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The UK’s FTSE 100 has plunged to a one-year low as fears deepen over the global impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs, despite Sir Keir Starmer promising new measures to support under-pressure manufacturers. Analysts have warned that the scale of disruption in global financial markets is one of the worst to be felt in decades. The index, which tracks the country’s top 100 listed firms, dropped by about 5% in early […]

More than two-thirds of people think the increase in the price of a first-class stamp over the past five years is unfair, a survey has found. From Monday, a first-class stamp will cost £1.70 – more than double the 76p it cost in 2020. The cost has risen eight times over that period despite Royal Mail failing to meet any annual delivery targets in the past five years. One in […]

NHS staff are being harassed by members of the public filming them with phones and threatening to post footage online, according to new research. Unison said a survey of thousands of UK health workers revealed that one in seven have experienced unwanted and intrusive filming or photography in the past year. The union said incidents are leaving staff feeling intimidated and fearful. Experiences have included people using their phones to […]

Chocolatiers at an attraction in Birmingham claim to have crafted the world’s largest Cadbury Creme Egg. Standing at 3ft-tall (90cm), the Easter creation from confectionary workers at Cadbury World in Bournville is roughly the height of an emperor penguin. Painted with the Creme Egg’s purple, gold and red foil wrapper and filled with the added complexity of gooey fondant, the carefully detailed sweet treat weighs 45kg (7st 1lbs) – the […]

Patients in A&E are at risk of getting worse because of missed doses of prescription medicines, according to a new report. The study, from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), found people in A&E were not getting their medications on time and were missing doses needed to manage their illnesses. Time critical medicines (TCM) are those prescribed to a patient for existing conditions, such as insulin for diabetes, Parkinson’s […]

A father and his 10-year-old daughter have been named as the two victims of a fire at a caravan site near Skegness. Officers were called to the caravan fire at Golden Beach Holiday Park in Roman Bank, Ingoldmells, shortly after 3.50am on Saturday, Lincolnshire Police said. On Sunday, the victims were named as Lee Baker, 48, and his daughter Esme Baker, 10, both from the Nottingham area. However, formal identification […]

Sir Keir Starmer will be outlining more detail about support for British industry and the economy in the wake of Donald Trump’s tariffs, a Treasury minister has said. The Prime Minister has said the Government is “ready to use industrial policy” to help shelter businesses from the fallout, as firms across the globe are grappling with how to deal with the new taxes. Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones […]

David Lammy has said it is “deeply concerning” that two British MPs have been refused entry to Israel. It is understood that Labour MPs Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed are the two parliamentarians involved. The Foreign Secretary said that he had “made clear” to his counterparts in the Israeli government that it is “no way” to treat parliamentarians. In a statement on Saturday evening, the Foreign Secretary said: “It is […]

Labour has suspended MP and mayor Dan Norris after he was arrested on suspicion of sexual offences against a girl and rape. Labour has suspended MP and mayor Dan Norris after he was arrested on suspicion of sexual offences against a girl and rape. The party confirmed on Saturday night that they had suspended Norris, 65, after being informed of his arrest. The MP for North East Somerset and Hanham […]