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Storm Floris to hit UK – bringing ‘unseasonably strong winds and heavy rain’
The Met Office says a storm is set to hit the UK next week - and has named it Storm Floris.According to forecasters, the storm is set to bring...

US trading partners rush to sign deals before Donald Trump’s tariffs hit
Top officials from big US trading partners have rushed to Washington in a bid to strike last-ditch trade deals with Donald Trump less than 24 hours before being hit...

China announces child subsidy programme as births hit historic lows
Long seen in the West as a byword for the Chinese Communist Party’s heavy-handedness, the one-child policy became a trope for Chinese authoritarianism.While the policy was officially scrapped in...

74% of evacuated Israelis return to North, but heavier hit towns remain empty – IDF
Part of the increase is from IDF having Hezbollah on the run since the November 2024 ceasefire, with no Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon and no rockets fired at...

Cleared City traders blame ‘purge’ as they hit out at rate-rigging prosecutions
The city traders wrongfully convicted in the aftermath of the financial crisis have spoken out about their decade-long battle for justice, claiming they were scapegoats.Tom Hayes was the first...

Do Bass Weejuns Loafers Still Hit?
Short of boat shoes, the Larsons are about as preppy as a slip-on gets, but looks equally at home with big chinos, busted jeans, or thigh-baring shorts. In the...

‘Do not travel warning’ issued as London Waterloo station hit by ‘major signalling failure’
Commuters have been told not to travel this morning after a major signalling problem at London Waterloo. South Western Railway said due to the failure of the equipment at...

Forgotten ‘weeds’ prove a culinary hit in Kenya
Once dismissed as wild weeds and a "poor man's food", indigenous leafy vegetables in Kenya are now becoming much more common - grown on farms, sold in markets and...

US inflation reaches 2.7% as Trump tariffs hit
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldUS inflation climbed to 2.7 per cent in June,...