The lead story on the front page of the Financial Times says the Bank of England is considering “urgent” reforms to its deposit guarantee scheme following turmoil in the sector last month caused by the collapse of US lender Silicon Valley Bank, which saw billions withdrawn from the firm’s UK entity.
The paper’s lead image shows smoke rising above the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, after the death toll there rose following a second day of fighting between the army and a rival paramilitary group. Another article on the paper’s front page says that China’s trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative has been hit by “spiralling bad loans”.
England is facing its third official heatwave of the summer, with a yellow heat-health alert extended across all regions.
Cliff Notes Donald Trump announced a proposed 35% tariff on goods imported from Canada, citing fentanyl smuggling as a major
Deborah Mann reflects on the tragic impacts of sodium valproate, a drug she believes caused the deaths of her first two children and serious health issues in her surviving daughters.
Sir Keir Starmer’s promise to tackle the surge in small boat crossings has not materialised, with over 21,000 migrants arriving this year, significantly exceeding previous years’ totals.
Cliff Notes – The police used unreasonable and aggressive force PC Lydia Ward suffered a broken nose during an altercation
Cliff Notes – Kemi Badenoch has lost the Tory party Tories who want to defect are welcome to join Farage
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