Also, trade wars cut both ways. He says the tariffs announced against Canada are having a devastating impact on US wine exports.
Zoe Billingham, head of the IPPR North think tank, welcomed the investment but said that while money had been provided to lay the tracks there was "still a question about the ongoing running costs" and the extent to which the new transport networks would pay for themselves.Following the speech Reeves was asked if there would be funding for a new rail link between Manchester and Liverpool.
She replied that there would be "more to come next week" when she delivers her Spending Review.Reeves' £15.6bn regional transport announcements are part of a five-year funding allocation from 2027/28 to 2031/32, which a Treasury spokesman confirmed would double the current £1.14bn spending allocation for 2024-25 to £2.9bn by 2029-30.to read top political analysis, gain insight from across the UK and stay up to speed with the big moments. It'll be delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
Disney says it is laying off several hundred more people around the world, with workers in its film, television and finance departments impacted.The entertainment giant has been under pressure as viewers move away from cable TV subscriptions in favour of streaming platforms.
"As our industry transforms at a rapid pace, we continue to evaluate ways to efficiently manage our businesses while fuelling the state-of-the-art creativity and innovation that consumers value and expect from Disney," a spokesperson told the BBC.
The latest job cuts follow major layoffs announced in 2023, whenLed by Cotswold Archaeology, the Store to Store project involves sorting, reboxing and consolidating archaeological records, artefacts and documentary and photographic evidence held by Gloucester Museum.
Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the project aims to ensure the long-term preservation of the items.Hazel O'Neill, from Cotswold Archaeology, who is leading the project, said: "We've been going for about a month and we've found some really lovely things."
Ms O'Neill said items ranged from Victorian lead soldiers through to Roman tiles."It's interesting to see what archaeologists did 40, 50, 60 years ago and what they thought was important," she said.