UK private sector output growth climbed to a six-month high in March, powered by services companies that expect to avoid Donald Trump’s second wave of trade tariffs next month. In a boost to Rachel Reeves before the spring statement on Wednesday, services companies said order books increased for the first time this year after a…
Like many women in Iran, Darya is used to feeling under surveillance. Yet in recent months, the 25-year-old finance analyst from northern Tehran says that she never knows who could be watching her every move. She says she has received messages from the police before warning her of suspected violations of the country’s strict hijab…
The genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US to help sell itself, as its chief executive quit to pursue a bid for the business after several aborted attempts. 23andMe said late on Sunday that it had started voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District…
South Korea’s constitutional court has ruled against the impeachment of the country’s prime minister, Han Duck-soo, and to restore his position as acting president, marking the latest political twist in months of political turmoil. Han took over as acting president after the country’s leader, Yoon Suk Yeol, was himself impeached over his short-lived declaration of…
There were no warning signs when teenager Austin Blight went into cardiac arrest. The 17-year-old collapsed unconscious at the gym, where staff rushed to his aid and quickly realised he didn’t have a pulse. He survived because staff performed CPR and used an automated external defibrillator to shock his heart before paramedics arrived. Since his…
Wales is famed as the land of song, the music of the valleys and mountains providing a source of pride, joy and a sense of belonging. But a pioneering project led by Welsh National Opera has suggested music can also help people suffering with persistent pain. Participants in a pain management programme run by WNO…
An Australian Labor party social media post has left followers scratching their heads, with its apparent send-up of white nationalist messaging triggering the question: “Have you been hacked?” The Instagram post – which was uploaded on Sunday and then deleted on Monday – features a white man wearing a T-shirt with a flag-themed map of…
Tiger Woods has confirmed he is in a relationship with Donald Trump’s former daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump. Woods announced the news on Sunday. “Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side! We look forward to our journey through life together,” Woods wrote on X to his 6.4 millions followers ……
Usha Vance, the wife of US vice-president JD Vance, will travel to Greenland this week as President Donald Trump clings to the idea of a US annexation of the strategic, semi-autonomous Danish territory. Vance will visit Greenland on Thursday with a US delegation to tour historical sites, learn about the territory’s heritage and attend the…
Friendships that bridge economic divides are good for social mobility, a major study has found, with low-income children growing up where there is more mixing among income groups likely to earn an extra £5,100 a year as adults. The research, combining anonymised Facebook data covering 20 million adults in the UK with official data, points…
