UK NEWS Breaking: Jackie Callaway named as new finance boss of Howdens April 8, 2025 Fatimah Idera UK-based kitchen and joinery supplier Howden Joinery said on Tuesday that Jackie Callaway will succeed Paul Hayes as the company’s new chief financial officer. Callaway, currently serving as the CFO…
UK NEWS Prince Harry in court ahead of appeal over UK security April 8, 2025 Fatimah Idera On Tuesday, April 8, the Duke of Sussex, 40, was seen arriving at the Royals Courts of Justice in central London for a two-day hearing as he appeals a High…
UK NEWS UK welcomes first baby born from womb transplant April 8, 2025 Damilola In a historic medical breakthrough, a baby girl named Amy has become the first child in the UK to be born from a womb transplant, after her mother received a…
UK NEWS Trump imposes tariffs on penguin islands near Antarctica April 7, 2025 Fatimah Idera Donald Trump imposed tariffs on islands mostly inhabited by penguins so that countries could not use them as loopholes, an official revealed. Trump announced a 10% baseline tariff for all…
UK NEWS UK could shut dozens of public bodies to streamline government April 7, 2025 Fatimah Idera Britain said it could consider closing hundreds of arms-length government agencies, as it looks to reform the state to cut costs and improve productivity in what it called “a new…
UK NEWS Average UK house price fall as market feels tax break hangover April 7, 2025 Fatimah Idera UK house prices have suffered their steepest decline in a year as the market cools after a buyer rush to beat changes to stamp duty changes in England and Northern…
UK NEWS UK moves Hartlepool nuclear plant into higher safety attention level April 7, 2025 Fatimah Idera Britain has moved the Hartlepool nuclear power station in northeast England operated by France’s EDF into enhanced regulatory attention for safety, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) said on Monday.…
UK NEWS Israel blocks entry of two British MPs to West Bank April 6, 2025 Olaoluwa Vincent Ajayi Tensions between the United Kingdom and Israel have escalated after Israeli authorities detained and deported two British Members of Parliament who sought to visit the occupied West Bank. The incident…
UK NEWS Lammy attacks Badenoch for ‘cheerleading’ after Israel bans two Labour MPs April 6, 2025 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso David Lammy has attacked Kemi Badenoch over “cheerleading” for Israel after it denied entry to two Labour MPs. Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were deported on Saturday, after the Israeli…
UK NEWS Starmer vows to ‘shelter British business from the storm’ of US tariffs April 6, 2025 Alade Adisa U.K. prime minister promises to “turbocharge” plans to improve the U.K.’s competitiveness this week. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government is ready to use industrial policy to mitigate…
