Shoppers increasingly using cash to budget
Getty Images Cash use in the shops rose for a second year in a row after a decade of falls, according to retailers. Notes and coins were used in a…
Is Starmer speech a ‘plan for change’ or ‘emergency relaunch’?
They are not perhaps the most elegant duo of words, but they get to the heart of what the prime minister wants to set out in a wide-ranging speech on…
‘Long Starm of the law’ and France ‘in turmoil’
BBC Several papers lead with Sir Keir Starmer’s upcoming pledge to crackdown on crime as part of a major speech. The Daily Mirror reports that the prime minister will set…
Romania hit by major election influence campaign, amid Russian cyber-attacks
Authorities in Romania have revealed details of what appears to be a major attempt to interfere in the country’s presidential elections using the social media platform TikTok, and with a…
Airbus to axe nearly 500 UK jobs to cut costs
Airbus will axe 477 jobs in the UK as the plane maker scales back its space business and tries to trim costs. More than 2,000 jobs – 5% of its…
French government collapses in no-confidence vote
The French government has collapsed after Prime Minister Michel Barnier was ousted in a no-confidence vote. MPs voted overwhelmingly in support of the motion against him – just three months…
Multiple victims reported in Vancouver stabbing
Police in the Canadian city of Vancouver say “a number of people” have been stabbed and the suspect has been shot by officers. It is unclear how many people were…
Gregg Wallace’s ghostwriter says MasterChef host sexually harassed her
BBC/Shine TV Gregg Wallace has denied “any sexual misconduct with Ms Kyle”, his former ghostwriter The ghostwriter of Gregg Wallace’s 2012 autobiography has claimed he sexually harassed her. Shannon Kyle…
Secretary of State begins process of repealing Legacy Act
The secretary of state for Northern Ireland has begun the process of formally repealing the controversial Legacy Act. The act, which was brought in by the Conservative government, introduced a…
Israel says body of hostage Itay Svirsky recovered from Gaza
Hostage Families Forum The Israeli military said Itay Svirsky, 38, was “murdered by his captors” The Israeli military says the body of an Israeli hostage held by Hamas in the…