack of NI Executive ‘slightly problematic’, says David Davis
PA The operation of the Irish border is one of the most sensitive Brexit issues Brexit Secretary David Davis has said the lack of a Northern Ireland Executive is “slightly problematic” in terms of trying to resolve the future of the Irish border. Mr Davis was giving evidence to a House of Lords committee on […]
UK games sector wanted Microsoft deal, says Sir Ian Livingstone
Getty Images The UK games sector was in favour of Microsoft’s bid for US firm Activision being approved, according to the man who led the company behind Tomb Raider. Sir Ian Livingstone, also co-founder of Games Workshop, said it would be “odd” if the UK was the only place to object. The blocking of the […]
Great expectations for tax cuts and more jobs
AFP Ghana’s former President John Mahama will be under enormous pressure to meet the expectations of voters following his landslide victory in Saturday’s election. He swept back to power after eight years in opposition, running what political analyst Nansata Yakubu described as a “masterclass” in campaigning. He defeated Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia by 56.6% of votes […]