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The amount of tax Starbucks paid in the UK last year will shock you
The coffee chain paid out more than five times its UK tax contributions in royalty payments, it has been revealed.
‘Bad idea in 2021. It’s a terrible idea now:’ Shell confirms licence extended for Cambo oil field
“The majority of Brits don’t want millions wasted on a field like Cambo, a project that will make our future less secure but will make some oil execs even richer."
‘Woeful’ progress on visas branded a ‘waste of British people’s generosity’
"Only one in 100 of the offers by people to open their homes has been taken up because of the way the Government is running the scheme,” Lisa Nandy said.
Professor Brian Cox’s comment about a sanctioned Russian superyacht is brilliant
The superyacht's “infinite wine cellar" prompted one of the best corrections of the year from the physics professor.
Cher has an extreme plan to deal with Vladimir Putin
The outspoken pop legend said the Russian president is "pure evil".
Secret Headteacher responds to PM’s ‘parent pledge’
In a survey of nearly 6,500 teachers just one per cent thought the government's new plan would be 'very effective.'
BREAKING: Jackie Weaver ‘did not have the authority’
Six reports - totalling 145 pages - have been published by Cheshire East Council investigating the behaviour of councillors at the parish council.
‘They lied to you’: Blistering Ros Atkins clip provides irrefutable evidence of PM’s prevarication
"Whatever happens next one fact has been established today. The police think Covid laws were broken in some of the very buildings where they were being set."
Application to build theme park on designated wildlife site withdrawn but developers say ‘make no mistake we are still 100% committed’
The peninsula hosts over 1,700 invertebrates, including the critically endangered distinguished jumping spider, breeding birds such as marsh harriers, reed warblers and bearded tits, and nationally rare plants.