27 h. ago Former SAS hero says Britain 'can't trust' the United States with top secret intelligence after 'moronic' war plan leak

Chris Ryan feared the lives of British and American spies could be at risk following the extraordinary security blunder by senior US officials - and warned similar failures would likely happen under Trump

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44 h. ago Keir Starmer urged to get tough with Trump as US tariff threat looms

PM told to be as robust as Canada with the US president as the UK stages last-ditch talks to strike trade dealKeir Starmer should fight back strongly against Donald Trump if he imposes punitive tariffs on British exports, senior UK and EU diplomats said on Saturday night, amid heightened fears that the US president could trigger a global trade war with devastating effects on the UK economy.British government officials in London and Washington are working frantically this weekend to try to persuade Trump not to slap duties on more key UK industries on what he is calling “liberation day” on Wednesday. The US president has already announced plans for 25% levies on imports of cars, steel and aluminium to the US. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago DOGE cuts will ‘in all probability’ increase the US deficit — by a lot: Report

The grant, contract and budget cuts in federal agencies, along with the crippling reductions of tens of thousands of government jobs, will “in all probability” end up increasing (by a lot), rather than decreasing the nation’s deficit, which has been the stated intent, notes a new report.

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3 d. ago Thousands of jobs at risk as British Steel threatens closure of blast furnaces

A consultation has been launched on closing blast furnaces at Scunthorpe steelworks

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4 d. ago Thousands of jobs at risk as British Steel announces plan to close blast furnaces

Trade unions have responded by calling this a 'dark day' for the nation's steel industry - while calling for urgent government intervention.

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4 d. ago Thousands of British Steel jobs at risk after owner rejects government offer to go green

The Chinese parent company have rejected the government’s subsidy offer to aid transition to producing green steel

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4 d. ago Donald Trump imposes 25% tariffs on vehicle imports in 'concerning' blow to UK car trade

Donald Trump's move is likely to put a financial squeeze on automakers which depend on global supply chains - so much so British jobs are "clearly now at real risk"

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5 d. ago Is this the end of fish and chips? Ed Miliband's Net Zero plans put British favourite at risk, industry warns

The head of The National Federation of Fish Fryers (NFFF) has voiced concerns that the transition to green energy risks exacerbating costs for chippies.

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6 d. ago Brit tourists face grilling at US border as Donald Trump cracks down on immigration

British tourists were told they could risk being detained by American authorities should they not have up to date visas or other documentation needed to enter the country

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8 d. ago We quit our boring jobs and now make thousands working at sea

Kyle Forster, 20, was working as a lifeguard and Phoebe Robinson, 21, was a B&B worker before they set off in search of their dream jobs last year.

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1 week ago Miliband ‘very confident’ hundreds of thousands of green jobs will be created

The Energy Secretary described net zero as ‘the growth opportunity of the 21st century’.

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1 week ago Major bank to shut 95 branches on British high street with 750 jobs at risk after 'difficult decision'

About 750 jobs are at risk of redundancy at a major British bank which has announced another 95 branch closures and sweeping changes across its network.

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2 w. ago IRS workers 'paralyzed' by DOGE's massive cuts claim Elon Musk's budget busters are reshaping the agency

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has stormed into the IRS, slashing thousands of jobs, shutting down taxpayer assistance centers, and demanding access to sensitive taxpayer data.

Economics

2 w. ago ‘Long Covid forced me to quit the job I loved’: Benefit cuts fears of thousands still too ill to work

Long Covid sufferers open up about lives destroyed by illness as they accuse government of ignoring them

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2 w. ago UK high street bloodbath as Pets at Home, Asda and Schuh to cut thousands of jobs

An already tough year for the UK's high street has seen several brands disappear entirely, and now three major names are making huge cuts to stave off increased costs

Society

2 w. ago Columbia graduate detained by Ice was respected British government employee

Mahmoud Khalil described by former colleague at UK office for Syria as well liked and extensively vettedA detained Columbia University graduate threatened with deportation after the Trump administration claimed he poses a risk to US foreign policy is a former employee of the British government who was extensively vetted before working at the embassy in Beirut.Mahmoud Khalil, a recent graduate from a Columbia University master’s programme, was arrested at home on 9 March as he returned with his wife from a dinner to break their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ten thousand jobs to be axed as NHS England is abolished by Starmer in war on the 'flabby, unfocused and over

Keir Starmer used a speech to deliver a damning verdict on the performance of the public sector, saying huge expansion in numbers had not worked.

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2 w. ago ALEX BRUMMER: These tariffs couldn't have come at a worse time for Britain's ailing steel industry

When Trump announced a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian steel and aluminium imports, Doug Ford, the feisty premier of Ontario, Canada's largest industrial province, came out swinging.

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2 w. ago Starmer to unveil ‘£45bn jackpot’ in savings by digitalising Whitehall and replacing jobs with AI

Keir Starmer will put thousands of civil servants on job alert tomorrow as he hails a “£45bn jackpot” from digitalising government services.

Economics

2 w. ago Trump official filmed fashion influencer videos from her government office — as thousands lost jobs in DOGE cuts

In one post on her now-deleted Instagram account, McLaurine Pinover shared a link to her 800 followers where they could buy her $475 purple midi-skirt

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