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Cliff Notes Sir Keir Starmer announced that emergency legislation will be debated on Saturday to keep the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe operational, citing economic…

Cliff Notes Lisa Davenport, 55, received a two-year suspended sentence for manslaughter after smothering her terminally ill father, Barrie, to alleviate his suffering. The judge…

Cliff Notes Parliament is being recalled on Saturday to discuss the potential nationalisation of British Steel following Jingye’s cancellation of essential raw material orders, raising…

Trump backs down but will the MAGA crew accept it? probably not. For him this is a game of who can bear more pain, but is it the same for the MAGA crew.

Did anyone notice Trump and Netanyahu press conference, it went a bit under radar with all the tariff talk but not one single journalist had the courage to ask about the Red Crescent massacre.

This week Jeremy Corbyn and 30 MPs have written to the Prime Minister demanding that there should be an independent inquiry into the red crescent massacre. This deserves our support.


And imagine if there was no drama from the US tariffs, what would we be doing? hmmm!

Steven Greig, a serial criminal, has been sentenced to a minimum of 16 years for murdering Mark Ward after a violent altercation in April 2022, initially charged with assault before the charges were upgraded to murder post-victim’s death.

Despite opening well this Friday morning, the three main stock indexes in Europe are now down after China announced that it will retaliate further to US tariffs – after the Trump administration confirmed the tariff on China is now 145%. 

The UK is experiencing an unseasonably warm Friday, with temperatures reaching up to 23C in some areas, significantly higher than the average of 13C for this time of year.

Harriet Harman advises Sir Keir Starmer to clearly communicate that Donald Trump’s tariffs on UK goods are incorrect and unjustified.

The UK Economy grew by 0.5% in February, outperforming analyst forecasts of a 0.1% rise, driven by strong manufacturing and service sectors.

Continuing the trend of the week, coverage of Donald Trump’s tariffs, the stock market reaction and now claims of potential insider trading. 

Gold has risen to a record high as investors seek safe-haven assets amid the chaos. The ongoing escalation in the US-China trade war is still causing chaos in the markets as the Asian markets slid on Friday and the US markets slumped on Thursday close, wiping out a chunk of Wednesday’s historic rally. The US markets open at 14:30 GMT. 

Prince Harry made a surprise visit to an orthopaedic clinic in Lviv – a centre that treats and rehabilitates wounded military personnel and civilians. Harry attended with a group from the Invictus Games Foundation after two days back in London for a high court appearance.

Friday’s UK headlines cover a variety of domestic and international stories. There is, of course, continued coverage of the fallout from the Trump tariff debacle amid claims of market manipulation and calls for an investigation into potential insider trading.

Royal news continues to be highlighted on the front pages – in print and online – with Prince Harry making a surprise visit to Ukraine and Prince William talking football after Villa’s 3-1 loss. Charles and Camilla are pictured on several tabloids after marking their 20th wedding anniversary with a state visit to Italy, where the pair exercised their soft power in a bid to rebuild relations with the rest of Europe. 

The UK is set for another sunny day with temperatures reaching over 23C in some parts – and in Scotland, there are warnings of potential wildfires. 

The International Energy Agency forecasts that electricity consumption by global data centres will double within five years, largely driven by the rise of powerful AI models.

Space Forge, founded by two entrepreneurs in Cardiff, is set to launch its ForgeStar-1 satellite, aimed at revolutionising semiconductor manufacturing in microgravity.

Cassius Walker-Hunt, a former steelworker in Port Talbot, has transitioned to running a coffee shop after being made redundant due to Tata Steel’s closure of blast furnaces, marking a significant shift for the local workforce and community.

The King and Queen of the UK engaged positively with the public during a visit to Ravenna, showcasing their resilience and dedication to royal duties despite recent health concerns related to the King’s cancer treatment.

Cliff Notes The father of a grooming gang victim criticises the government for causing confusion regarding the promised local inquiries, stating it is "messing around…

Farmers take to the streets of Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire to continue demonstrations against PM Keir Starmer’s new inheritance tax laws. The changes to inheritance…

Cliff Notes President Trump has paused retaliatory tariffs, leading to greater market stability and expectations for three interest rate cuts by the Bank of England,…

Cliff Notes A Hungarian official has suggested the country’s first foot-and-mouth disease cases in over 50 years may have originated from a "biological attack". Thousands…

Cliff Notes A 38-year-old Romanian national was arrested at Stansted airport on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service linked to a fire at a…

Ksenia Karelina, a US-Russian citizen, was jailed in Russia for 12 years after her £40 donation to a Ukrainian charity was deemed treasonous.

Donald Trump has backed down on his tariffs (higher than the baseline 10%) on countries that did not retaliate against the levies. The US president announced via social media that there would be a 90-day pause on those tariffs and they would instead be dropped to the blanket 10% rate. But since China did retaliate, Trump announced that the tariffs on China would be hiked to 125%.

Much of the global media sees the announcement of Trump backing down from the trade war he started, likely amid US government bond sell-offs.