27 h. ago US treasury secretary accuses Beijing of trying to damage global economy; silver hits record high – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsWhy has US-China trade war restarted and how have markets reacted?A flurry of takeover talk speculation has pushed up shares in budget airline EasyJet this morning.EasyJet’s shares are up over 7%, leading the risers on the FTSE 100 share index.“[The group] does not believe the redress methodology proposed by the FCA appropriately reflects actual customer loss or achieves a proportionate outcome.“...the FCA’s proposed approach to assessing unfairness does not align with the legal clarity provided by the supreme court judgement in respect of the “Johnson” case, which confirmed that the test for unfairness is highly fact specific and must take into account a broad range of factors. The group will continue to engage with the FCA in respect of these points.“Many motor finance lenders did not comply with the law or the rules. It’s time their customers get fair compensation. Recent court judgments show that liabilities exist no matt...

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29 h. ago African football’s general secretary accused of creating toxic culture of fear

Mosengo-Omba said to run CAF as a ‘proprietorship’Employee: ‘Anyone who dares speak up is terminated’The Confederation of African Football’s general secretary, Véron Mosengo-Omba, has been accused of running the organisation as his “proprietorship” and creating a toxic culture of fear where employees are fired for speaking out against him.Several former and current members of staff have told the Guardian there is an atmosphere of intimidation and paranoia at the Caf headquarters in Cairo, where Mosengo-Omba is accused of sidelining colleagues and silencing whistleblowers. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Top minister compares Kemi Badenoch's 'desperate' stamp duty pledge to Liz Truss

Pat McFadden, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, accused the Tories of making unfunded tax changes and failing to learn from Liz Truss's disastrous mini-budget

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7 d. ago Doctor who sparked outrage by linking Covid jabs to King Charles and Princess Kate's cancer threatens to sue Health Secretary for accusing him of spreading 'poisonous lies'

Dr Aseem Malhotra made the incendiary comments on the main stage of Reform's conference in Birmingham earlier this month.

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8 d. ago Robert Jenrick 'racism' row: Top Tory says he ‘didn’t see another white face’ in Birmingham

The shadow justice secretary has been defended by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch amid accusations of racism

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8 d. ago Jenrick defends saying he ‘didn’t see another white face’ in Birmingham area

The shadow justice secretary was also defended by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch amid accusations of racism.

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8 d. ago Robert Jenrick savaged over 'cynical' plan to abolish Sentencing Council

Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick is accused of further undermining the independence of the judiciary as he seeks to hand more power to politicians over sentencing

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1 week ago As Hegseth orders changes to the Pentagon watchdog, advocates say it will silence complaints

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accused the independent watchdog for the Pentagon of being “weaponized” and says he’s overhauling the inspector general’s office

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2 w. ago NASA whistleblowers claim astronauts could die in horrific space tragedy: 'No one is coming to save us'

NASA employees claimed that the space agency is operating under a culture of fear that is preventing people from talking about safety concerns.

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2 w. ago Study links greater inequality to structural changes in children’s brains

Researchers say findings show inequality creates toxic environment and reducing it is ‘a public health imperative’Scientists have linked the impact of living in an unequal society to structural changes in the brains of children – regardless of individual wealth – for the first time.The study of more than 10,000 young people in the US discovered altered brain development in children from wealthy and lower-income families in areas with higher rates of inequality, which were also associated with poorer mental health. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Shabana Mahmood calls Nigel Farage ‘worse than racist’ over ‘dog

Home secretary also tells Labour conference fringe event of the abuse her family have been subjected to recently Warning: this article contains language that some may find offensiveThe home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has accused Nigel Farage of “worse than racist” dog-whistle politics as she described how members of her family had been racially abused near their home in recent weeks.After a speech calling on Labour and the UK to “fight for our belief in a greater Britain, not a littler England”, she said the Reform leader has “blown a very, very loud dog whistle to every racist in the country” with policies that would reassess the immigration status of people who have been granted a right to settle in the UK. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage's actions 'much worse than racism' says Shabana Mahmood in blistering attack

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has accused Reform leader Nigel Farage of sending dangerous 'dog whistle' messages to racists - saying he 'knows what he's doing'

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2 w. ago Harris Dickinson: People that fall between the cracks, that’s always bothered me

The actor’s directorial debut Urchin centres around a rough sleeper in London who is trapped in a cycle of self-destruction.

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2 w. ago Labour stepping in to fund welding skills centre in Glasgow, Healey confirms

The Defence Secretary accused the SNP Scottish Government of failing the back the shipbuilding industry.

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2 w. ago Housing secretary says work will start on three new towns before election

Steve Reed hails predecessor Angela Rayner as ‘true working-class hero’ and accuses Tories of blocking new homesSteve Reed, the new housing secretary, has said he is “appalled” at the slow pace of housebuilding as he used his conference speech to pledge that work would start on three new towns before the next election.The government wants to build at least 12 new towns and has identified three of the most promising locations at Tempsford, a village in Bedfordshire, Crews Hill on the outskirts of north London, and South Bank in a suburb of Leeds. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago British influencer condemns sick 'ableist' trend as cruel users 'erase' half of her face

A British TikTok creator living with AVM has spoken out against a toxic social media trend which sees users cruelly editing her features to erase her facial difference

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2 w. ago Transgender prisoners are STILL in women's jail despite Supreme Court ruling, as activists accuse new Justice Secretary David Lammy of ignoring women's rights

The newly appointed Justice Secretary has been urged to shut down a special unit home to five biological males inside a female jail, in light of the Supreme Court ruling on biological sex.

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3 w. ago Yvette Cooper deepens rift with Israel by accusing PM Netanyahu of pandering to 'extremists'

Ms Cooper accused the leader of Britain's main ally in the Middle East of letting children starve in an 'unbearable humanitarian catastrophe' because he 'chooses to escalate war and hold back aid'.

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3 w. ago SANGITA MYSKA: 'British women will always stand up against far

"Robinson’s rhetoric about 'saving our children' and 'defending British culture' is a thin veil over a politics of fear. His movement weaponises the language of care to justify policies of exclusion. But we see through it."

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3 w. ago Women's' rights groups accuse Labour of 'institutionally racist narrative'

More than 70 organisations have sent a statement to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood accusing the Government of creating a hostile environment for minoritised victims of violence and abuse

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