UK NEWS UK fraud office encourages firms to self-report wrongdoing April 24, 2025 Fatimah Idera UK Firms are encouraged to self-report suspected wrongdoing to Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and cooperate with investigators as they get a chance to avoid prosecution, according to guidance published…
UK NEWS Trump slams Zelensky for refusing to recognize Russian control of Crimea April 24, 2025 Fatimah Idera President Donald Trump slammed Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday for his comments that Ukraine wouldn’t recognize Russian control of Crimea, calling the remarks very harmful to the Peace Negotiations…
UK NEWS Funding cuts disrupt global childhood vaccines April 24, 2025 Fatimah Idera Global aid funding cuts, led by the United States, are disrupting efforts to vaccinate children against deadly diseases almost as much as the COVID-19 pandemic did, the United Nations said…
UK NEWS Florida sues Snapchat owner for allegedly addicting children April 23, 2025 Fatimah Idera Florida on Tuesday sued photo-sharing app Snapchat for allegedly employing features that addict children and opening accounts for children age 13 and younger. The complaint said Snapchat features including infinite…
UK NEWS I have no plan to fire Jerome Powell – Trump April 23, 2025 Fatimah Idera President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed off from threats to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after days of intensifying criticisms of the central bank chief for not cutting interest…
World News Brazil calls for stricter emission goals ahead of climate summit April 23, 2025 Fatimah Idera Brazil, which hosts the 2025 United Nations Climate Summit has a main goal of persuading Europe, China and other developing economies to commit to cutting greenhouse gas emissions enough to…
UK NEWS UK employer pay rises hold at 3% – Report April 23, 2025 Fatimah Idera Pay increases granted by British employers stayed at three per cent in the three months to March, according to figures from human resources data firm Brightmine that are likely to…
World News IMF slashes global growth outlook on impact of Trump tariffs April 23, 2025 Fatimah Idera Britain’s economic growth forecast for 2025 received the sharpest downgrade of any major European economy from the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday as the UK braces for the global fallout…
UK NEWS City Of London reports $170 million emerging markets outflow amid tariff turmoil April 22, 2025 Fatimah Idera The Fund manager City Of London Investment Group on Tuesday reported a $170 million outflow from emerging markets in the three months to March 31, citing uncertainty from tariffs imposed…
UK NEWS Starmer no longer believes trans women are women April 22, 2025 Fatimah Idera Starmer British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said a landmark ruling that the legal definition of a woman under equality laws should be based on biological sex provided much-needed clarity and…
