General election 2017: IFS says Tories offering five years of austerity and Labour’s plans ‘would not work’ – politics live

4.35am EDT04:35 IFS on Labour and Tory plans for the wider economy And this is what the IFS briefing says about Labour and Tory plans for the wider economy. Labour’s promised £250bn of additional infrastructure spending over 10 years would support the...

Trump reportedly calls Germans ‘very bad’, threatens to end German car sales

U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly reignited tensions with his EU counterparts in the latest leg of his international tour after calling the Germans “very bad” for their trade surplus with the U.S. The president vowed to block German car exports to...

Nintendo adds $2.2 billion to market cap as shares touch 8-year high following release of major game

The game is not well known in western markets but the franchise is a massive hit in Japan where it will be released. A version of the game was released on Nintendo’s 3DS in 2011 and was credited with helping the handheld console become a success in Japan,...