14 h. ago UK trade envoy to Turkey's trip to Northern Cyprus turns into a full diplomatic row

The Greek Cypriot government condemned the 'unacceptable' trip by Labour's Afzal Khan, piling pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to sack him.

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28 h. ago Trump delays China tariffs at the last minute and announces 90 day truce

President Donald Trump has once again delayed a showdown between the world’s two biggest economies

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44 h. ago Pressure growing on Labour to sack trade envoy after his visit to Northern Cyprus

Afzal Khan, the Labour MP for Manchester Rusholme, is in the self-declared state for a 'series of official engagements' and has met the leader.

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62 h. ago UK's trade envoy to Turkey faces calls to resign after he visited Northern Cyprus

Afzal Khan arrived in the Turkish-controlled area last week 'for a series of official engagements', a local newspaper reported.

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4 d. ago 3 Sept. 11 victims' remains are newly identified, nearly 24 years later

After nearly 24 years, three 9/11 victims’ remains have newly been identified

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5 d. ago Global brands gearing up for 2025 China International Import Expo

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5 d. ago UK homelessness minister resigns after tenant eviction claims

Rushanara Ali was accused of hypocrisy after claims she evicted tenants from east London property before putting up rent by almost £700 a monthThe homelessness minister, Rushanara Ali, has resigned after after reports emerged that she evicted tenants from her east London property before increasing the rent by almost £700 a month.In a letter to Keir Starmer, she said that remaining in the role would be “a distraction from the ambitious work of this government”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago UK homelessness minister faces calls to quit over tenant eviction claims

Rushanara Ali accused of hypocrisy after claims she evicted tenants from east London property before putting up rent by almost £700 a monthThe homelessness minister, Rushanara Ali, is facing calls to resign after reports emerged she issued her tenants a notice to leave as her east London property was being sold – and the townhouse was re-let weeks later for almost £700 a month more.The minister’s office has said the tenants were informed they could remain in her four-bedroom townhouse beyond the end of their fixed-term tenancy while the house was on the market. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Homelessness minister facing calls to resign after ‘hiking rent at London townhouse by £700’

Rushanara Ali has previously criticised ‘private renters being exploited and discriminated against’

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6 d. ago UK homelessness minister faces calls to resign over tenant eviction claims

Rushanara Ali accused of hypocrisy after claims she evicted tenants from east London property before putting up rent by almost £700 a monthUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK homelessness minister, Rushanara Ali, is facing calls to resign after claims she evicted tenants from her east London property before increasing the rent by almost £700 a month.Four tenants who rented a four-bedroom house owned byAli were given four months’ notice in an email last November and told their lease would not be renewed because the property was due to be sold, according to the i Paper. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump’s new import tariffs now in force against scores of countries as trade war escalates

The U.S. president has imposed tariffs as high as 50 percent after claiming other countries are ‘taking advantage’

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6 d. ago Trump’s new import tariffs now in force against scores of countries

Many imports are now subject to a 50% duty, but significant uncertainty persists

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6 d. ago Trump claims ‘billions of dollars’ now flowing into US after president’s new tariffs come into effect

More than 90 countries have been slapped with new rates as President Trump reignites his trade war

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6 d. ago Small business owners, brace yourselves: the cavalry isn’t coming

While ministers talk of “unleashing Britain’s entrepreneurial spirit,” small firms face a harsher reality.

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6 d. ago Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali faces calls to resign over rent hike 'hypocrisy'

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali faces calls to resign over rent hike 'hypocrisy'  BBC

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6 d. ago King visits Scotland’s main RAF base and thanks families for their sacrifices

Charles visited RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, northern Scotland, on Wednesday, to attend the stand-up parade for Number 42 (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron.

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7 d. ago UK construction activity shrinks by most in five years as housebuilding falls – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsOpenAI takes on Meta and DeepSeek with free and customisable AI modelsThe contraction in UK construction last month is another reason for the Bank of England to consider cutting interest rates at noon tomorrow.A rate cut, from 4.25% to 4%, is already widely expected – it’ s a 95% chance, according to the City money markets this morning.“The Bank of England is widely expected to cut rates this week in what is likely to be a complex decision as the MPC weighs weak growth, sticky inflation, and a looming fiscal tightening.While markets are pricing in a 0.25% cut, attention will centre on the voting split – particularly how many members vote for a 0.5% move or prefer to hold. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ChatGPT firm OpenAI could be valued at $500bn in share sale; Honda Motor profits halve as tariffs bite – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsOpenAI takes on Meta and DeepSeek with free and customisable AI modelsProfits at Japanese automarket Honda have halved in the last quarter, as Donald Trump’s trade war hit their earnings.Honda, which is Japan’s second-largest carmaker, has reported quarterly operating profit of ¥244.2bn (£1.24bn) for April-June, missing analyst forecasts of ¥311.7bn.“We’re excited to make this model, the result of billions of dollars of research, available to the world to get AI into the hands of the most people possible.” Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Voices: ‘He’s a great negotiator and diplomat’: Starmer praised as UK outshines EU in Trump trade talks

Our community has praised Starmer as a skilled negotiator who won Trump’s respect and secured a better UK-US trade deal than the EU

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9 d. ago Ukraine welcomes Trump’s nuclear sub move, saying it has ‘silenced’ Medvedev – Europe live

Senior Zelenskyy aide says ‘Russia only understands one thing: strength’President Zelenskyy also called for more pressure on Russia, as he posted a video of drone strikes on what he said were first responders and medics arriving to help after attacks.“Deliberate FPV [first person view] drone strikes on first responders and medics arriving to help after attacks – all of this is typical for every city or community within reach of Russian drones. The Russian army simply kills everything that is alive,” he warned.“We count on strong decisions from the United States, Europe, and the world regarding secondary sanctions on Russian energy trade and Moscow’s banking sector.Ukraine looks forward to the implementation of every agreement on strengthening defense that has been reached with its partners. Continue reading...

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