Trade links across the Atlantic will survive the tariff storms But a more innovative, business-friendly attitude would not go amiss in the UK Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025
Trump can’t decide who to blame for a failing peace deal that would only lead to further conflict After a second consecutive night of deadly Russian air attacks – against the capital Kyiv on April 23 and the eastern Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad on April 24 – a ceasefire in Ukraine seems as unrealistic as ever. The Conversation · Apr 25, 2025
Who is attending Pope Francis’s funeral? Dozens of heads of state – some of whom had better relations with the pope than others – will be in attendance. Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2025
Full list of Poundland stores closing as company is sold The low cost chain is struggling in the UK’s brutal retail landscape and its owner is hoping to offload it Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025
Fact check: Shipped liquid gas is more carbon intensive than UK gas Additional emissions come from the energy required to chill the gas into liquid form and to ship it across the oceans. Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025
Duo tried to smuggle £1.5m of drugs into UK using watermelons Their elaborate plan was rumbled when Border Force officers found an “anomaly” with the HGV The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025
Pair jailed over bid to smuggle £1.5m of drugs into UK in crates of watermelons Scott McSeveney and Steven Lawson, both from Shotts, were both sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow on Friday. Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025
‘It’s a step towards hope’: a refugee’s journey from wartorn Eritrea to the London Marathon Hagos Kidana Abrha’s ability to run helped him to escape conflict in Africa, before a perilous trip to the UK The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2025
Reeves holds ‘positive and upbeat’ trade talks with Bessent Chancellor discusses ‘prosperity deal’ with Treasury secretary Scott Bessent but US calls for reduced tariffs on car imports to UK The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2025
Ryanair fury after rescue flight to pick up air-rage diversion blocked by CAA Exclusive: ‘It’s utter bull**** that people were put into hotels last night,’ said Ryanair DAC chief executive Eddie Wilson The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025
Netflix chief declares that cinema is near dead as UK theatres like Prince Charles fight for survival Ted Sarandos claims today’s movie lovers only want to stream at home as iconic UK and US theatres fight closures Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025
3 men sentenced to over a century in prison after plot to kill a ringleader in UK's biggest heist Three men who plotted to kill a former cage fighter, who years before had been convicted of being one of the ringleaders in the U.K.’s biggest-ever heist, have been sentenced to a collective term of over a century in prison The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025
Ed Miliband Breaks Silence on Explosive Zonal Pricing Plans Net Zero Minister Ed Miliband has hit back at claims that a proposed reform to the UK’s electricity pricing system could lead to soaring bills for millions of The Fashion Central · Apr 25, 2025
UK banks set to reassure households as tariffs ‘watershed’ moment for economy Some of the country’s biggest high street lenders will publish their latest financial results next week. Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025
The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025 German ambassador ‘really optimistic’ about new post-Brexit youth visa scheme despite confusion in UK government Visas that could allow under-30s to live and work in European Union countries, and vice versa, under discussion as Keir Starmer tries to reset relations with the bloc after Brexit
Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025 Fact check: Reform UK’s council election claim, Pope Francis and St George’s Day Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.
Euronews · Apr 25, 2025 UK chancellor says EU trade relations 'arguably' more important than US A day after the meeting between the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the UK finance minister said that trade relations with the EU may take precedence over those with the US.
Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025 UK ‘will not be defined by the past’ amid speculation on EU youth visa scheme The Government has faced pressure from backbench MPs to agree a youth mobility scheme.
Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025 Pope Francis funeral LIVE: Trump, Zelensky and Prince William join thousands for historic Vatican service More than 130,000 people have filed past the Pope's coffin as it lay in state in St Peter's Basilica since Wednesday
Motorsport · Apr 25, 2025 Lewis Hamilton brings London to a standstill at Fanatics store opening Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton brought central London to a standstill this morning. The seven-time world champion was attending the opening of the new Fanatics store on Regent Street, and hundreds of fans camped out all morning to try and catch a glimpse of the F1 star.
The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025 Energy price cap set to fall in July as Trump tariffs bring unexpected effects UK households could soon see a £166 drop in bills on average
Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025 All options ‘remain on the table’ for Ukraine – Downing Street A Number 10 spokesman said on Friday that “advanced coalition of the willing planning is developing at pace”.
The National (Scotland) · Apr 25, 2025 UK travel firm announces shock closure with all future holidays cancelled A UK travel firm has announced it's immediate closure after 60 years in business
Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025 Reeves suggests EU relationship is higher priority ahead of trade talks with US The EU is the UK’s largest trading partner, with the US the second largest.
Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025 UK braces for persistent hot weather with peak of 27C Wednesday and Thursday look set to be the warmest days of the week, the Met Office said.