Luke Littler dumped out of Winmau World Masters by Jonny Clayton
World champion Luke Littler saw his Winmau World Masters hopes ended by a 4-2 defeat to Jonny Clayton in Milton Keynes. Littler had been in blistering form at Arena MK, blitzing Andy Baetens 3-0 in hi
UK seeking ‘strong trade relationship’ with US amid tariffs, Starmer says
The UK will seek a “strong trading relationship” with the US, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as the threat of a trade war looms after Donald Trump announced new tariffs. The US president has introduce
Brexit is ‘settled’, Sir Keir Starmer says amid calls for customs deal with EU
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has rejected suggestions the UK will rejoin the EU, saying the decision is “settled” as he faces calls to broker a customs union with the bloc. The Prime Minister w
Yvette Cooper defends Sir Keir Starmer amid ‘HR manager’ claims
Sir Keir Starmer stands for “respect and hard work”, one of his most senior ministers has said after the Prime Minister was likened to “an HR manager”. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper described t
Barclays says services are back to normal after technical issue ‘resolved’
Barclays has apologised to customers after technical problems caused disruption to services and payments over the weekend. The bank said the issue had been resolved on Sunday morning and delayed payme
Guinness in focus as Diageo reveals latest trading
Diageo is set to reveal how Guinness and its major spirit brands performed over the key Christmas period, after ruling out speculation it could sell the Irish stout brand. The London-based, drinks gia
High street sales grow but threat of closures looms
High street sales grew in January but the gains failed to offset volume losses last year, leading analysts to warn of closures as costs mount. Total retail sales in discretionary spend categories grew
Microsoft, Meta, Tesla & Apple: What this week’s tech earnings tell us about the AI boom
Microsoft, Meta, Tesla and Apple kicked off the tech earnings season this week, giving us snapshot of how spending on AI is shaping the tech sector. Here’s what we’ve learnt about the AI boom so f