3 h. ago Coronation Street favourite thinks she was 'medically dehydrated' after emotional last day on ITV soap

Actress Charlotte Jordane previously announced she was leaving the show as Daisy Midgeley to start a new chapter and explore other opportunities'

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52 h. ago Keir Starmer hails 'incredible sacrifice' as he announces major change to pubs

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer urged pubgoers to 'come together' for the 80th anniversary of VE Day next month, which will be marked by concerts, street parties and a change to licensing hours

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56 h. ago British fashion chain Joules shares 'sad' news as high street store to shut next week

The news of the closure was told to local shoppers through a sign in the window of the New Canal Street branch last week and its final day of trading will be Monday, April 21

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4 d. ago Just three VE Day street parties planned across one Greater Manchester borough

VE Day is set to be celebrated in the early weeks of May

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4 d. ago I live next to a 'little' Sainsbury's and have to deal with the 'constant racket' of huge lorries every day... our house shakes and we're always stressed

Sam Dodd has lorries coming and going through all hours of the day, shaking and damaging his house on Torr Top Street in New Milton, Derbyshire.

Society

5 d. ago Full list of VE Day street parties and road closures in Oldham

Only three street parties are taking place across the borough - but there are other events to mark the occasion.

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6 d. ago Coronation Street spoilers include 'return' of icon four months after sad exit

Gail Chadwick made a dramatic exit from ITV's Coronation Street on Christmas Day but it may look like she could be making a comeback sooner than viewers anticipated

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6 d. ago Three new housing developments in Greater Manchester borough to have their fate decided this week

The planning panel is set to meet this week to have the final say on the proposals

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7 d. ago A street parade and a drone attack: photos of the day – Monday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

Events

8 d. ago Brits warned of looming pain as UK now among WORST hit by Trump's tariffs after he shelved punitive levies and handed China exemptions for iPhones

Downing Street signalled relief when the US president's 'Liberation Day' assault was originally mounted.

Events

8 d. ago Britain is now among the WORST hit by Trump's tariffs after president shelved punitive levies and handed China exemptions to dodge iPhone price hikes

Downing Street signalled relief when the US president's 'Liberation Day' assault was originally mounted.

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1 week ago The Latest: S&P 500 falls 2% at the open despite Trump’s tariff pause

U.S. stocks are giving back some of their historic gains from the day before as Wall Street weighs a global trade war that has cooled in temperature but is still threatening the economy

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1 week ago London shares soar after Trump puts most threatened tariffs on pause

However tariffs on China were raised again to an unprecedented 125%

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1 week ago Asian markets rocket after Trump puts most threatened tariffs on pause

However tariffs on China were raised again to an unprecedented 125%

Events

1 week ago The one borough in Greater Manchester where no one has applied to hold a VE Day street party

But the town hall has arranged a couple of events to mark the occasion

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1 week ago Wall Street plunges for 4th day as gains vanish and S&P dips below key level for first time in a year

Stocks are surging on Wall Street and around the world - offering a slight reprieve from the carnage of the past few days.

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1 week ago Wall Street slumps as hopes wane for tariff delays; US says it will implement 104% tariff on China – business live

US stock market swings wildly as investor hopes for concessions and delays on tariffs waxed then waned How ‘liberation day’ rout compares with other notorious stock market crisesWall Street traders on Trump tariffs: ‘Without doubt, we’re hitting a recession’Trump threatens additional 50% tariffs on China over retaliatory leviesSouth Korea’s government has approved Tuesday 3 June as the date for a snap presidential election, following the removal from office of Yoon Suk Yeol last week over his declaration of martial law.The move comes after Yoon’s removal after the country’s constitutional court voted unanimously on Friday to uphold parliament’s decision to impeach him over his ill-fated declaration of martial law in December. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Wall Street surges 3% as European markets rebound on trade deal hopes – business live

Rallies come as US Treasury secretary says he believes country can reach ‘some good deals’ with trading partnersHow ‘liberation day’ rout compares with other notorious stock market crisesWall Street traders on Trump tariffs: ‘Without doubt, we’re hitting a recession’Trump threatens additional 50% tariffs on China over retaliatory leviesSouth Korea’s government has approved Tuesday 3 June as the date for a snap presidential election, following the removal from office of Yoon Suk Yeol last week over his declaration of martial law.The move comes after Yoon’s removal after the country’s constitutional court voted unanimously on Friday to uphold parliament’s decision to impeach him over his ill-fated declaration of martial law in December. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago Wall St set to rally as European markets rebound despite Trump and China trade threats – business live

Beijing says US threat to escalate tariffs against China is a ‘mistake on top of a mistake’ and amounts to blackmailHow ‘liberation day’ rout compares with other notorious stock market crisesWall Street traders on Trump tariffs: ‘Without doubt, we’re hitting a recession’Trump threatens additional 50% tariffs on China over retaliatory leviesSouth Korea’s government has approved Tuesday 3 June as the date for a snap presidential election, following the removal from office of Yoon Suk Yeol last week over his declaration of martial law.The move comes after Yoon’s removal after the country’s constitutional court voted unanimously on Friday to uphold parliament’s decision to impeach him over his ill-fated declaration of martial law in December. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Wall Street traders on Trump tariffs: ‘Without doubt, we’re hitting a recession’

Traders leaving the New York stock exchange were trying to make sense of another day of volatility – what comes next?Traders leaving the New York stock exchange after the bell closed on Monday were sanguine about what had been, by an measure, a day of mood swings on Wall Street, as waves of volatility shook the stock markets, each one created by another deluge of headlines around Donald Trump’s trade war and global economic uncertainty.“The markets opened down a lot, then there was a rumor that the tariffs were off, and they went back up, then all bets were off again and it went down,” said Steve Kos of Option Circle, who offered a series of trading day comparisons as he walked out on to Broad Street in lower Manhattan. Continue reading...

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