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Trump opens his new Scottish golf course before return to US to ‘put out fires’

Trump opens his new Scottish golf course before return to US to ‘put out fires’

Trump opens his new Scottish golf course before return to US to ‘put out fires’

29 July 2025

The president is concluding his four-day visit to Scotland which has mixed his business and political interests.


Storms and heavy rainfall driving up property insurance payouts – ABI

Storms and heavy rainfall driving up property insurance payouts – ABI

Storms and heavy rainfall driving up property insurance payouts – ABI

29 July 2025

The Association of British Insurers said its figures ‘underscore the growing impact of adverse weather on communities across the UK’.


Girl stabbed in Southport attack calls for first aid training in schools

Girl stabbed in Southport attack calls for first aid training in schools

Girl stabbed in Southport attack calls for first aid training in schools

29 July 2025

The girl said it was ‘disgusting’ that young people carried knives.


Conservationists ‘overjoyed’ at successful breeding by rare Montagu’s harriers

Conservationists ‘overjoyed’ at successful breeding by rare Montagu’s harriers

Conservationists ‘overjoyed’ at successful breeding by rare Montagu’s harriers

29 July 2025

A pair of the ‘red listed’ birds of prey reared four chicks to fledging at a secret location, in the first successful breeding in the UK since 2019.


Remortgaging approvals rise amid ‘unusually high’ housing market activity

Remortgaging approvals rise amid ‘unusually high’ housing market activity

Remortgaging approvals rise amid ‘unusually high’ housing market activity

29 July 2025

Some experts believe mortgaged buyer demand will gradually pick up, heading into the autumn.


Funky Pigeon sold to Card Factory for £24m

Funky Pigeon sold to Card Factory for £24m

Funky Pigeon sold to Card Factory for £24m

29 July 2025

Funky Pigeon specialises in personalised cards and gifts and makes around £32 million in sales on average a year.


Girl, 13, dies in hospital after getting into difficulty in the sea

Girl, 13, dies in hospital after getting into difficulty in the sea

Girl, 13, dies in hospital after getting into difficulty in the sea

29 July 2025

Edie Smart, from Monkseaton, North Tyneside, was rescued on Thursday.


Lionesses enjoy late-night Euros celebrations in London ahead of Mall parade

Lionesses enjoy late-night Euros celebrations in London ahead of Mall parade

Lionesses enjoy late-night Euros celebrations in London ahead of Mall parade

29 July 2025

Thousands of fans are expected to descend on central London on Tuesday after the team defended their Euros title.


Surging US imports and lower tariffs to lift global growth, IMF predicts

Surging US imports and lower tariffs to lift global growth, IMF predicts

Surging US imports and lower tariffs to lift global growth, IMF predicts

29 July 2025

The International Monetary Fund said ‘front-loading’ had ‘shaped economic activity in the first half of the year’.


Study suggests link between ultra processed foods and lung cancer

Study suggests link between ultra processed foods and lung cancer

Study suggests link between ultra processed foods and lung cancer

29 July 2025

Researchers looked at UPF consumption and cases of lung cancer among more than 100,000 adults.


Ozzy Osbourne’s body to make final trip through home city of Birmingham

Ozzy Osbourne’s body to make final trip through home city of Birmingham

Ozzy Osbourne’s body to make final trip through home city of Birmingham

29 July 2025

The lord mayor said the city will give the heavy metal icon a ‘farewell he deserves’.


Conditions ‘really tough’ for running UK businesses, says Gary Neville

Conditions ‘really tough’ for running UK businesses, says Gary Neville

Conditions ‘really tough’ for running UK businesses, says Gary Neville

29 July 2025

He told the PA news agency there are ‘huge opportunities’ for how football clubs and businesses can join forces to help drive growth.


Barclays joins rival in cautioning against hiking bank taxes

Barclays joins rival in cautioning against hiking bank taxes

Barclays joins rival in cautioning against hiking bank taxes

29 July 2025

The lender’s boss said raising taxes for banks and other important sectors was not consistent with the Government’s pro-growth aims.


Private parking firms urged to ‘come clean’ over ticket appeals data

Private parking firms urged to ‘come clean’ over ticket appeals data

Private parking firms urged to ‘come clean’ over ticket appeals data

29 July 2025

The RAC said more transparency would either show how bad the situation is or give drivers confidence that complaints are dealt with reasonably.


Greggs profits slide due to hot weather and cautious customers

Greggs profits slide due to hot weather and cautious customers

Greggs profits slide due to hot weather and cautious customers

29 July 2025

The boss of the high street bakery chain said that many consumers are ‘saving rather than spending’.


Cameron Mackintosh in tribute to ‘wry, generous and utterly original’ Tom Lehrer

Cameron Mackintosh in tribute to ‘wry, generous and utterly original’ Tom Lehrer

Cameron Mackintosh in tribute to ‘wry, generous and utterly original’ Tom Lehrer

29 July 2025

The West End impresario said US song satirist Lehrer, who has died aged 97, ‘was a very special kind of genius’.


Minister accuses Farage of being on side of ‘pornographers’ in online safety row

Minister accuses Farage of being on side of ‘pornographers’ in online safety row

Minister accuses Farage of being on side of ‘pornographers’ in online safety row

29 July 2025

Peter Kyle said the Reform leader is ‘on the side of turning the clock back to… when strangers can get in touch via messaging apps with children’.


Three train operators given go ahead to run extra East Coast services

Three train operators given go ahead to run extra East Coast services

Three train operators given go ahead to run extra East Coast services

29 July 2025

The Office of Rail and Road said it approved some proposals from open access operators Lumo, Grand Central and Hull Trains.


Country stands with families of Southport victims, Prime Minister says

Country stands with families of Southport victims, Prime Minister says

Country stands with families of Southport victims, Prime Minister says

29 July 2025

Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were murdered last year.


UK car market set for strongest year since before Covid pandemic

UK car market set for strongest year since before Covid pandemic

UK car market set for strongest year since before Covid pandemic

29 July 2025

Online vehicle marketplace Auto Trader said it expects two million new and 7.75 million used cars to be sold across the whole of 2025.


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