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Sir Keir Starmer is set to announce a fresh wave of sanctions on Russia as he said the UK will “do everything in our power to destroy” President Vladimir Putin’s shadow fleet. Officials have said the Government will take action against up to 100 oil tankers that have been carrying cargo in defiance of sanctions. It comes as the Prime Minister is in Norway for a meeting of the Joint […]
The Bank of England has cut interest rates to its lowest level for two years as it warned that an escalating global trade war will drag on growth over the next three years. The central bank cut the UK’s base interest rate from 4.5% to 4.25% following a slowdown in inflation in recent months. Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, said: “Inflationary pressures have continued to ease so […]
Donald Trump will on Thursday announce the US has reached a “major trade deal” with a “highly respected country”, the US president said. Multiple media outlets in the US, including the New York Times, reported the deal was with the UK, citing people familiar with the plans. The PA news agency has approached the Government for comment. Mr Trump took to his Truth Social platform to announce he would hold […]
Last month was the second hottest April on record with world temperatures remaining above the key 1.5C threshold for global warming, scientists have said. April 2025 was 0.6C above the 1991-2020 average for the month and 1.51C above pre-industrial levels, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). This makes it the 21st month in the last 22 months for which the global average surface air temperature was more […]
The Government is on track to miss its key fiscal rules, increasing the likelihood of tax hikes later this year, an economic think tank has warned. Economic growth is also on track to be weaker than previously expected this year, according to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr). Fresh forecasts from the organisation indicated that a slowdown in domestic demand and global economic uncertainty will impact potential […]
The secret meeting to elect the leader of the world’s Catholics is set to begin, bringing with it the intrigue of an ancient system of anonymous voting in Vatican City. Following a special mass in St Peter’s Basilica, the group will go into the Sistine Chapel where they will have no contact with the outside world until white smoke rises into the air in Vatican City to confirm there is […]
Thousands of GCSE pupils will receive their exam results via an app this summer as part of a Government pilot to bring records into the 21st century. Digital education records, which will bring students’ exam results and certificates into one app, will be trialled to help young people when applying to further education (FE), apprenticeships or employment. More than 95,000 Year 11 pupils in Greater Manchester and the West Midlands […]
India fired missiles across the border into Pakistani-controlled territory in at least three locations early on Wednesday, killing a child and wounding two other people, security officials said. India said it was striking infrastructure used by militants. The strikes came amid soaring tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours over last month’s militant attack on tourists in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir. India has blamed Pakistan for backing the militant attack, which […]
Lifelike and atmospheric portraits of the King and Queen commissioned to mark their coronation have been unveiled by the couple. Charles and Camilla gave the world the first glimpse of the separate full-length state portraits on display at the National Gallery, with artist Peter Kuhfeld saying he hoped his depiction of the monarch captured “the man and the King”. Paul Benny painted the Queen, who was joined by her daughter Laura […]
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