Category: News
UK lenders paid car dealers cash upfront that may have led to costlier loans
UK lenders paid “advance commissions” to car dealers that may have encouraged them to push costlier loans on to consumers, legal filings linked to the [more…]
Britain lost 100 breweries last year, says ‘indie beer’ trade body
The number of independent breweries in Britain declined at its fastest rate in 2024, figures from the “indie beer” trade body suggest. The UK had [more…]
Pilot of domestic abuse experts helping in 999 call rooms begins in England
Domestic abuse specialists embedded in control rooms receiving 999 emergency calls will help “create force-wide cultural change”, said Jess Phillips as the first phase of [more…]
UK hiring on the rise as confidence lifts, research suggests
Companies have ramped up hiring in recent weeks while consumer confidence has started to rise, research suggests, in a boost for Rachel Reeves as the [more…]
US flies 177 deportees from Guantánamo to Honduras en route to Venezuela
The US government has flown 177 deportees from Guantánamo Bay to Honduras, from where they are set to be transferred on to Venezuela, apparently emptying [more…]
Argentina court drops charges against three people over Liam Payne death
A court in Argentina has dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with the death of Liam Payne, [more…]
Mexico will not stand US ‘invasion’ in fight against cartels, president says
Mexico will never tolerate an “invasion” of its national sovereignty by the United States, Claudia Sheinbaum has warned after Washington designated Mexican cartels as terrorist [more…]
Anglo American writes down value of diamond firm De Beers by $2.9bn
The world’s biggest diamond miner, De Beers, cost its parent company almost $3bn last year as the growth in lab-grown stones continues to take the [more…]
Trump’s dismantling of USAid raises risk of mpox global emergency, experts warn
As the Trump administration dismantles the US Agency for International Development (USAid) and retreats from funding global public health efforts, mpox – formerly known as [more…]
Archaeologists discover first pharaoh’s tomb in Egypt in more than a century
It was when British archaeologist Dr Piers Litherland saw that the ceiling of the burial chamber was painted blue with yellow stars that he realised [more…]
