7 h. ago David Lammy says he regrets Trump has embraced protectionism, something not seen in US ‘for nearly a century’ – UK politics live

David Lammy, foreign secretary, says UK is ‘a nation that believes in open trade’ and says government is negotiating with US over economic agreementAn anti-abortion campaigner at the centre of a free speech controversy involving the US government has been found guilty of breaching a “buffer zone” outside a Bournemouth abortion clinic, PA Media reports. PA says:Livia Tossici-Bolt was convicted at Poole magistrates’ court of two charges of breaching the Public Spaces Protection Order on two days in March 2023.The case involved the 64-year-old from Bournemouth holding a sign saying “Here to talk, if you want”.But I think our approach should be to slightly stand back and think, what does Britain want, and can it get from the rest of the world, and what can we contribute?And in that regard, it’s important to realise that the rest of the G7, except the US, collectively are the same size as the United States. And I would have thought a very sensible thing to be doing is having a serious co...

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8 h. ago Shoppers 'gutted' as popular Lanarkshire home store announces shock closure

The Home Store + More store at East Kilbride Retail Park is closing with an "everything must go" sale now on.

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8 h. ago David Lammy says Trump has taken US economic policy back 100 years with ‘return to protectionism’ – UK politics live

David Lammy, foreign secretary, says UK is ‘a nation that believes in open trade’ and says government is negotiating with US over economic agreementThe official plan to increase access to NHS dental services in England has been a “complete failure”, and some of the government’s initiatives have worsened the crisis, a damning report warns, Andrew Gregory reports.David Lammy, the foreign secretary, is at the Nato HQ in Brussels this morning, where Nato foreign ministers are meeting. Speaking to the media, he said President Trump was taking US economic policy back almost a century by embracing protectionism. He said:The United Kingdom, like France, is a great maritime nation.We are a nation that believes in open trade, and I regret the return to protectionism in the United States, something that we’ve not seen for nearly a century. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago David Lammy responds after Donald Trump claims Keir Starmer is 'very happy' with UK tariffs

The Foreign Secretary said the UK is 'very concerned'

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9 h. ago Trump claims Starmer is ‘very happy’ about tariffs imposed on Britain

UK foreign secretary regrets ‘return to protectionism’ and says Britons will be concerned about impact on financesBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has claimed that the UK is “very happy” with tariffs imposed on the country as part of his shock upending of global trade, but the British foreign secretary, David Lammy, said he regretted the “return to protectionism”.Wielding a chart in the White House Rose Garden, the US president revealed on Wednesday that the UK would be hit with 10% so-called “reciprocal” tariffs as part of a sweeping drive on all countries. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago East Kilbride reach National Shield final with 'gritty' win over Haddington

The Torrance House side will be part of the Murrayfield Finals day next month

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12 h. ago East Kilbride Thistle boss pens new deal as 'continuity' key to progress next season

Mark Steele is delighted to be staying on at the West of Scotland Fourth Division side

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20 h. ago Nominee for South Carolina's top doctor toppled by lingering COVID anger

A South Carolina Senate committee has rejected the Republican governor's nominee to be the state’s top doctor after hearings dominated by the state's response to the COVID pandemic

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28 h. ago Triple Olympian Hannah Miley visits Lanarkshire pool and asks nation to support school swimming

The event at the Dollan Aqua Centre in East Kilbride showcased the importance of school swimming in Scotland.

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29 h. ago East Kilbride MP hails 'record' minimum wage increase for 7000 South Lanarkshire residents

The changes will also see a pay boost for Britain’s young people – with the National Minimum Wage for younger workers and apprentices seeing a record cash increase.

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31 h. ago Four Greenpeace activists arrested after climbing Foreign Office building

The protesters unfurled a banner as they suspended themselves from columns on the King Charles Street Archway in Westminster.

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32 h. ago East Kilbride beat Celtic B to Lowland League title with players 'dead on their feet', says boss Mick Kennedy

Kilby played their 55th game of the season last night as they defended their league crown

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34 h. ago Greenpeace activists climb Foreign Office building over signing of ocean treaty

The group called for faster action from Foreign Secretary David Lammy in signing the Global Ocean Treaty.

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51 h. ago Voices: No wonder Anneliese Dodds has resigned over cutting aid to the world’s poorest people – it’s the only right thing to do

Labour’s disgraceful attempt to balance the books on the backs of the poorest people in the world is shameful – but shows Dodds to be a politician of decency and principle, says former deputy foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell

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54 h. ago Scots dad 'died from septic shock' after Rome holiday B&B explosion

Grant Paterson, 54, from East Kilbride, sadly died at Sant'Eugenio Hospital on Tuesday.

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60 h. ago East Kilbride can clinch rare feat this week as 'stars align' amid treble chase

The Lowland League leaders can secure the defence of their title tonight

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3 d. ago Brit tourist dies after predicting his own 'ungodly' demise on holiday

Loving father Grant Paterson, from East Kilbride, Scotland posted an eerily accurate post on Facebook when he arrived in the Italian capital before the B&B he was staying at exploded

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3 d. ago Tributes paid to 'true gent' Scots dad who died in Rome after B&B explosion

Grant Paterson, from East Kilbride, was unable to recover from injuries he sustained at his holiday accommodation.

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3 d. ago Brit tourist, 54, dies a week after gas explosion destroyed his B&B in Rome leaving loved

54-year-old Grant Paterson from East Kilbride was fighting for his life at Sant'Eugenio Hospital in the Italian capital after Saturday's horror blast.

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3 d. ago David Lammy says British pint ‘safe’ as MPs debate measurement legislation

The Foreign Secretary was challenged in the Commons over the future of the imperial measurement.

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