UK faces ‘cocktail’ of economic risks
The UK faces a “cocktail” of serious threats from a slowing global economy as 2016 begins, Chancellor George Osborne will warn. BBC News – UK
The UK faces a “cocktail” of serious threats from a slowing global economy as 2016 begins, Chancellor George Osborne will warn. BBC News – UK
Labour MP Hilary Benn is to remain as shadow foreign secretary, as details of leader Jeremy Corbyn’s reshuffle emerge. BBC News – UK
A video by so-called Islamic State featuring a man and a young boy with British accents is “desperate stuff” from a group that is “losing territory”, Prime Minister David Cameron says. BBC News – UK
Flood defences “overwhelmed” by recent record rainfall will be fixed and bolstered as part of a £40m package for Yorkshire, Prime Minister David Cameron says. BBC News – UK
David Cameron says 2016 will be a ‘game-changer’ for the UK, pledging reforms to home ownership and a crackdown on extremism. BBC News – UK
The knighthood awarded to Lynton Crosby, who helped the Conservatives win May’s election, is “outrageous”, Labour’s Andy Burnham says. BBC News – UK