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Sir Michael Caine celebrates 90th birthday with Tom Cruise and Loose Women’s Denise Welch

Sir Michael Caine celebrated his 90th birthday with a star-studded dinner attended by Tom Cruise, David Walliams and Loose Women panellist Denise Welch. The...

Technology

In client call, SVB’s new CEO urges clients to bring funds back to the bank

Three days into his tenure as Silicon Valley Bank‘s government-appointed CEO, Tim Mayopoulos has a message for his high-powered venture capital and startup clients:...

Workers on Jeremy Clarkson’s farm ‘wear body cameras after abuse from villagers’

Teenage workers on Jeremy Clarkson’s farm are allegedly having to “wear body cameras” after locals directed “abuse” at them. It comes as the television...

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Workers on Jeremy Clarkson’s farm ‘wear body cameras after abuse from villagers’

Teenage workers on Jeremy Clarkson’s farm are allegedly having to “wear body cameras” after locals directed “abuse” at them. It comes as the television...

Environment

Oil plunge is bad for energy stocks but actually good for other areas of our portfolio

Energy stocks were slammed Wednesday as U.S. oil prices plunged to their lowest levels since December 2021. The extent of the decline in West...

Man jailed for life for murdering his 20-year-old niece who had refused marriage

A man who murdered his niece and dumped her body on wasteland has been sentenced to at least 25 years in jail for the...

Business

FTSE 100 takes £75bn hit as Europe becomes new focus of Silicon Valley Bank fallout

The FTSE 100 and other major European stock markets have taken a beating as concern over the health of US banks crosses the Atlantic....

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Banksy mural appears on derelict farmhouse in Kent’s Herne Bay – but has it already been demolished?

A mural that appeared on the side of a derelict building in Kent has been confirmed as a Banksy – but it appears it...

World

110 people arrested over mystery gas incidents at girls’ schools in Iran

Iranian authorities have arrested more than 100 people in connection with a recent wave of suspected poisonings of schoolgirls across the country, believed to...

Business

Budget 2023 calculator: See if you are better or worse off after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s statement

Are you richer or poorer? Use our budget calculator to see how you have been affected by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s tax and spending announcements....

Environment

Oil tumbles to lowest level since December 2021 as banking crisis routs markets

Oil production in Azerbaijan Vostok | Getty Images Oil prices fell sharply Wednesday, as traders feared a brewing banking crisis could dent global economic...

Politics

Budget 2023: UK economy will avoid recession in 2023 and inflation set to plummet, says chancellor

Jeremy Hunt said the British economy is “proving the doubters wrong” and will avoid recession, as he delivered his first full budget speech to...

World

France: Suspect killed and six police officers injured in house explosion during arrest – reports

At least six police officers have been injured, including three seriously, in a house explosion in France, according to media reports. The gendarmes, French...

‘American spy working at GCHQ’ was stabbed in suspected terror incident

An American spy on secondment to GCHQ was stabbed last week by an alleged terrorist in the town where the UK intelligence agency is...

Politics

Budget 2023: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s challenge is whether voters will feel the benefits fast enough

Just six months ago, the economy was on the brink, with markets concerned that the UK would not be able to pay back its...

Business

Budget 2023: UK economy will avoid recession in 2023 and inflation set to plummet, says chancellor

Jeremy Hunt said the British economy is “proving the doubters wrong” and will avoid recession, as he delivered his first full budget speech to...

Business

Budget 2023: The key points of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s speech

The chancellor has announced the budget for 2023. The UK will now not enter a technical recession this year, the independent forecasters, the Office...