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The Financial Times leads on the news that bosses at Ernst & Young have warned partners a fresh wave of cost-cutting and staff departures are on the way as the professional services partnership attempts to address “inefficiencies” in their business. 

Elsewhere, a striking black-and-white image of Ms Quant sits atop the Financial Times, alongside a headline that remembers her as a “British youth culture pioneer”. 

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Pope Francis dies at 88  - Charles leads tributes to pontiff - Liverpool close to winning the title | Live UK News Briefing

Pope Francis dies at 88  – Charles leads tributes to pontiff – Liverpool close to winning the title | Live UK News Briefing

This week’s UK news is dominated by the death of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. The Pope had suffered with poor health in the last few months and died of a stroke and heart failure. As tributes are paid, many are reminiscing about the 88 year old pontiffs dedication to the people, with may dubbing him the People’s Pope.

Liverpool are one step closer to winning the Premier League title thanks to Trent Alexander Arnold’s goal against Leicester City – who now find themselves joining Southampton in being relegated. Burnley and Leeds have secured promotion to the Premier League.

There is ongoing coverage of the US stock markets and the decline in the US dollar following another turbulent few weeks under Donald Trump.

U.S stock markets volatile - trade war with China continues to escalate - US dollar weakening

U.S stock markets volatile – trade war with China continues to escalate – US dollar weakening

As of 22 April 2025, U.S. stock markets remain volatile following the April 2nd crash, which wiped over $3 trillion in value after President Trump’s sweeping tariffs—up to 125% on Chinese imports—sparked global trade tensions. 

The trade war with China continues to escalate, with the U.S. imposing steep port fees on Chinese-built vessels and restricting AI chip exports, prompting retaliatory tariffs from Beijing. China has also warned it will retaliate against countries that negotiate trade deals with the US “at the expense of China’s interests”, fuelling global tensions as the world’s two economic superpowers face off over tariffs.

These developments have contributed US dollar weakening with the Dollar Index hitting a three-year low amid investor concerns over Federal Reserve independence and economic outlook.

Pope Francis the People’s Pope 

Pope Francis the People’s Pope 

The death of Pope Francis leads almost all the UK newspaper front pages this morning with heavy coverage in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland – the Welsh reserve much of their coverage for online. The papers dub Pope Francis the People’s Pope in this mornings headlines and describe him as ‘groundbreaking,’ ‘modern’ and someone ‘championing the poor.’ 

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