Ministers are reportedly working to stop the UK’s biggest steelmaker, Tata Steel, from being left out of tariff-free access to the US under Keir Starmer’s trade deal with Donald Trump. The prime minister said on Wednesday that he hoped his deal with the US – which has been agreed but not signed – would come…
Shoppers and visitors out on Oxford Street on 4th May 2025 in London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images A car tax data calculation error caused the U.K.’s inflation rate to be overstated by 0.1 percentage points for the year to April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Thursday….
The Conservatives will “never again” risk the economy with unfunded tax cuts like those in Liz Truss’s mini-budget, the shadow chancellor is to say in the party’s clearest repudiation yet of the former prime minister. In a speech on the economy, Mel Stride is expected to go beyond any comments made by the Tory leader,…
The Wise logo displayed on a smartphone screen. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images LONDON — British money transfer firm Wise on Thursday said that it plans to move its primary listing location to the U.S., dealing a fresh blow to the London stock exchange. Wise said in its full-year earnings…
Ten tiny, egg-like joeys have been confirmed as the newest members of mainland Australia’s largest fleet of Tasmanian devils. It comes after the first pouch check of the 2025 breeding season at Aussie Ark’s Barrington Tops sanctuary in northern NSW. A recent deluge that brought more than 600mm to the region didn’t rain on the…
There’s one moment from the public inquiry into undercover police officers – known as “spycops” – that sticks in the theatre director Rhiannon White’s mind. It was during the questioning of Bob Lambert, an officer who deceived at least four women into sexual relationships in the 1980s, and fathered a child with one of them….
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks with moderator Tania Bryer during the “Opening Remarks – Welcome to SXSW London” panel discussion on the first day of SXSW London 2025 at The Truman Brewery on June 2, 2025. Jack Taylor | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images London Mayor Sadiq Khan made a pitch to World…
Erin Patterson has denied deliberately foraging death cap mushrooms and weighing them to calculate the fatal dose for a person, but admitted a series of lies to police as homicide detectives investigated the fatal lunch. On her fourth day in the witness box, Patterson’s cross examination started, and the jury was told the estimate for…
The Trump administration signed a proclamation Wednesday suspending travel to the U.S. for citizens from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Citing national security interests, the proclamation states that the identified countries lack sufficient vetting and screening processes needed to detect foreign nationals who may…
For months, Canlis has been searching for its next executive chef, one of the most coveted gigs in the Seattle restaurant scene, if not the country. After interviewing candidates from all over the world, owner Mark Canlis has picked someone a little closer to home: James Huffman, the current executive sous chef. Canlis loves to…
