28 h. ago US consumer sentiment drops to near record low as shutdown persists

Economic concerns felt by Americans of different ages, incomes and political affiliations, survey findsThe federal government shutdown dragged consumer sentiment in the US to a near record low in November, according to a monthly survey conducted by the University of Michigan.Consumer sentiment fell about 6% in November, with the consumer sentiment index for November 2025 at 50.3, down from 53.6 in October, nearly three points below expectations. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal expected a 53.0 index reading. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Consumer sentiment tumbles close to record lows in latest U Michigan survey

Consumer sentiment dropped to a three-year low in November, a month into the government shutdown, led by pessimism in both personal finances and anticipated business conditions

Politics

49 h. ago Rock bottom Rangers slump to record Euro low as Cavenagh hears raging punters demand he wields axe – 5 talking points

It was yet another sobering night at Ibrox as the Light Blues were outclassed by Italian giants Roma

Politics

6 d. ago Strictly star refused to do 'disrespectful' dance move after 'lowest ever score'

EXCLUSIVE: Former footballer David James revealed he refused a risky Strictly move he called disrespectful and broke a record for the lowest Paso Doble score ever on the show

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7 d. ago Every word Thomas Frank said on Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence snub and record low Tottenham XG

Every word Thomas Frank said on Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence snub and record low Tottenham XG  Football London

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7 d. ago Three things we learned from Chelsea loss as Tottenham take big step back on Thomas Frank's worst night

Toothless Spurs record lowest-ever xG and heavily booed on dismal evening as dreadful home form continues

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1 week ago Labour hits record low as Greens rise gaining support in London, new poll shows

The YouGov survey showed Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in first place on 27 per cent

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1 week ago Fresh poll woe for Keir Starmer as voters now prefer Nigel Farage as PM for the first time

An Ipsos survey found the Reform UK leader was seen as a better candidate to be in charge of the country by 33 per cent of voters.

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1 week ago Labour hits record low as Greens jump gaining support in London, new poll shows

The YouGov survey showed Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in first place on 27 per cent

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1 week ago Labour hits record low as Greens gain support in London, new poll shows

The YouGov survey showed Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in first place on 27 per cent

Events

1 week ago Labour slumps to record low in polls while Reform and Greens surge

New figures from YouGov for ‘The Times’ found that 17 per cent of voters back Labour

Politics

1 week ago Fresh blow for Keir Starmer as Labour slumps to record poll low

YouGov's latest voting intention survey found Labour were supported by just 17 per cent of voters, which was down three percentage points from last week.

Politics

1 week ago Labour slumps to record poll low while Reform and Greens surge

New figures from YouGov for the Times found that 17 per cent of voters back Labour

Politics

1 week ago Organised crime making millions from illegal waste dumping in UK, says committee

Peers say ‘woeful’ record on prosecutions has led to a ‘low-risk, high-reward’ criminal cultureOrganised crime groups in the UK are making millions every year from illegally dumping and burning rubbish, peers have told ministers, after an inquiry found a lack of enforcement made it a “low-risk, high-reward” criminal enterprise.“Criminality is endemic in the waste sector,” a Lords committee told the government on Tuesday, after it found at least 38m tonnes of waste was illegally managed every year, “leading to serious environmental, economic and social consequences”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Record low number of graduates from top universities started paying back student loans last year amid growing jobs crisis

In 2024, only some 44,527 recent alumni of Russell Group institutions began to repay money they borrowed from the government to fund their studies. Pictured: File photo

Society

2 w. ago France has survived revolutions and wars: its crisis now is deep, but not terminal | David A Bell

From the raid on the Louvre to the spectacle of Sarkozy in jail, it is tempting to think France is on a downward spiral. But history tells the tale of its resilienceIn the classic dinner-party scene in the film Notting Hill, Tim McInnerney’s character promises a brownie to “the saddest act here”. In response, the guests (including the glamorous movie star played by Julia Roberts) try to outdo each other with tales of their painful suffering and pathetic failures.In our gloomy autumn of 2025, western democracies could play quite a convincing version of this game. There is the depressed United Kingdom, where Keir Starmer’s approval ratings have fallen to record lows and Reform leads in the polls. There is the deeply broken United States, where a supine opposition seems incapable of preventing Donald Trump from chopping away one guardrail after another of our constitutional order. There is Spain, where this summer a Socialist party scandal threatened to topple the fragile minority gove...

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2 w. ago The US refugee program changed my life. Trump’s possible overhaul would be disastrous | Bahati Kanyamanza

I fled war at 14 and decades later became a US citizen. Now I fear racism and exclusion could become official policyLast week, leaked documents from the Trump administration reportedly revealed plans to gut the US refugee program, not only capping refugee resettlement at a record low of 7,500, but also transforming it from a life-saving humanitarian system into one that favors white South Africans and Europeans over the world’s most vulnerable people. As a refugee who found safety and belonging in this country, I broke into a sweat reading the news. Memories of my own journey rushed back, now mixed with a deeper fear that racism and exclusion are not just social undercurrents, but official policy.I was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and fled war at 14, spending nearly two decades in a refugee camp in Uganda before finally being resettled in the United States. Here, I reunited with my family, built a new life, and became a citizen. My story is one of patience, resilience an...

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3 w. ago Wales teen sensation set the world alight and then disappeared

He was a record breaker at Liverpool and is now rebuilding his career lower down the football pyramid

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3 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 14 October: Jobless rate rises, index lower as gold falls from record

Unemployment has risen to its highest level since the pandemic with more than 1.7 million people looking for work.

Society

3 w. ago Short sellers blame retail investors for worst returns since 2020

Rally in heavily shorted stocks comes as AI hype and hopes of lower rates push S&P 500 to record highs

Economics