2 h. ago Asian shares are mixed and gold sets a fresh record high of over $3,550 per ounce

The price of gold has hit a new record and world shares are mixed after U.S. markets were closed for the Labor Day holiday

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2 h. ago Prime Minister Keir Starmer hits new record low as Britain turns on Labour Party

Keir Starmer's approval rating has hit a record low, a City AM/Freshwater Strategy poll has shown, as pressure mounts on the government ahead of the Budget

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16 h. ago Summer 2025 was the hottest on RECORD in the UK: Average temperature hit a balmy 16.10°C

It's official - summer 2025 was the hottest summer on record for the UK.

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4 d. ago West End businesses hit by record losses from "tourist tax" fallout

Restoring VAT free shopping for foreign tourists could deliver a £3.7 billion boost to the UK economy.

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5 d. ago A decade after throwing open its borders to millions of migrants, Germany is now proof Farage's deportation flights pledge can work, writes SUE REID

SUE REID: Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced this week that the German welfare state is no longer sustainable for either its own people or the millions of Merkel newcomers. The welcome is over.

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5 d. ago US deportation flights hit record highs as carriers try to hide the planes, advocates say

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation flights reach record highs, the airlines running the trips have taken steps to make it more difficult to track the planes used to carry shackled people across the country and around the world

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6 d. ago BBC Breakfast star 'devastated' as fans fume over 'embarrassing' segment

BBC Breakfast was hit with complaints during a Guinness World Record segment on Wednesday

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6 d. ago ANALYSIS: From asylum bans to five flights a day for mass deportations... how Farage's plans stack up

Nigel Farage has unveiled his flagship plan for mass deportations if he becomes prime minister.

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7 d. ago Why Trump built a staff of incompetent sycophants | Robert Reich

Leaders who value loyalty above all else have a symbiotic relationship with those unable to succeed on their own meritsLast week, Trump officials reportedly left behind documents describing confidential planning for the Trump-Putin meeting in a public area of an Alaskan hotel.That’s nothing compared with the actions of Emil Bove, Trump’s new nominee for the US court of appeals for the third circuit, who reputedly told subordinates at the Department of Justice that they should “consider telling the courts ‘fuck you’” and ignoring any court order blocking a planned deportation flight.Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.all the hundreds of ‘respectable’ guys who made careers out of boasting about their uncompromising integrity but have absolutely no loyalty . What I liked most about Roy Cohn was that he wo...

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9 d. ago Keith Andrews proud as Brentford pick up first win of season against Aston Villa

Dango Ouattara hit the winner on his debut following a club-record £42.5million move from Bournemouth.

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9 d. ago Reform UK leader Nigel Farage pledges five deportation flights every day in asylum seeker plans

'The aim of this legislation is mass deportations'

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1 week ago Nigel Farage pledges £10billion 'mass deportation' plan for five migrant flights out of UK every day if Reform take power

The party leader said the five year plan, called Operation Restoring Justice, would bar small boat migrants from claiming asylum in the UK.

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1 week ago Asylum applications hit new record high while backlog drops, figures show

Home Office data reveals 111,084 people applied for asylum in the UK in the year to June 2025.

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1 week ago UK asylum applications hit record of 111,000 in Starmer’s first year in office

Figure reflects surge in small boat arrivals to the country

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1 week ago UK asylum applications hit record 111,000 in Starmer’s first year in office

Figure reflects surge in small boat arrivals to the country

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1 week ago Inheritance tax receipts hit record high as high property prices drag more families into the net

The nil rate band remains frozen until 2030, and with property prices still elevated, an increasing number of families will have to pay the death tax.

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2 w. ago Four dead as Spain hit by worst wildfires on record in 45C heatwave

Temperatures have soared to 45C in Spain in the past fortnight - so far fires have burned over an area the size of Mallorca

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2 w. ago Michigan football hit with record fine and Jim Harbaugh given 10

The NCAA has fined Michigan football tens of millions of dollars and suspended coach Sherrone Moore for three games in a sign-stealing scandal

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2 w. ago Chinese economy slows as Trump tariffs bite; FTSE 100 on track to hit new record

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsThe owner of Kingsmill has agreed to buy its rival bakery business Hovis, in a deal that could make the biggest bread brand in the country if it gets the green light from regulators.Associated British Foods, a FTSE 100 company which also owns the retailer Primark, has agreed to buy Hovis from the private equity firm Endless.This transaction will create a UK bakeries business that is both profitable and sustainable over the long term. Supporting the Hovis and Kingsmill brands with well-invested and efficient operations will also enable innovation and growth. This solution will create value for shareholders, provide greater choice for consumers and increase efficiencies for customers.Firms may be running on existing capacity rather than building new plants The July industrial value-add breakdown tells a more nuanced story than the weak fixed asset investment headline. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘No country is safe’: deadly Nordic heatwave supercharged by climate crisis, scientists say

Historically cool nations saw hospitals overheating and surge in drownings, wildfires and toxic algal bloomsThe prolonged Nordic heatwave in July was supercharged by the climate crisis and shows “no country is safe from climate change”, scientists say.Norway, Sweden and Finland have historically cool climates but were hit by soaring temperatures, including a record run of 22 days above 30C (86C) in Finland. Sweden endured 10 straight days of “tropical nights”, when temperatures did not fall below 20C (68F). Continue reading...

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