EasyJet takes £25m hit on surging fuel costs amid Middle East war Oil prices soared in response to Iran’s stranglehold on tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz EasyJet has announced the conflict in the Middle East cost it about £25 million in higher jet fuel prices last month. The Luton-based airline said it expects
PM summons TikTok, Meta, X bosses to No 10 to push for children’s online safety Sir Keir Starmer will summon senior figures from TikTok, X, Meta and other social media giants to Downing Street to push them to go further on protecting children as the Government weighs new restrictions. The Prime Minister said the talks
UK economic growth in February better than forecast before Iran war The UK economy grew at its fastest pace for more than two years in February in a better-than-expected start to 2026, official figures have shown. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.5% month-on-month in February – the
Spice Girls’ outfits on display at ‘Cool Britannia’ exhibition celebrating 1996 They feature in the free exhibition at the Barbican Music Library in central London Outfits worn by the Spice Girls including Mel B’s leopard-print catsuit are to go on display at a “Cool Britannia” exhibition celebrating the “wildest year” of the 1990s. Liam Gallagher’s
Virgil van Dijk says Liverpool got what they deserved against PSG The French side progressed 4-nil on aggregate Virgil van Dijk admits Liverpool deserved to be dumped out of the Champions League by Paris St Germain having not done enough in a disappointing tie made worse by Hugo Ekitike’s serious injury. Ousmane Dembele’s double sealed
Learner drivers to get booking fees refunded over crackdown on drip-pricing Two AA-owned driving schools have been ordered by the UK competition watchdog to refund more than 80,000 customers and have been fined £4.2 million over drip-pricing. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the AA Driving School and BSM Driving School did not include
Chancellor to hold talks with US counterpart after strong criticism of Iran war Rachel Reeves is set to meet her US counterpart after he said “a small bit of economic pain” caused by the Iran war was worth it to prevent Tehran getting a nuclear weapon. The comments by US treasury secretary Scott Bessent put
King and Queen will not meet Epstein survivors during historic US state visit The King and Queen will not meet survivors of convicted sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein during their US state visit, a source has reiterated, after claims that a private gathering was being discussed. Charles and Camilla’s four-day trip to the US at the end of the
Kanye West postpones French show weeks after UK visa cancellation Kanye West has postponed a concert in France amid mounting political opposition. West was due to perform at the Marseille Velodrome on June 11, but the event faced growing backlash. The rapper said in a post on X: “After much thought and consideration, it is
Met officers probed over alleged racism in handling of Wimbledon school crash Metropolitan Police officers are being investigated for alleged racism over their handling of a road crash that killed two schoolgirls. The police watchdog said 11 officers are the subject of their probe following the deaths of eight-year-olds Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau in