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The head of an influential group of MPs has said the Government might have missed an opportunity by not bringing fraud investigations into one law enforcement agency. Mel Stride, who chairs the Treasury Select Committee, said that ministers had dismissed calls from his group to create a new agency. The proposals would also have put the responsibility for fighting fraud under one Government department, rather than being split between several. […]

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists “nothing has happened yet” despite a 2-0 Champions League semi-final win over Villarreal giving them a significant advantage for next week’s second leg in Spain. The scoreline did not reflect the pattern of the game, which Klopp’s side dominated from the first minute to the last in what was a more comfortable tie than they could have expected. But after a goalless first half, in […]

Facebook parent Meta’s first quarter profit and its count of daily users jumped past Wall Street’s expectations despite the company’s slowest revenue growth since going public a decade ago. Meta cut a sharp contrast with Google parent Alphabet, which on Monday reported what analysts called disappointing earnings, with profit below Wall Street’s expectations. Google also reported a revenue growth slowdown, but for Meta this appeared to have been mitigated by […]

The Spirit of Britain has left the Port of Dover, in Kent, as P&O Ferries resumed Dover-Calais sailings for freight customers on Tuesday evening. The vessel was detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) on April 12 after safety issues were found, but was cleared to sail last Friday. The ferry company sacked nearly 800 seafarers with no notice on March 17, replacing them with cheaper agency workers. P&O […]

She is delivering a speech at the Mansion House in the City of London on Wednesday night The West must prepare for the “long haul” to ensure Russia’s defeat in Ukraine, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will say as she calls for allies to increase defence spending and supply tanks and warplanes to Kyiv. In a major speech, Ms Truss will argue that Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine shows the need […]

Kellogg’s is reportedly mounting a legal challenge against new Government rules that would stop some of the company’s cereals being prominently displayed in food stores. The new regulations come into effect in England in October and restrict promotion of food and drink that is high in fat, salt and sugar. In a statement reported by the BBC, Kellogg’s said it had “tried to have a reasonable conversation with Government” without […]

Russia’s top diplomat has warned against provoking World War Three and said the threat of a nuclear conflict “should not be underestimated”. Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said weapons supplied by Western countries “will be a legitimate target”, adding that Russian forces had already targeted weapons warehouses in western Ukraine. “Everyone is reciting incantations that in no case can we allow World War Three,” Mr Lavrov said in a wide-ranging […]

Talking therapy may improve depression symptoms for people with dementia providing hope for a group who typically do not benefit from antidepressants, new research suggests. Dementia patients often feel anxiety and depression, but how to treat these symptoms has puzzled experts as medicines commonly used for the conditions may not work for people living with dementia, and may cause side effects. Researchers suggest the study is important as it is […]

Kim Kardashian has called the court-ordered delay of a Texas woman’s execution the “best news ever”. Melissa Lucio was due to be given a lethal injection on Wednesday before she was granted a ‘stay of execution’ – a temporary suspension of judgement – so jurors at a lower court can review evidence that may acquit her. Lucio was convicted over the 2007 death of her daughter Mariah, who prosecutors say […]