The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Thousands of people have gathered in Romania’s capital for a pro-European Union march

Exclusive: The last-minute call that sealed the deal between ‘grown ups’ and why Europe now sees Britain as a serious country to do business with as the PM takes The Independent inside the negotiations that secured his US trade deal

It comes less than a fortnight before the Prime Minister will host EU chiefs at a major summit as he works on relations with Brussels.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: For all the praise that has greeted the government’s new trade arrangements with India and the United States, it is the promise of closer ties – both economic and defensive – with our nearest neighbours that will prove the most valuable and enduring

Sir Keir Starmer has declined to rule out the possibility of changes to tech taxes in any future agreement.

Exclusive: PM says he has ambitious plans for partnership and argues Britons have moved on from Brexit

The Prime Minister said discussions are ‘ongoing’, but that the agreement announced on Thursday ‘doesn’t cover’ the digital services tax.

ASK ME ANYTHING: In a live Q&A, John Rentoul answered readers’ questions on Starmer’s trade deals, their impact on the UK’s global future, and their potential effect on relations with the EU

Cardinal Vincent Nichols was one of 133 cardinals who took part in the conclave to elect the new pontiff.

This week’s trade deal is a boost for Keir Starmer. But a lasting win will only come by joining forces with other nations to resist the US president’s entire destructive agenda, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The UK’s FTSE 100 moved 23.19 points higher, or 0.27%, to close at 8,554.8.