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The UK and India have sealed a free trade agreement, in a deal which is hoped will boost sectors hardest hit by Donald Trump’s tariffs. The deal, announced on Tuesday afternoon, will mean dramatic tariff reductions on scotch whisky and car exports to India, while levies on aerospace, electricals and other food products will also fall. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said: “We are now in a new era for […]

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 […]

Real Madrid have made an initial approach to Liverpool over signing Trent Alexander-Arnold in time for the Club World Cup, the PA news agency understands. Alexander-Arnold announced on Monday morning, just over a week after helping the Reds secure a 20th English title, that he would be leaving his boyhood club on a free transfer in the summer. Madrid have long been touted as his likeliest destination and it is […]

Pop icon Rihanna showed off her baby bump after her third pregnancy was announced on a star-studded Met Gala blue carpet. The singer and make-up mogul, who revealed her second pregnancy during the 2023 Super Bowl half-time show, was seen rushing into a New York hotel hours before the gala, while her partner ASAP Rocky made his entrance at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The couple, who already share two […]

Food delivery giant Deliveroo has agreed to a takeover by its US rival DoorDash in a deal worth around £2.9 billion. San Francisco-based DoorDash will pay 180p a share in cash for London-listed Deliveroo in a move set to create a combined firm with a presence across 40 countries and handling about 90 billion US dollars (£67.7 billion) of orders each year. The firms said: “The combination with Deliveroo will […]

That's despite raking in £16m in profits , in part from the 41k tickets dished out each year Private parking companies “don’t want to issue parking charges”, an industry leader has insisted, despite around 41,000 tickets being handed out in Britain each day. Will Hurley, chief executive of trade body the International Parking Community (IPC), said operators want drivers to park “where they need to, when they need to” without […]

Patients are demanding the meds every day when they're not needed Pharmacists receive patient requests for antibiotics for minor ailments such as colds at least once a day, the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has said. The organisation, which represents 6,000 independent community pharmacies, told the PA news agency that workers receive demands for the drugs even if they are not needed, while some patients also stockpile them for holidays. The […]

Since 2021, it's spared hundreds of patients unnecessary surgery “Sci-fi-like” 3D heart scans have saved the NHS an estimated £9.5 million since their rollout in 2021, data shows. The technology cuts the needs for invasive tests and speeds up diagnosis by turning a CT scan into a three-dimensional image to be analysed by artificial intelligence (AI). More than 24,300 patients have received the scan and data shows this has allowed […]

He defeated Welsh veteran Mark Williams 18-12 at the Crucible in Sheffield Zhao Xintong was crowned China’s first world snooker champion on a defining night for the sport in Sheffield and his vanquished opponent Mark Williams believes the sky is the limit for the new Crucible king. Williams, a member of the fabled ‘Class of ’92’, conjured comparisons with a young Ronnie O’Sullivan after Zhao withstood a gutsy fightback from […]