Transport bureaucrats get 10 times better value for money from some cycleways than Government ministers will get from the $785 million walking and cycling bridge across Auckland’s Waitematā Harbour, according to new data. For years, Labour and National have been trading barbs over the terrible value for money of their pet transport projects. The most recent project hauled in for […]
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Brexit: Sandell hits out at 'disgraceful' lack of Norway deal We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The row is centred on Svalbard in the Arctic Circle, […]
Read moreOregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) warned Sunday the state would likely see more devastating wildfires linked to climate change as firefighters continue to battle the mammoth Bootleg Fire, the largest blaze in the United States this year that is still burning near the state’s border with California. Brown made the comments on CNN’s “State of the Union,” telling host Jake […]
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi are expected to announce on Monday that they’ve come to an agreement to end the U.S. military’s combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year, according to a senior Biden administration official. The plan to shift the American military mission, whose stated purpose is to help Iraq […]
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Travel: Double jab rules will be 'boost for economy' says expert We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info After the pandemic led to a catastrophic plunge in […]
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Senior ministers are set to discuss extending the rollout of daily COVD testing sites to ease the concerns of industry and frontline services by allowing further exemptions from isolation for critical workers. The COVID operations sub-committee of Cabinet will meet later to discuss if the number of jobs eligible for the testing regime should be widened. Their decisions will depend […]
Read moreWASHINGTON (AP) — Americans would be freer to repair their broken cellphones, computers, videogame consoles and even tractors themselves, or to use independent repair shops, under changes being eyed by federal regulators. The regulators maintain that restrictions have steered consumers into manufacturers’ and sellers’ repair networks or led them to replace products before the end of their useful lives. As […]
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National Insurance 'will not be increased' says Kwarteng We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The Prime Minister, in a bid to fulfil the 2019 manifesto promise […]
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Brexit has been a 'pretty big disaster' says Lord Adonis We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Following Lord David Frost’s request to renegotiate a key part […]
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