Browsing: UK featured

Wednesday’s headlines reflect the busyness of the world with stories from Europe, the US and the Middle East flooding into the UK headlines. 

A little closer to home and there’s some rumblings about the prime minister saying trans women are not real women – a u-turn after the Supreme Court ruled that legally the term “woman” means a biological woman. The right wing are suggesting the prime minister should issue an apology after only coming to this conclusion after the ruling, the left wing are disappointed the prime minister has not stood by his original belief that trans women are women. 

The Supreme Court recently ruled that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 refer specifically to “biological woman and biological sex,” sparking protests from the trans community.

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.

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.’ 

Cliff Notes – Woman stabbed to death in Enfield A murder investigation is underway following the fatal stabbing of a…

Cliff Notes Approximately 100 firefighters are on the scene, combating a significant fire that engulfed flats on the sixth and…

Cliff Notes – Giovanni Pernice’s Strictly Come Dancing replacement revealed Simone Arena, a seasoned dancer with experience in various international…

Cliff Notes – Presenter declares himself a ‘lucky boy’ after devastating cancer diagnosis Nick Owen, diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer…

Cliff Notes – Jason Isaacs reveals his pick for Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter reboot Jason Isaacs, who portrayed Lucius…

Cliff Notes Ed Miliband has accused Nigel Farage of spreading “nonsense and lies” concerning the government’s commitment to net zero,…