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British households and businesses faced a challenging twelve months as 2025 proved to be a turbulent year for the UK economy.The combination of President Donald Trump’s trade war and escalating employment costs created significant headwinds throughout the year, though successive interest rate reductions provided some relief.April brought a particularly difficult moment for employers when Chancellor Rachel Reeves implemented higher national insurance contributions alongside a substantial minimum wage increase.These twin pressures on company wage bills had been widely predicted to trigger both redundancies and higher prices on the high street.Those warnings proved accurate as the year progressed, with businesses struggling to…

Lewis Capaldi has been instructed by East Renfrewshire council to lower a portion of the 6ft timber fence surrounding his £1.6million country estate near Glasgow, following complaints by his neighbours.The 29-year-old singer erected the structure around his rural property to enhance both privacy and security, but subsequently sought retrospective planning permission for the installation.The Times reported that his neighbour Adam Dunwoodie lodged a formal complaint with the local authority, claiming the fence “dominated” his home and adversely affected his quality of life.Following the dispute, revised plans now require Mr Capaldi to reduce the fence height by nearly a foot along…

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Helen Catt,Political correspondentandIan AikmanSayed Hassan/Getty ImagesForeign Secretary Yvette Cooper has launched a review into what she calls “serious information failures” in the case of British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah. In a letter to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Cooper said she, Sir Keir Starmer and Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy “were all unaware” of Mr Abd El Fattah’s historical tweets, which they consider to be “abhorrent”.It comes after the Conservatives and Reform UK called for the activist to be stripped of UK citizenship and deported after social media posts emerged in which he called for Zionists to be killed.Mr…

Kazuyoshi Miura, who turns 59 in February and is the world’s oldest professional footballer, has signed a loan deal until June with Japanese third division side Fukushima United.The move means Miura could play in the J.League – the top three divisions of Japanese football – for the first time in five years.The former Japan striker, who started his career with Brazilian side Santos in 1986, failed to score in 69 minutes across seven appearances last season on loan at fourth-tier club Atletico Suzuka.”My passion for football hasn’t changed, no matter how old I get,” he said as he prepares for…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is under fire after refusing to commit to a “pensions tax lock” that would protect savers from potential raids on their retirement funds.The Chancellor has declined to guarantee that tax-free withdrawal limits and contribution relief will remain untouched, prompting accusations that she is deliberately ignoring the harmful effects of ongoing speculation.Industry experts and former government ministers have warned that her unwillingness to provide clarity has created a damaging cycle of uncertainty ahead of fiscal announcements.This speculation has already prompted many pension holders to make hasty withdrawals from their retirement savings, often leaving them financially worse off as…

PA MediaThe King knighted the actor Stephen Fry in March 2025 for services to mental health awareness, the environment and charityMost UK honours are awarded at the new year and on the monarch’s official birthday in June.They celebrate the contribution of well-known personalities, government employees and ordinary people who have served their community.Which celebrities were recognised in the 2026 New Year honours?Getty Images/Catherine Ivill-AMAActor Idris Elba and England women’s football coach Sarina Wiegman were both recognised in the 2026 New Year’s honours Which celebrities were recognised in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours?PA MediaStrictly Come Dancing presenter Claudia Winkleman received her…

Environment AgencyYoung salmon have been found in the River Mersey catchment area for the first time since 2015Young Atlantic salmon have been spotted in three rivers in the north-west of England for the first time in 10 years.The species was declared critically endangered in Britain in 2023 but the recent discoveries in the Mersey, Bollin and Goyt mean salmon have been migrating from the Arctic Circle to successfully spawn.An Environment Agency (EA) spokesperson said they were “very excited to find the fish successfully spawning, considering the species’ critically endangered status”.Atlantic salmon feed for two or three years around the Arctic…

Adam Peaty’s former partner Eirianedd Munro has reportedly branded the Olympic swimmer “hypocritical” following his decision to adopt a double-barrelled surname after marrying Holly Ramsay.The 31-year-old athlete and his 25-year-old bride exchanged vows at Bath Abbey on Saturday, subsequently changing their name to Ramsay Peaty.Sources claim Munro, 27, was particularly stung by the move given that Peaty had previously rejected her suggestion to give their son George both parents’ surnames when he was born in 2020.”It feels a bit rich to Eiri that Adam has been quick to change his name but didn’t allow her the same right for their…