The rail operators will be renationalised in May, as part of the government’s manifesto promise.

Measures in the Budget will boost growth in the short-term, but interest rates will fall more slowly, it says.

EDF Energy says Torness, in East Lothian, and its sister site Heysham 2, in Lancashire, will continue generating for an extra two years.

Pat Gelsinger stepped down after nearly four years at the helm of the onetime highflying company, Intel said Monday.

The case largely echoes an antitrust action in the United States and seeks to force Google to sell off sections of its online ad business.