Crispin Odey, a prominent hedge fund manager, being banned from financial roles in the City of London and receiving a substantial fine from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) due to “lack of integrity.
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An east Belfast cafe owner who posted a social media message mocking obese people who use mobility scooters has been heavily criticised by a disability rights activist.
Charlene Hobbs, 36, who disappeared eight months ago from Riverside, Cardiff, is now the subject of a murder investigation.
Kemi Badenoch warns that the UK’s net-zero target by 2050 is a “fantasy” that could bankrupt the country.
Keir Starmer plans to unveil drastic benefit cuts despite growing opposition from Labour MPs and campaigners. Economists warn of significant impacts on claimants.
Germany’s Bundestag is poised to vote on a significant fiscal package that proposes amendments to longstanding debt policies, aiming to facilitate increased defence spending and establish a €500 billion infrastructure and climate fund.
The vote is seen as a response to Russia’s advances in Ukraine as the United States makes clear Europe can no longer rely on US protection from Russia.
Supporters of lifting the debt restrictions to boost defence spending say it’s essential for European security but there is also opposition. The decision could influence broader European defence initiatives, like the EU’s proposed €800 billion ReArm Europe fund.
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has said the UK’s 2050 net zero target, a legally binding commitment established by a previous Conservative government, is “impossible.” Badenoch argued that achieving net zero by 2050 would necessitate “a serious drop in our living standards or by bankrupting us,” but did not offer an alternative plan.
The UK government is set to announce significant welfare reforms today, aiming to reduce welfare spending by approximately £5 billion annually. These measures are part of an effort to address rising welfare costs, which are projected to surpass £100 billion by 2030.
Almost all the UK newspapers lead on the story, focusing on different angles from political turmoil within the party, to potentially pushing the poor into poverty.
The headlines dominating the UK news cover domestic and international politics, overnight terror in Gaza, protests over corruption and some lighter stories covering the upcoming Nations League matches and St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
Israel has launched extensive airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, targeting Hamas, marking the heaviest assault since a ceasefire was established in January. Reports indicate at least 200 people have died as a result of these bombardments.
Western Mail says Saturday marked the worst day for Welsh Rugby fans as England humiliated them on home soil.
The National Scot leads with Stephen Flynn’s calls for the Labour government to dump their ‘Tory spending rules.’
The Daily Mail welcomes the planned changes to the welfare system, calling on the prime minister and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall, to “stand firm against the naysayers”.
Britain is over diagnosing mental health conditions, and too many in the country are being signed off on disability.
Labour backbenchers are speaking to the i newspaper, telling them they will soon make it known they are opposing the planned changes to benefits.
Labour is set to reveal cuts to the welfare system on Tuesday – a move that has drawn backlash and praise from the backbenches.
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NHS England will be abolished and brought under government control to reduce bureaucracy and cut costs.
The Metro calls the announcement a “shock”, saying the prime minister took aim at what he called the “flabby, unfocused” quangos.
The Irish Times reports that a dissident republican feud has escalated as it emerges Óglaigh na hÉireann (ÓNH) has issued death threats.
The Scotsman says the chancellor’s move will help boost growth ahead of her visit to Scotland.