Rachel Reeves is considering caving in to City lobbying and softening changes to inheritance tax that affect wealthy individuals who would previously have been “non-doms”, reports suggest. In her autumn budget, the chancellor confirmed that she would scrap the non-dom tax status, which allowed wealthy individuals with connections abroad to avoid paying full UK tax…
An Amazon worker moves boxes on Amazon Prime Day in the East Village of New York City, July 11, 2023. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Amazon is extending its Prime Day discount bonanza, announcing that the annual sale will run four days this year. The 96-hour event will start at 12:01 a.m. PT on July…
In his current research, there are still gaps to be filled: how the CYP26B1 gradient is regulated, how retinoic acid connects to the Shox gene, and what downstream factors determine the formation of specific structures, such as the humerus or radius bones. From Healing to Regeneration Monaghan explains that axolotls do not possess a “magic…
TV star Kim Woodburn, who rose to fame presenting How Clean Is Your House?, has died at the age of 83 after a short illness, her manager said. A statement said: “It is with immense sadness that we let you know our beloved Kim Woodburn passed away yesterday following a short illness. Kim was an…
Justin Sun, founder of blockchain platform Tron, poses for a photograph in Hong Kong, May 8, 2020. Calvin Sit | Bloomberg | Getty Images Justin Sun’s crypto company Tron is set to hit the public market through a reverse merger with a manufacturer of custom toys and souvenirs for the world’s biggest theme parks. SRM…
Police investigating the triple shooting at a kebab shop in western Sydney on Monday believe gunmen may be being recruited on social media to carry out contract killings. Two masked men entered the shop in Auburn on Monday and fired eight shots, wounding three people, including a 47-year-old woman employed at the store. A 26-year-old…
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is shown on its launch pad carrying Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet network satellites as the vehicle is prepared for launch at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 28, 2025. Steve Nesius | Reuters United Launch Alliance on Monday was forced to delay…
China is growing its stockpile of nuclear warheads at a faster rate than any other country, according to newly published research. A report published on Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) estimated that China now has at least 600 nuclear warheads, with about 100 per year being added to the stockpile since…
The ABC is investigating “serious allegations” that its defence correspondent Andrew Greene filed a story about a German ship builder without disclosing that he had traveled to Germany courtesy of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, which is hoping to win Australian navy contracts. Media Watch revealed that Greene filed a story for ABC radio’s The World Today…
A pedestrian walks past the Bank of Japan (BoJ) building in central Tokyo on July 28, 2023. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s central bank on Tuesday said it would slow the pace of government bond purchases from April next year, while it also held the benchmark rate at 0.5% amid rising…
