Rachel Reeves has announced billions of pounds in funding for transport outside London, but also warns she has had to make difficult decisions ahead of her spending review next week. The £15.6 billion package for mayoral authorities includes funding to extend the metros in Tyne and Wear, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands, along with a renewed tram network in South Yorkshire and a new mass transit system in West Yorkshire. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer has celebrated the new UK and US trade agreement, saying it will "boost trade between the two countries" and "create more jobs" in the UK. The prime minister travelled to Jaguar Land Rovers factory in the West Midlands to announce the landmark agreement.
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In homes and places of worship from Leicester to London and beyond, people are remembering those who died onboard Air India flight 171. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed on Thursday, seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad, the largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch arrives before addressing the Scottish Conservative Party conference in Edinburgh.
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch expresses her ādeepest condolencesā to those affected by the Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing over 240 people.
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch asserts the answer to the problems in Scotland ādoes not involve more devolutionā. Speaking at the Scottish Conservative conference in Edinburgh on Friday, Badenoch says, āthe answer to these problems must involve a reassertion of our Conservative, economic principles.ā
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Industry Minister Sarah Jones expresses ādeep concernā as Israel launches air strikes against dozens of sites in Iran, targeting the countryās nuclear programme.
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