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Major business group accuses Labour of sending firms to ‘tipping point’ after taking billions extra in tax

Major business group accuses Labour of sending firms to ‘tipping point’ after taking billions extra in tax An extra £27bn was raised in taxes by Labour, the CBI will say - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments One of the UK’s key business organisations will accuse Labour of sending British industries towards a “tipping point” after extracting billions of extra pounds in increased taxes. In a planned speech to business leaders on Thursday, the director general of the Confederation of British...

‘It’s like Dunkirk for the construction industry!’ The small team rescuing London’s precious building materials

Joel de Mowbray’s salvage scheme began as a small milk float converted into a logging vehicle – now he’s part of Tipping Point East, a massive site designed to divert valuable waste materials to builders that need itJoel de Mowbray reached breaking point with UK construction in south London in 2020. He was working on a lovely building project, part of Lambeth council’s scheme to make streets more pedestrian-friendly. De Mowbray was installing a public wooden seating area in an underused...

‘It’s like Dunkirk for the construction industry!’ The small team rescuing London’s precious building materials

Joel de Mowbray’s salvage scheme began as a small milk float converted into a logging vehicle – now he’s part of Tipping Point East, a massive site designed to divert valuable waste materials to builders that need itJoel de Mowbray reached breaking point with UK construction in south London in 2020. He was working on a lovely building project, part of Lambeth council’s scheme to make streets more pedestrian-friendly. De Mowbray was installing a public wooden seating area in an underused...

Mysterious 'cold blob' in the Atlantic is a sign of the Gulf Stream weakening — and that's bad news for the US East Coast

Mysterious 'cold blob' in the Atlantic is a sign of the Gulf Stream weakening — and that's bad news for the US East Coast The Atlantic's enigmatic "cold blob" has once again been linked to a weakening of key ocean currents and a devastating climate tipping point. A mysterious "cold blob" in the Atlantic Ocean is a sign that key ocean currents are weakening, a new study has found, with potentially devastating long-term impacts on our climate and weather. The cold blob, or North Atlantic...

‘It’s like Dunkirk for the construction industry!’ The small team rescuing London’s precious building materials

‘It’s like Dunkirk for the construction industry!’ The small team rescuing London’s precious building materials

Mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic suggests the AMOC is weakening

Over the past 150 years, Earth’s entire surface has been warming, except for one patch of the north Atlantic. Located south-east of Greenland, this area has cooled by as much as 1°C and is known as the “warming hole” or the “cold blob”. Scientists have been split over why this cold blob exists, but the latest evidence backs up the idea that it is caused by a weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the system of currents that transports warmth from the tropics to...

'I never thought he'd grow up to be the player he ...

THERE WAS A time not long ago, when Jalen Brunson questioned all the same things about himself that his critics did. His size, his athleticism, his talent. Becky Hammon hadn't even been asked about whether a stocky, 6-foot-2 point guard could really be the best player on a New York Knicks team with championship aspirations, let alone one that's two wins away from the franchise's first title since 1973 as the NBA Finals continue tonight from Madison Square Garden at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC.

Is the Great Nicobar Island India’s Hormuz-like chokepoint against China?

Is the Great Nicobar Island India’s Hormuz-like chokepoint against China? Far away from the mainland, the Indian government is pumping billions of dollars into a controversial development project that could spell the end of Great Nicobar Island. New Delhi, India — The southernmost point of India, the Great Nicobar Island, is closer to the coasts of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia than it is to the Indian mainland.

Live: Wall Street at record highs, Australia's minimum wage rise announced today

live Live market updates: Minimum wage increase announced soon, Wall Street at record highs A decision on how much the minimum wage will increase will be announced this morning: affecting the pay packets of millions of Australians. Follow the day's financial news and insights from our specialist business reporters on our live blog. Disclaimer: this blog is not intended as investment advice.