UK

President Trump’s decision to remove tariffs on Scotch Whisky last night has triggered a fresh political row as both the UK and Scottish governments race to claim the credit for getting it over the line.

We spoke to the lawyer Adam Wagner and former US State Department advisor Jasmine El-Gamal, who now lives in the UK.

With the terror threat raised and the Met Police promising more officers in the street, questions are being asked about how to respond to antisemitism.

The Green Party Leader, Zack Polanski, has apologised for sharing a post criticising the actions of the police officers in the Golders Green attack.

The Chair of South East Water has resigned on the day a damning report criticised a culture of failure and accused the company’s leadership of ‘incompetence’ over repeated outages leaving tens of thousands of people without water.

Earlier we spoke to the Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey, and started by asking him how bad is the reality we’re dealing with?

As millions of people head to the polls next week – some will be voting for the very first time. In Scotland and Wales, 16 and 17 year olds can have a say in shaping their national parliaments.

King Charles’ whirlwind American trip has seen President Trump charmed, and a speech to Congress that saw Charles raise the war in Ukraine, the role of Nato, and even mention limits on executive power.

From tomorrow, renters in England will have a raft of new rights including an end to ‘no fault’ evictions, rent rises limited to once a year, and it will be easier for tenants to have pets.

The Bank of England has held interest rates at 3.75 per cent, amid uncertainty over the Iran war.

We spoke to Rabbi Charley Baginsky, the co-lead of The Movement for Progressive Judaism.

The attack in Golders Green was just the latest in a wave of antisemitic attacks. At least four attempted arson attacks against Jewish targets were recorded this year in North London alone, and last year two men died after an attack on a synagogue in Manchester. It has led to some saying it is no longer safe to be Jewish in the UK. 

The national terror threat level has been raised to severe after yesterday’s attack, and protesters from the Campaign Against Antisemitism have begun gathering outside Downing Street for what they call a “national emergency rally”.

The Prime Minister has pledged to do everything he can to stamp out antisemitic hatred, pleading with decent people to open their eyes to Jewish pain, Jewish suffering and Jewish fear.

Why are some white working-class children feeling ‘left behind’ in the UK? According to the Sutton Trust, they’ve been the lowest-attaining major ethnic group for over a decade.