All news for 2024-04-02

Business

02 Apr 2024 555

Food inflation drops to lowest level in two years – but chocolate hits record high just before Easter

Plus two high street giants are cutting down their number of stores

Business

02 Apr 2024 554

UK goods face new Canada tariffs in latest Brexit trade blow

Hopes of a last-minute resolution have been dashed.

02 Apr 2024 513

Taylor Swift officially a billionaire as Forbes shares new list of world’s wealthiest people

Pop titan has managed to accumulate her staggering wealth mostly through her music endeavours

Investigation

02 Apr 2024 456

Royal Mail stamp prices rise again today

From today (April 2) the price of a first class stamp will rise by 10p from £1.25 to £1.35, while second class stamps will also go up by 10p, from 75p to 85p

Business

02 Apr 2024 464

Barclays, NatWest and Lloyds customers issued warning in 388 towns

Labour has warned that many communities have been turned into ’banking deserts’ as branches disappear from high streets without there being any alternatives nearby

News

02 Apr 2024 378

Sussex Police race to tackle ’mass fight’ as two in critical condition and five arrested

Five men have been arrested in Hove, West Sussex, following reports of a fight leading to several injuries - some of which are critical wounds as three men are in hospital

News

02 Apr 2024 330

Who were the World Central Kitchen workers killed in Gaza?

Seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) have been killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza, the charity’s founder said on Tuesday.

World

02 Apr 2024 527

Dozens dead in Istanbul nightclub fire

At least 29 people have been killed and one injured in a fire in a nightclub in Turkey.

News

02 Apr 2024 340

Deputy head who giggled as she raped schoolgirl in sick videos with her boyfriend is banned from teaching for life

Predator’s ’sordid secret’ revealed when cops searched vile lover’s phone

Business

02 Apr 2024 526

UK factories report first growth in nearly 2 years, PMI survey shows

British manufacturers reported their first overall growth in activity in 20 months in March thanks to recovering demand in their home market, according to a survey that added to signs that last year’s shallow recession has ended.

Politics

02 Apr 2024 402

PM backs JK Rowling’s views on new hate crime law

The prime minister has said people should not be criminalised "for stating simple facts on biology" in response to JK Rowling’s criticism of Scotland’s new hate crime law.

Crime

02 Apr 2024 430

One of UK’s most wanted men arrested at Heathrow Airport after 27 years on the run

An 80-year-old man who has been on the run for almost three decades has been arrested after returning to the UK from Thailand, police have said.

Crime

02 Apr 2024 578

Police hunt gunman after man, 21, shot dead in west London

He was pronounced dead at the scene after he was discovered with gunshot wounds

News

02 Apr 2024 443

Dozens of illegally parked cars towed away in chaotic scenes at UK beauty spot

Police were spotted towing away visitor’s cars in the mountains of North Wales after a busy Easter weekend saw dozens of people park illegally at a popular natural beauty spot

World

02 Apr 2024 445

Finland school shooting: 12-year-old suspect held after one child is killed, two are wounded

Cops urged local residents not to open their doors to strangers following the horrific attack

World

02 Apr 2024 543

Netanyahu admits ‘unintended airstrike’ killed ‘3 Brit aid workers’ & says ‘it happens in war’ as food ships are halted

The volunteers were in cars branded with a charity logo when they were hit

World

02 Apr 2024 591

Trump posts $175m bond in civil fraud case and averts asset seizures

Former president was found liable in February for fraudulently inflating his net worth to secure better loan and insurance terms

Sport

02 Apr 2024 312

Pep Guardiola’s major Champions League Final change revealed in Man City’s new Netflix show

Manchester City completed a historic treble in 2022-23 with victory in the Champions League final over Inter Milan adding to their Premier League and FA Cup triumphs - two years after defeat to Chelsea in the final

World

02 Apr 2024 349

British charity worker among seven killed in ’unforgivable’ Israeli airstrike in Gaza

Seven charity workers for the World Central Kitchen, believed to be British, Australian, Polish, American and Canadian, have reportedly been killed in an Israeli airstrike as the IDF vowed to carry out "a thorough review" of the incident

Breaking news

27.06.2024, 14:19 • Investigation