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'Bit of pain' worth long-term security from Iran, Bessent tells BBC
Scott Bessent said a “small bit of economic pain” was worth it to eliminate the threat of Iranian strikes on Western capitals. Source link
Farmers protest rising costs with traffic disruption
Farmers say they are being hit on several fronts, with the price of fuel and fertiliser all facing a hike. Source link
Customers failed over outages, water boss tells MPs
Bosses at South East Water are grilled over failures that left thousands without water over winter. Source link
Fuel prices stop rising after 43 days of increases, RAC says
The motoring group says prices could start to come down over the next couple of weeks. Source link
Families to get cash to help with school uniforms
Families will be able to get help with back to school costs for children in reception to Year 11. Source link
UK faces biggest hit to growth from Iran war of major economies, IMF says
The financial body cuts its growth forecast for the UK and warns the war threatens to throw the global economy “off course”. Source link
Fuel protesters in tractors disrupt Belfast traffic
Drivers are being told to allow extra time for journeys due to a convoy over soaring energy prices. Source link
Morrisons plans to cut 200 jobs at head office
The supermarket says the redundancies form part of a restructure at its Bradford headquarters. Source link
Households could get free electricity for doing washing on sunny weekends
Providers will be able to encourage people to use energy when “weather conditions result in excess supply”. Source link
Founder of China's Evergrande pleads guilty to fraud
Evergrande was once China’s biggest real estate firm, with a stock market valuation of more than $50bn. Source link