Wes Streeting pledges wealth tax that works

“Food prices have changed a lot, the Ukraine war, the bread basket of Europe was a huge thing for oil costs. There’s the risk of avian flu, all of our chicken is British, that’s something we’ve sort of celebrated, Red Tractor approved, it’s all increasing slowly.”

It does not focus on quantitative polling, which is already largely automated through mass surveys. Instead, it emphasises depth. “We don’t ask people to tick boxes – they have a conversation with an AI,” Fontaine explains. “That means we can explore not just what people think, but how they think – how they build their…

Danielle KayeBusiness reporter Reuters Comedian Jimmy Kimmel was temporarily suspended last month Disney+ and Hulu cancellation rates doubled in September after TV host Jimmy Kimmel was briefly taken off air, suggesting the move may have hurt the entertainment giant financially. Data from analytics firm Antenna shows Disney+’s so-called churn rate – the percentage of subscribers…

Jennifer MeierhansBusiness reporter PA Media There will be increased visible patrols at mainline stations over the coming days, the Transport Secretary said There will be a review of rail security in the UK following a mass stabbing on a train, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has said. A man has been charged with 10 counts of…

Faisal IslamEconomics editor BBC There has been more than a bitter twang in the glasses at British breakfast tables. Only five years ago, a typical supermarket own-label carton of orange juice could be bought for 76p for 1 litre. It now costs £1.79. That’s a rise of 134% since 2020, and it’s up 29% just…

The owner of a small pub chain in the south east of England has said his costs will rise by £62,000 per year after changes announced in the Budget. Phil Thorley, who runs the Thorley Taverns pub group, said business rates – a tax on commercial properties – will rise for 17 of his 18…