Asylum hotel protest escalated into ‘mindless thuggery’, police say
Six people have been arrested during a protest outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers in Epping....
People retiring in 2050 will be worse off than pensioners today, government warns
Future pensioners are set to be worse off than today’s with four-in-10 not saving enough for retirement, says the DWP....
£1m spent trying to stop dangerous flats from closing down
Up to £1m of tenants’ and taxpayers’ money has been spent trying to fix Beech Rise and Willow Rise....
Why HS2 was doomed to be a mess before it began, according to insiders
“There’s a fundamental problem in the UK with the cost of building anything,” says one insider. Then there are questions about the planning system...
Inquiry to be held into 1980s violent miners’ strike clashes at Orgreave
Police violently clashed with striking miners at Orgreave in South Yorkshire on 18 June 1984....
Japan’s PM vows to stay on despite bruising election loss
The result could destabilise Japan’s government at a pivotal moment in trade negotiations with the US....
Scheffler completes dominant Open win at Portrush
World number one Scottie Scheffler claims his first Open Championship title with a four-shot victory at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland....
XRP Targets $6–$10 If Bitcoin Hits $144,000, Analyst Predicts
Pseudonymous market technician Dr Cat has laid out a tightly argued roadmap that would see XRP triple from its current range to between six and ten...
Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade set for November, Glamsterdam planning next
Fusaka hard fork’s next devnet will go live on Wednesday. The first public testnet is scheduled to launch in late September....
US bank lobby challenges crypto firms’ bids for bank licences
US banking and credit union groups asked the OCC to delay deciding on bank license applications from crypto firms, arguing there are “significant policy and...