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Mandelson engaged in ‘shocking’ betrayal by leaking information to Epstein, says Labour peer - UK politics live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T14:09:00+00:00

Report from the FT says confidential document outlining plans in the wake of the financial crash were released as part of Epstein filesPeter Mandelson “leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans”, the Financial Times is reporting.In his story, Jim Pickard says:The memo, dubbed “Business Issues”, was written on June 13 2009 by Nick Butler, who at the time was special adviser to the then prime minister Gordon Brown.The confidential document, which was released by the US Dep

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Budget makes leveraged investments turn less attractive

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T14:04:11+00:00

It scraps setting off interest expenditure incurred for earning dividend income or income from units of MFs

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Budget positions India deeper into global supply chains

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T14:02:32+00:00

The thrust on new age sectors, including AI integration and technology deployment across manufacturing and supply chains, further enhances India’s competitiveness and growth potential 

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Spanish PM defends plans to regularise half a million undocumented migrants

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T14:02:16+00:00

Responding to critics of policy, Pedro Sánchez says Spain is choosing path of ‘dignity, community and justice’Spain’s prime minister has pushed back against critics of plans to regularise 500,000 undocumented migrants and asylum seekers, asserting that Spain was choosing the path of “dignity, community and justice”.The 46-second video, which features Pedro Sánchez speaking in English with subtitles in Spanish, was posted on social media at the weekend. “Some say we’ve gone too far, that we’re going against the current,” he said. “But I would like to ask you, when did recognising rights become

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UK manufacturing growth accelerates as export orders rise

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T14:01:48+00:00

Greater optimism in PMI survey, adding to signs Bank of England will keep interest rates on hold this weekBusiness news – latest updatesBritish manufacturers enjoyed one of their best months since Labour came to power in January, according to a closely watched survey, adding to signs that the Bank of England will decide to keep interest rates on hold this week.The purchasing managers’ index (PMI), which measures activity in the private manufacturing sector, rose to 51.8 in January from 50.6 in December, the best reading since August 2024. Any reading above 50 represents growth. Continue readin

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Coalition chaos has handed Albanese a gift, but he’ll need much more for the testing times ahead

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T14:00:13+00:00

Labor can afford a few moments of glee now, but spending, emissions, AI and Aukus are just some of the challenges on the road to the next electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor MPs could hardly contain their delight on Monday. Even before today’s start of parliament, the Nationals had debated a leadership spill and Sussan Ley looked firmly on borrowed time.They cheered Anthony Albanese at a caucus meeting, in which he likened the disorganisation of the Coalition to a messy break-up on reality TV show, Married at First Sight. Continue reading...

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Most experts think the RBA will hike the cash rate. Here’s why they may be wrong

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T14:00:12+00:00

There are factors beside inflation that the board needs to consider, most notably the labour marketGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank is overwhelmingly expected to hike rates at its first policy meeting of the year – but should it?There’s a powerful consensus for a cash rate rise to 3.85%, from 3.6%, on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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Royal Mail-owned courier faces tribunal over drivers’ rights

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T14:00:12+00:00

Dozens of eCourier workers who deliver vital NHS samples claim they are classed wrongly as self-employedDozens of drivers are taking legal action against a Royal Mail-owned courier service, arguing that they are entitled to workers’ rights.The 46 drivers are classified as self-employed by eCourier. They work around the clock making deliveries, including transporting vital blood and tissue samples to and from NHS hospitals. Continue reading...

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Most experts think the RBA will hike the cash rate. Here’s why that may not be a good idea

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T14:00:12+00:00

There are factors beside inflation that the board needs to consider, most notably the labour marketFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank is overwhelmingly expected to hike rates at its first policy meeting of the year – but should it?There’s a powerful consensus for a cash rate rise to 3.85%, from 3.6%, on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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Bradfield MP Nicolette Boele spent more than $2.2m on election campaign – the most of any teal independent

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T14:00:11+00:00

Data shows Boele – who won seat by only 26 votes – received almost $700,000 in donations from Climate 200 Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNicolette Boele spent $2.26m to claim a nail-biting victory in the Sydney seat of Bradfield, making her 26-vote win the most expensive campaign of any teal independent.Boele narrowly beat Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian in 2025, outspending cashed-up fellow teals including Allegra Spender and Monique Ryan, who each spent $2.1m when they ousted Liberals from traditionally blue-ribbon seats in the 2022 election. Continue reading..

