9 h. ago Top shipping broker Clarksons says war and Trump tariff fears have hit revenues

Shares in FTSE 250 company fall by nearly a fifth as geopolitical turmoil pushes down freight ratesBusiness live – latest updatesThe world’s biggest ship broker has warned that geopolitical turmoil from war and Donald Trump’s tearing up of US foreign policy have hurt its revenues, sending its share price tumbling by nearly a fifth on Monday.Clarksons, which is listed on London’s FTSE 250 index of mid-sized companies, said the rates charged by shipping companies had dropped since the start of 2025, hit by concerns over the impact of tariffs. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago FTSE 100 LIVE: London stocks on track for worst week of 2025 as Trump's trade war fears continue

FTSE 100 LIVE: London stocks on track for worst week of 2025 as Trump's trade war fears continue  Yahoo Finance UK

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4 d. ago Household Support Fund 2025: will the HSF continue after March 2025

As the March deadline approaches, UK families are left wondering what’s next 🏠

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5 d. ago Dumbarton 1, Arbroath 2: Sons' miserable 2025 continues as Smokies fight back

It was more pain for the home side in brutal conditions as the table-topping visitors showed their credentials in coming back from an early concession.

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5 d. ago Grand Designs fate confirmed after 26 years as host Kevin McCloud breaks silence

The 25th anniversary series of Grand Designs was a huge hit with audiences and the Channel 4 show is set to continue with two new series in 2025

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5 d. ago Mood Machine by Liz Pelly review – a savage indictment of Spotify

The global streaming behemoth has made music blander and life harder for artists, according to this enraging portraitIn November and December last year, Spotify’s chief executive, Daniel Ek, sold 420,000 shares in the music streaming company, earning himself $199.7m (£160m). One wild rumour that circulated on social media suggested Ek’s eagerness to divest himself of stock in the company he founded was linked to the imminent publication of Liz Pelly’s book Mood Machine, as if Ek feared the revelations contained within it would adversely affect the share price. That was obviously a fanciful notion. Ek started cashing out Spotify shares in July 2023, and has continued doing so into 2025. At the time of his last transaction, a month after Pelly’s book was published in the US, Spotify’s share price was at an all-time high.And yet, you can see how people who had a preview of Mood Machine’s contents might get that idea into their head. It may be the most depressing and enraging book about...

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5 d. ago AP files amended complaint against White House over press pool ban

White House adviser’s quote included in suit: ‘The AP and the WHCA wanted to f--k around. Now it’s finding out time.’The Associated Press amended its complaint against the Trump administration on Monday, including in its epigraph a punchy quote from an anonymous White House adviser: “The AP and the White House Correspondents Association wanted to f--k around. Now it’s finding out time.”The unnamed White House adviser’s quote came about during an exchange on 25 February 2025 and was first reported by Axios last week. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Seven restaurants to sample Spain’s hottest new chefs – without blowing the budget

The country is home to some of the world’s best modern cuisine, and these trailblazers serve inventive dishes at affordable pricesSince 2002, Spain’s gastronomic year has kicked off at Madrid Fusión, a jamboree where top chefs from all over the world show-cook, share dishes of rarefied ingredients and outline new culinary concepts. Wrapping up the three-day event is the crowning of Spain’s best young chef (often a duo) or “revelation”. This year’s seven candidates ranged from restaurants as far afield as Galicia in the north-west to Tenerife, Seville and Madrid. Most cook at intimate spaces with few tables, and offer ingredients and cooking techniques you would be hard-pushed to find on a British menu without breaking the bank.We start in Galicia, with the winners of the best emerging chefs for 2025. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Edward Norton appears to swear after losing out to Kieran Culkin at Oscars 2025

Edward Norton appeared to swear after losing out to Kieran Culkin at the 2025 Academy Awards, as the Succession star continued his award season winning streak

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8 d. ago Ronnie O'Sullivan's latest withdrawal could cost snooker icon £300k

Ronnie O'Sullivan has continued to withdraw from tournaments through 2025 and is means he's tumbled down the rankings and will miss two major competitions, which could've landed him £300k

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1 week ago Soucek extends West Ham’s revival and Van Nistelrooy’s Leicester woe

It has been a midweek of Premier League certainties being secured at both top and bottom. Place Leicester in the certainty category. Defeat at West Ham extended Leicester’s doomed, zombified lurch towards relegation to 11 defeats in 12, 11 from 16 since Ruud van Nistelrooy replaced Steve Cooper in November.If Cooper was the wrong man at the wrong club then so is the Dutchman. Perhaps no manager had a chance with the squad Leicester assembled to attempt survival. Graham Potter, previously linked with Leicester, has meanwhile restored order to West Ham. Jarrod Bowen made things happen for both first-half goals, involved in the move for the first from Tomas Soucek, the second an own goal from Jannik Vestergaard the Hammers captain’s zest had enforced. Continue reading...

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1 week ago NFL offseason storylines to watch: Aaron Rodgers’ next team and trades galore

As the NFL gathers for the combine, we look at the plots that will dominate the news cycle in the coming weeks and monthsStafford and the Rams are in another contractual standoff, with Los Angeles giving their quarterback permission to seek a trade. Stafford is set to earn $27m next season, putting him way behind the highest earners at the position. According to reports, Stafford is looking for a new two-year, $110m deal from the Rams that slices the difference between Dak Prescott (who will earn $60m in 2025) and Trevor Lawrence ($52m). Continue reading...

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1 week ago Drag kings strut the stage in They Will be Kings – in pictures

Drag show They Will be Kings celebrates masculinity through a transmasculine, non-binary and lesbian lens as part of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi GrasThey Will be Kings is on at the Loading Dock Theatre in Darlinghurst, Sydney until 28 February 2025 Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Boris and Carrie Johnson enjoy luxury trip away to Saudi Arabia with their children after 'miserable' Christmas

Mrs Johnson posted scenes from a family trip to a resort in Saudi Arabia, including her husband hugging their 19-month-old third child Frank.

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2 w. ago Seals, sharks and spiny squat lobsters: Underwater Photographer of the Year 2025 – in pictures

The annual competition draws thousands of entries from across the world and brings together images from below the water’s surface that show the diversity and challenges of subaquatic lifeAll photographs courtesy of Underwater Photographer of the Year 2025 Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Career catfishing: why gen Z accept job offers – then ghost their new employers

Why would anyone apply for a role, go to an interview, sign a contract, but never turn up to work? The answer probably lies in the punishing jobs market ...Name: Career catfishing.Age: It’s very 2025. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Love Island All Stars 2025 drama continues with leaked messages and game

Love Island: All Stars may be over for another year, but there is still drama brewing as fans believe they have uncovered the truth about Grace Jackson's 'game-playing' on the show

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3 w. ago Baftas 2025 red carpet: sequins, satin and a ski mask – in pictures

From balaclavas to open-necked shirts and floor-length frocks, here’s what caught the eye at the awards ceremony this yearBaftas 2025: the red carpet, the ceremony, the winners – live! Continue reading...

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