4 h. ago Stock market goes berserk on China trade deal as S&P 500 set to wipe out Liberation Day losses: Live updates

Donald Trump is sure to send the stock market rebounding after a flurry of major announcements on Sunday. 

Economics

4 d. ago Revealed: The increasing cost of sending a child to school in the UK

The cost of sending children to school in the UK has ‘significantly increased’ since 2022, a report has found

Politics

4 d. ago Donald Trump expected to announce ‘major trade deal’ with UK on Thursday

It would mark the first deal agreed upon since Mr Trump’s ‘liberation day’ announcement of global tariffs last month

Politics

4 d. ago Revealed: How much parents are paying on average each year to send child to school

The cost of sending children to school in the UK has ‘significantly increased’ since 2022, a report has found

Society

5 d. ago Hitler conquered British territory then made families live in unimaginable hell

The Channel Islands were the only British territory occupied by the Nazis during the Second World War, and were finally liberated on May 9 1945 - one day after VE Day

Society

6 d. ago Firefighter transforms formerly sunken narrowboat into dream home on £10k budget

El Sutcliffe has built her cosy home ‘from the ground up’

Economics

7 d. ago Bank of England poised to cut rates as fears grow over impact of Trump tariffs

Markets suggest quarter-point reduction to 4.25% is almost certain but some economists say Bank must go furtherThe Bank of England is poised to cut interest rates on Thursday amid growing concerns over the hit to UK jobs and growth from Donald Trump’s increasingly erratic global trade war.In the Bank’s first intervention since the US president’s “liberation day” tariff policy announcement sent shock waves through the world economy, Threadneedle Street is expected to reduce its key base rate from the current level of 4.5%. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago How the stock market made back all its losses after Trump escalated the trade war

It felt much longer, but the U_S_ stock market needed just a few weeks to roar all the way back to where it was on President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day.”

Politics

9 d. ago Early results show ‘swing towards Labor’ after counting begins in Australian election

Prime minister Anthony Albanese and his rival Peter Dutton faced off as Australians voted in the country’s general election on Saturday

Politics

9 d. ago Albanese and Dutton face off as vote counting begins in Australian election shaped by high prices

Dutton wants to become the first political leader to oust a first-term government since 1931, when Australians were reeling from the Great Depression

Politics

9 d. ago Albanese and Dutton face off as Australians vote in election shaped by high prices and shortage of housing

Dutton wants to become the first political leader to oust a first-term government since 1931, when Australians were reeling from the Great Depression

Politics

9 d. ago Ukrainian Forces To Join UK Military Procession In London Marking VE Day

Ukrainian Forces To Join UK Military Procession In London Marking VE Day  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Events

9 d. ago Brits who saved Netherlands from Nazis issue 'fragile peace' warning before big mission

Twenty veterans are heading overseas for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands ahead of VE Day and warn Brits to learn the lessons of war.

Events

1 week ago US stocks wipe out steep losses that followed Trump’s ‘liberation day’

Rally in Wall Street’s S&P 500 share index comes after 177,000 jobs added in labour data

Politics

1 week ago Jobs report defies expectations and hiring remains steady despite concerns over Trump’s tariffs

The report gives the first glimpse of how the economy has fared after Trump’s so-called ‘Liberation Day’ when he introduced sweeping tariffs that plunged the stock market into chaos

Politics

1 week ago Liberation Day might have cost you Independence Day: Firework costs skyrockets on Trump tariffs

Consumers could be waiting for fireworks until 2026

Economics

1 week ago Couple forced to look overseas due to UK’s ‘tricky’ surrogacy process

Shaun Thomas and Paul Brennan found the UK surrogacy process daunting and expensive, so they explored options abroad

Politics

2 w. ago FACT FOCUS: Trump credited with rising military recruitment. Growth started before his reelection

Posts circulating on social media this week have praised President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for sending military recruitment skyrocketing

Politics

2 w. ago 1 killed and 2 injured as driver loses control during a parade in an Italian town

A man has been killed and two people injured when a driver lost control of his car in Italy’s central town of Lanciano during celebrations for Italy’s 80th Liberation Day

Events

2 w. ago Company insolvencies jump in March ahead of cost increases and tariffs

The figures relate to the period directly before firms faced higher employment costs, with company national insurance contributions rising in April.

Economics