Its a massive help: Benefits and pensions rise as two-child cap ends

Reuters CIA director John Ratcliffe met Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas on Thursday “at President Trump’s direction,” a US official has said. The two-hour meeting was aimed at building trust and communication following the US seizure of Venezuela’s former president Nicolás Maduro almost two weeks ago. Ratcliffe and Rodríguez discussed potential economic collaboration…

Donald Trump’s latest threat to impose an additional 100% tariff on Chinese goods is “a typical example of US double standards”, China’s government has said. A Commerce Ministry spokesperson also said China could introduce its own unspecified “countermeasures” if the US President carries out his threat, adding it was “not afraid” of a possible trade…

Katy AustinTransport correspondent Getty Images The rail regulator has admitted it “did not have all the facts” when it decided to not allow passengers on a peak-time train service between Manchester and London. The Office of Road and Rail (ORR) said it was missing “critical points” when it made a decision that would have turned…

In Zaman’s case, he and his colleagues found a way of 3D-printing material divided into chunky, square-shaped tiles. The angles of the sides of those tiles, and the precise nature of the cuts that separate them mean that, when squeezed together, they pop up into a desired 3D shape. It could be a chair, a…

Archie MitchellBusiness reporter Reuters Adverts for Nike, Superdry and Lacoste have been banned for making misleading claims about their green credentials. The UK’s advertising watchdog challenged the brands over the use of the word “sustainable” in paid-for Google ads which were not backed up by evidence of their sustainability. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) identified…