6 minutes ago Keir Starmer laughs off election petition after Kemi Badenoch calls for him to resign

The Labour leader kicked off Prime Minister's Questions by acknowledging the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.

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11 minutes ago US economy ‘motoring along’ with 2.8% expansion in last quarter, but Trump’s trade tariffs ‘threaten economic growth’ – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsTrump’s tariff threat sets stage for bitter global trade warTrump’s tariffs will lead to higher prices in the shops, and weaker currencies for Canada, China and Mexico, explains Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg Bank.Schmieding saysTaken at face value, such tariffs could raise the level of US consumer prices by c1% within a year if we assume that producers and distributors can pass on roughly 70% of higher import prices to consumers at a time of buoyant domestic demand. However, a depreciation of the Canadian, Mexican and Chinese currencies relative to the US dollar will likely absorb a significant part of that impact, perhaps up to half as a back-of-the envelope guess.Trump’s tariff statement is probably merely the...

Economics

11 minutes ago DWP benefit check claimants must make before Christmas bonus is paid in December

The tax free Christmas Bonus has been a thing since 1972, and it currently sits at £10 - which is the same as it was when it was first introduced over 50 years ago

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15 minutes ago Wizz Air advert banned for giving people 'misleading impression of their flights'

An advert for Wizz Air has been scrapped by Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for misleading their customers with the claim 'one of the greenest choices in air travel'

Events

17 minutes ago Mohamed Salah told he's just as important as FIVE other Liverpool players amid contract row

Mohamed Salah has sparked a row with Liverpool's chiefs over his contract situation after admitting he is 'more out than in' when it comes to his future at the title challengers

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19 minutes ago 3 Americans held for years in China have been released, the White House says

Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released

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22 minutes ago Haringey protesters scream 'shame on you' at Met Police in tense scenes after terror arrests

Six people have been arrested and a Kurdish community centre will remain closed for up to two weeks as part of a counter-terrorism investigation into the banned Kurdistan Workers Party

Events

24 minutes ago Man arrested after investigation into viral videos of women on nights out

Greater Manchester Police said the 27-year-old man from Bradford is being questioned.

Events

26 minutes ago Von der Leyen calls for more EU defence spending after narrow election victory

European Commission president says average spending in Europe is 1.9% of GDP, while Russia’s is 9%The head of the EU executive, Ursula von der Leyen, has called for more defence spending in Europe over the next five years, as her top team was voted in by a wafer-thin majority of MEPs.The European parliament’s endorsement of the new EU executive by the narrowest-ever margin, clears the way for von der Leyen and her chosen 26 European commissioners to start a five-year term on Sunday. Continue reading...

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33 minutes ago Darren Till calls out Gary Neville for cage fight after social media row

The former UFC star has made a bit of a habit of calling out big names over the years, but a clash with Neville seems very much unrealistic

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