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Some of the UK’s biggest employers’ groups have united in condemning the government’s “outrageous” changes to business rates. Thirteen trade bodies have written a joint letter calling for a clause that could prevent firms appealing against unfair rate rises to be dropped. The group, including the CBI and British Retail Consortium, called the change “punitive”. But a government spokesman said the “claims are simply false”. Bodies that have signed the letter to ministers include the British Retail Consortium, Federation of Small Businesses, Revo, the Association of Convenience Stores, and the British Property Federation. The next business rates revaluation comes into…

Tony Blair is set to provoke a furious political row by calling on opponents of Brexit to “rise up” and persuade voters to change their mind about leaving the EU. In a rallying cry to pro-EU MPs and peers, the former PM will accuse Theresa May of pursuing Brexit “at any cost” and warn it could lead to Scottish independence. Mr Blair, who wants a second referendum and has pledged to campaign to keep the UK in the EU, will deliver his latest attack on Brexit in a powerful speech to Remain supporters. His speech will also be seen as…

Labour frontbenchers who defied Jeremy Corbyn in the Commons Brexit vote will be sent a formal written warning over their behaviour but will not be sacked. Mr Corbyn had imposed a three-line whip on his MPs to vote to back Brexit. But 52 Labour MPs rebelled in Wednesday’s vote, including 11 junior shadow ministers, and three whips whose job it is to impose party discipline. Convention dictates that members of the leader’s shadow team should resign or be sacked if they defy such an order. Some did resign, including shadow business secretary Clive Lewis, who was replaced by Rebecca Long-Bailey.…

President Donald Trump has said he may sign a “brand new” executive order to revive his travel ban – a day after an appeals court ruled it should remain suspended. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Mr Trump said his administration has “a lot of options” to achieve its aim of restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. One of those options might involve rewriting the controversial executive order, or replacing it with a new one, to sidestep the legal issues which have caused the travel ban to become held up in the courts. Mr Trump said it is likely…

“This is the day of the thriving Church…the singing Church…the joyful Church,” Pastor says. The BLW President, Reverend (Dr.) Chris Oyakhilome declared the Word of the Spirit to us for February 2017, calling it ‘the Month of Prophecy’ after he read powerful thoughts contained in Ezekiel 37:1-9. Full of inspiration of the Spirit, Pastor Chris declared God’s Word concerning us beginning in this month, saying “by the end of this month, tremendous things would have happened in your life…beautiful things!” CEC Members read Acts 2:14-18, 1 Corinthians 14:3-4 and 1 Corinthians 14:6, revealing the Spirit’s desire to cause tremendous victories…

Theresa May is hoping to use talks to convince EU leaders the UK will remain a “reliable partner” but has been warned about her closeness to Donald Trump. The Prime Minister was holding talks with European leaders including Angela Merkel, Spain’s Mariano Rajoy and Austria’s Christian Kern at the EU Presidency Summit in Malta in an attempt to build Brexit relationships. But EU leaders were keen on shaping a united response to the US President and Mr Kern said: “… the tangible aspects of Mr Trump’s policies are raising some concerns. “It’s not a threat, it could be a catalyst…

The pound has fallen below $1.25 after a trusted survey of service sector firms recorded its first slowdown in output growth for four months. The Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for January reported the biggest leap in input costs for more than five years was affecting activity, though business expectations remained strong despite the price pressures. The service sector accounts for more than 75% of UK gross domestic product (GDP) and has been the cog at the heart of the UK’s recovery since the financial crisis. he PMI study followed earlier readings of activity in the manufacturing and construction sectors,…

A French soldier has shot a man after he tried to enter the Louvre museum in Paris carrying a machete and two backpacks. Paris police chief Michel Cadot said the attacker shouted “Allahu akbar (God is greatest)” as he “launched” himself at the soldier in the Carrousel du Louvre area of the popular attraction. The soldier – part of a four-man patrol – fired five times, hitting the man in the legs and stomach and seriously injuring him. The assailant became violent when he was told he could not enter with his bags. Two machetes were found at the scene.…

A petition to stop US President Donald Trump’s UK state visit has gathered more than a million signatures. Numbers of signatories have been rising rapidly since a US clampdown on immigration came into effect over the weekend, causing anger worldwide. PM Theresa May announced the visit during her recent US trip. Downing Street has rejected calls for it to be cancelled as a “populist gesture”. Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn urged the PM to postpone the visit. The petition states: “Donald Trump should be allowed to enter the UK in his capacity as head of the US Government, but he should not…

Denmark’s Novo Nordisk is to invest £115m over 10 years in a new science research centre in Oxford. Eventually employing 100 academics and scientists, the facility will work on new ways of treating type 2 diabetes. The decision to invest in the UK was described by David Gauke, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, as “a vote of confidence in the UK’s position as a world-leader in science and research”. Novo Nordisk said it was attracted by Oxford’s history of “excellence”. Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Novo Nordisk’s executive vice-president and chief science officer Mads Thomsen said the UK’s decision to…