The UK economy would shrink by 0.2 per cent in 2027 if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed until next spring, with inflation more than doubling to 6.4 per cent by the end of this year, according to EY’s latest UK Economic Outlook. The forecast sets out two scenarios forContinue Reading
Claire Coutinho, the shadow energy secretary, called on Monday for the Government to clarify whether Michael Shanks, the energy minister, misled Parliament over the state of Britain’s electricity grid during June’s heatwave, after leaked documents from the National Energy System Operator recorded five constraint breaches on the transmission network onContinue Reading
Twenty-five US states filed a lawsuit on Monday against President Donald Trump’s administration over tariffs imposed on dozens of trading partners, including the UK, at rates of between 10 per cent and 12.5 per cent. The duties took effect in July and were imposed under Section 301 of the 1974Continue Reading
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UFC fighter Allan Nascimento has died in his sleep, aged just 34. The Brazilian flyweight, who competed six times for the UFC across a five-year span, was last seen in action in June when he lost a decision to Mitch Raposi in Las Vegas. He had secured four victories fromContinue Reading
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent email Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Disgraced BBC newsreader Huw Edwards has come under fire after revealing that he entered a Welsh poetry competition withContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A blood-filtering technique for lowering cholesterol may also remove toxic forever chemicals from the body, a new study suggests. Apheresis machinesContinue Reading
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