Vietnam freezes 86m bank accounts
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has frozen around 86 million retail bank accounts due to alleged non-compliance. This includes submitting biometric data,
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£1.1bn boost for coasts
Investment in clean shipping The government has announced more than £1.1 billion of combined public and private investment to support growth, skills and
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West Midlands growth plan
West Midlands mayor Richard Parker presented his Growth Plan at Westminster this week – pressing the case for jobs, investment and opportunity in every
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Let’s tone it down
Getting away with threatening murder The suspended Labour councillor who last year was seen on camera using a microphone to call for the
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China’s long march to dominance
Spectacle and symbolism Beijing is never shy about theatre. Xi Jinping’s recent parade, all drones, hypersonics and disciplined ranks, was pure choreography –
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Gordon Brown’s war on child poverty
On his latest round of public appearances, ex-PM Gordon Brown has called for the scrapping of the two-child benefit rule, saying “there are
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Banks are not your friend
Anybody over the age of 35 is liable to remember living through the economic crisis of 2007/8 when the world’s banking system collapsed
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Base rate drops to 4%
The Bank of England today cut UK interest rates by 0.25%. The move lowers the base rate to 4% – the fifth cut
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Know your rights
Online Safety Act erodes liberties under guise of child protection With the communist Labour government just over a year into its first term,
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“Rough men stand ready”
A well-trained, well-supplied military force with high morale is the measure of a nation’s health. There should not be a need to formally