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« La dépendance européenne vis-à-vis des Etats-Unis est profondément ancrée dans les inconscients européens »

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T14:00:07+00:00

Si l’Europe peine à trouver sa propre voix sur la scène internationale, c’est qu’elle reste prisonnière d’une dépendance cognitive envers Washington, analyse, dans une tribune au « Monde », Rosa Balfour, directrice du cercle de réflexion Carnegie Europe.

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‘There’s no such thing as a better coloniser’: Indigenous views on Trump’s Greenland push

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T13:59:23+00:00

Demands by the US that it take control of the Arctic island is for many Inuits a reminder of a troubling imperial pastOn a bitterly cold recent morning in the Canadian Arctic, about 70 people took to the streets. Braving the bone-chilling winds, they marched through the Inuit-governed territory of Nunavut, waving signs that read: “We stand with Greenland” and “Greenland is a partner, not a purchase.”It was a glimpse of how, for Indigenous peoples across the Arctic, the battle over Greenland has become a wider reckoning, seemingly pitting the long-fought battle to assert their rights against a

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Trump’s Greenland threats open old wounds for Inuit across Arctic

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T13:59:23+00:00

Demand by US that it take control of Arctic island is for many a reminder of troubling imperial pastOn a bitterly cold recent morning in the Canadian Arctic, about 70 people took to the streets. Braving the bone-chilling winds, they marched through the Inuit-governed territory of Nunavut, waving signs that read: “We stand with Greenland” and “Greenland is a partner, not a purchase.”It was a glimpse of how, for Indigenous peoples across the Arctic, the battle over Greenland has become a wider reckoning, seemingly pitting the long-fought battle to assert their rights against a global push for po

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PE-VC investments drop nearly 3x in January even as deal volumes stay flat

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T13:55:32+00:00

The drop in investments were driven by a sharp decrease in the mega deals (over $100 million) with only three such deals this month compared to eleven in the same month last year

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Government mulls LIC stake sale via FPO in next financial year

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T13:52:07+00:00

Currently holding 96.5% of LIC, the government needs to sell an additional 6.5% to meet the 10% public shareholding mandate by May 2027, after offloading 3.5% via the 2022 IPO

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Countries Have Long Tested Their Own Athletes for Doping. That Could Soon Change.

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T13:47:36+00:00

After Chinese swimmers won Olympic gold in 2021 despite having tested positive for a banned substance, the World Antidoping Agency is considering whether to have an independent body handle testing before major events.

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'Pay and smile' - Rome visitors face Trevi Fountain charge

Fonte: BBC News - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T13:43:07+00:00

Italy's capital city has introduced a €2 fee to access the viewing area of its iconic fountain, which had previously been free to visit.

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UPL Q3 net down 43% to ₹490 cr

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T13:41:48+00:00

Shares of UPL gained by 5.1 per cent on the BSE to close at ₹699.40 on Monday

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Emirates marks 20 years of operations from Thiruvananthapuram

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T13:41:12+00:00

Emirates SkyCargo has played a key role in supporting Kerala’s export-led economy by connecting local producers and businesses to global markets

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UK investor Michael Flacks ‘very interested in British Steel takeover’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T13:34:21+00:00

Businessman, who says he is a ‘big, bullish believer’, would combine Scunthorpe steelworks with Italian plantBusiness news – latest updatesBritish investor Michael Flacks is reportedly “very” interested in buying British Steel and combining it with another plant in Italy, in a deal that would create one of Europe’s largest metals groups.The businessman’s Miami-based investment group, Flacks Group, specialises in buying distressed companies and is working with bankers to prepare a bid for government-controlled Scunthorpe steelworks, the Financial Times reported. Continue reading...

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FICCI reiterates call for aerospace manufacturing PLI

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T13:32:01+00:00

On Sunday the Union Finance Minister announced custom duty waivers on parts and components used in manufacture of civil, training and other aircraft

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Mandelson ‘leaked government tax policy plans to Epstein’ - UK politics live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T13:31:56+00:00

Report from the FT says confidential document outlining plans in the wake of the financial crash were released as part of Epstein filesPeter Mandelson “leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans”, the Financial Times is reporting.In his story, Jim Pickard says:The memo, dubbed “Business Issues”, was written on June 13 2009 by Nick Butler, who at the time was special adviser to the then prime minister Gordon Brown.The confidential document, which was released by the US Dep

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Market stability and much-desired value reset for agriculture

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-02T13:31:12+00:00

The allocation of ₹1.63 lakh crore to agriculture—up 7 per cent over last year’s revised estimates—reinforces the government’s commitment to farm income resilience

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