BBC News5 hours agoHS2: Johnson warns against 'mutilated' version of rail linkbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsFormer Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged the government against building a "mutilated" version of HS2. He said suggestions the high-speed rail link that began construction under his premiership could be scaled back were "Treasury-driven nonsense". Last week, the government refused to guarantee …
BBC News4 hours agoMPs call for energy bill help to stave off winter crisisbbc.co.uk - By Tom EspinerVulnerable households face an "inevitable new winter crisis" without more help on energy bills, a group of MPs has said. They called on the government, regulator Ofgem, and energy suppliers to take urgent action. People are being squeezed by cost of living pressures and debt, the MPs on the Commons …
BBC News8 hours agoNet zero: Will Rishi Sunak's changes to climate policies save money?bbc.co.uk - By Lucy HookerRishi Sunak's decision to extend some of the UK's net zero deadlines has proved - perhaps predictably - rather divisive. The prime minister said he was putting "the long-term interests of our country before the short-term political needs of the moment". Supporters say the planned green policies, …
BBC News8 hours agoInflation falls - but things could get worse for many householdsbbc.co.uk - By Dharshini DavidThe recent cost of living crisis has led to painful choices for many households facing soaring food and energy prices. In addition, the higher interest rates deployed to tackle rising prices have caused problems for many mortgage holders, tenants and businesses. But recent figures showed pay rises …
BBC News3 days agoUAW strike: Why are US car workers walking out?bbc.co.uk - By Natalie ShermanThe United Auto Workers (UAW) union has declared a strike targeting Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, in a bid to put pressure on the carmakers to grant higher pay and make other improvements in new labour agreements. It comes at a time of broader labour unrest and casts a cloud of uncertainty …
BBC News17 hours agoUAW strike expands to dozens of sites at GM and Stellantisbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsThe United Auto Workers union (UAW) is escalating its fight with some of America's biggest carmakers by taking strike action at dozens of parts distribution centres across the US. UAW boss Shawn Fain said the new walkouts would hit 38 sites owned by General Motors and Stellantis, as the row over pay …
