Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out extending the freeze on tax thresholds, which has seen millions of people dragged into paying higher rates. The freeze on National Insurance (NI) and income tax thresholds, introduced under the Conservatives, is currently due to end in April 2028. But asked during Prime Minister’s Questions whether the...
As this year’s United Nations Ocean Conference began in France on Monday, scientists published a study showing that another “planetary boundary,” or barriers that ensure the Earth is a “safe operating space for humanity,” has been crossed. Researchers said in 2023 that 6 of the 9 boundaries — biogeochemical flows, biosphere integrity, the climate, freshwater,...