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Warm weather and Easter weekend boosted UK spending in April, says Barclays

Consumers shrugged off anxiety over effect of US tariffs as card spending grew by 4.5% year on year

The Guardian - UK

Pension funds ‘to unlock up to £50bn’ of investment, with half for UK firms

Aviva, Legal & General, M&G and others agree to sign new ‘Mansion House accord’ with government

The Guardian - UK

Reeves’s Mansion House accord on pension funds is long on virtue-signalling

There are so many conditions attached to the ‘pledge’ to invest in the UK that its claims should be taken with a large helping of salt

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Starmer faces criticism over immigration plans

The proposals sparked concern from employers, particularly in the care sector.

Evening Standard

UK Government no longer ‘global charity’, aid minister to tell MPs

Baroness Jenny Chapman will say the UK will focus on partnering with developing countries rather than providing money.

Evening Standard

Warm weather and late Easter boost retail sales by 7%

Figures for March and April combined – to smooth out any distortion caused by the late Easter – show sales were 4.3% higher than a year ago.

Evening Standard

Islamic State fighters who returned to UK must face justice, says committee

The militant group once held large swathes of land in Syria and Iraq.

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Pension providers ‘to boost saver outcomes and UK growth’ under new initiative

Pension assets in the scope of the new agreement total £252 billion.

Evening Standard

More than half of MSPs urge Chancellor to back major carbon capture project

Some 71 MSPs and 10 MPs from across the political spectrum warned Rachel Reeves that delaying Acorn will ‘jeopardise’ Scotland’s industrial sector.

Evening Standard

‘I’ve been deaf since birth. What is “natural” sound?’ The inside story on how Sonos developed its new AI speech enhancer in partnership with a major hearing loss charity

From working with Hollywood sound designers to awkward questions in studies – here's how Sonos built an AI mode with humans in mind

TechRadar

Groans as Lee Anderson suggests Jeremy Corbyn should be deported with Channel migrants

Lee Anderson's call for Jeremy Corbyn to be deported alongside migrants who cross the Channel to reach the UK prompted groans in the House of Commons on Monday (12 May).

The Independent UK

Eurovision is ‘our World Cup’, says Scott Mills ahead of semi-finals

The BBC Radio 2 presenter said the song contest is ‘magical’ because ‘there is no bad news’ and it is full of joy and love.

Evening Standard

UK extends deadline for Qualcomm to make offer for Alphawave

Qualcomm has been granted until May 27 to pursue a potential acquisition of Alphawave IP Group, whose valuable SerDes technology also drew interest from Arm Holdings before it ended its takeover attempt.

Tom’s Hardware

In numbers: New immigration rules could make UK citizenship harder to attain than US or Australian

The changes could make British citizenship among the toughest to acquire in the anglophone world, with a decade-long wait to apply

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Keir Starmer's Controversial Immigration Overhaul: Is the UK Ready for These Tough New Rules?

Keir Starmer is set to announce a major crackdown on immigration, making it harder for people to settle permanently in the UK.

Evening Standard

UK-EU defence pact could be linked to Gibraltar deal – Spanish foreign minister

Talks on new rules governing the border between Spain and Gibraltar have been ongoing since Britain left the EU in 2020.

The Independent UK

Despair at Starmer’s ‘divisive’ language as he clamps down on immigration

Backbench Labour MPs, unions and charities criticise the PM, who is urged to apologise for his ‘dangerous’ comments

Evening Standard

Government defeated over copyright protections against AI models

A Bridget Jones director told peers that creatives could have their work used to train AI models without them knowing about it or being paid for it.

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The Guardian - UK

Starmer faces opposition from Labour MPs and employers over immigration shift

Some backbenchers already thought PM had moved too far right on issue but aides say aim is to make system ‘fairer’

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Kevin Spacey secures role in upcoming action-thriller ‘The Awakening’

As the 64-year-old actor continues to revive his career following his acquittal in a UK criminal trial last year, actor Kevin Spacey has secured a role in the upcoming action-thriller ‘The Awakening’.

The Independent UK

How Keir Starmer’s new immigration plans won’t beat the far right

Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement comes as the government seeks to curb the rise of Reform UK

The Guardian - UK

Starmer accused of echoing far right with ‘island of strangers’ speech

Prime minister’s immigration speech was likened by MPs to rhetoric of Enoch Powell

The Guardian - UK

British man being held in Saudi Arabia jailed for 10 years, say lawyers

UK Foreign Office criticised by campaigners as Ahmed al-Doush given sentence for charges thought to relate to deleted tweet

The Independent UK

6 Bulgarians convicted in UK of spying for Russia get prison terms up to nearly 11 years

Six Bulgarian nationals have been sentenced in a London court to up to nearly 11 years in prison for spying for Russia

Euronews

Bulgarian boss of Russian spy ring gets more than 10 years in prison, UK judge says

Roussev, who worked out of a former guesthouse in the English seaside resort town of Great Yarmouth, had a stash of spy equipment that police described as an "Aladdin's cave" when it was raided.

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