British TIkTok users have teamed up to play a prank on Americans and taunt their transatlantic cousins with the idea the nation has to drink tea when summoned by an siren. Sardonic creators have jumped on the trend of teasing Americans about the so-called ‘tea alarm’, tricking gullible viewers into thinking it’s a staple part…
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the global tariffs on steel and aluminium imports were “disappointing” but the UK was not retaliating – unlike the European Union which immediately responded with countermeasures on US goods. Ministers insisted they were taking a pragmatic approach and avoiding knee-jerk reactions after last-ditch efforts to persuade the US president to…
The UK’s net zero sector is set to grow by 10% by 2024, generating £83bn and nearly a million well-paid jobs, according to the CBI. The sector Clean energy and sustainability in the UK is growing three times faster than the rest of the economy, According to a report by the Confederation of British Industry…
The company said average members per gym jumped 4%, helping it turn a pre-tax profit of £2.5 million, up from an £8.3 million loss the year before. By the end of February 2025, the company had 951,000 members, while the proportion of them visiting four or more times per month also grew. London-listed Gym Group…
Following on from the success of the sell-out Grimace Shake last year, McDonald’s UK has gone from purple to green. The Shamrock Shake features a peppermint-flavoured syrup blended with a creamy milkshake base but customers can only get their hands on it for a limited time. The milkshake is green and features a peppermint-flavoured syrup (Image: McDonald’s)…
Britain has resisted taking immediate retaliatory action against the move, while the European Union has already announced it will introduce counter-measures on American goods. The tariffs came into effect at midnight in the US, around 4am GMT, and raise a flat duty on steel and aluminium entering America to 25%. Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan…
MUMBAI: A “professor” of a private Haryana university who was taking seven Punjab and Haryana youths with him to the UK, purportedly for a student exchange programme, was arrested at Mumbai international airport on Monday on suspicion of submitting false information to obtain visas.Police said prima facie, it appears to be a human trafficking case….
BEIJING — China warned Britain on Tuesday against “provoking tensions” in the South China Sea after its foreign minister David Lammy called Beijing’s actions in the disputed waters “dangerous and destabilizing.” In a video partly filmed alongside a vessel belonging to the Philippine Coast Guard, Lammy on Monday condemned “dangerous and destabilizing activities” by Beijing…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The share of mortgage lending to UK first-time buyers hit a record high at the end of last year, as buying property became cheaper than renting and more landlords left the market. People joining the…
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