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The Ambassador - the ultimate reality show for top Trumps

1 week ago | observer.co.uk | James Tapper

The president’s big buddies vie to be his man at the Court of St James It’s the sort of series finale that Mark Burnett would have tried to script for The Apprentice: two heavyweight candidates with very different styles, vying for a role as Donald Trump’s top man in London. One is Warren Stephens, the freshly minted US ambassador to the UK, a billionaire banker rewarded by Trump for being a generous donor to his 2024 presidential campaign with a top job and a Regent’s Park ambassadorial mansion.
‘One hell of a turnout’: trans activists rally in London against gender ruling

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | James Tapper

After last week’s supreme court decision, activists had been worried that trans people might become fearful of going out in public in case they were abused. They weren’t afraid in London on Saturday. Thousands of trans and non-binary people thronged Parliament Square, alongside families and supporters, waving baby blue, white and pink flags to demonstrate their anger at the judges’ ruling. The numbers seemed to take the organisers and police by surprise.
Pledge to create thousands more nursery places has backfired, early years groups say

3 weeks ago | msn.com | James Tapper

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Pledge to create thousands more nursery places has backfired, early years groups say

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | James Tapper

A government pledge to create more nurseries has backfired, according to early years providers. More than a dozen schools are evicting existing preschool providers that operate in classrooms amid concerns they are doing so to access state funding to set up their own provision. It means that the pledge to create thousands of nursery places may be fulfilled by cannibalising some of the existing preschools, according to the Early Years Alliance (EYA).
Big brands send out barrage of junk food ads before obesity rules bite

1 month ago | msn.com | James Tapper

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Rachel Reeves calls for global free trade fightback to protect UK economy

1 month ago | msn.com | Toby Helm |Phillip Inman |James Tapper

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Big brands send out barrage of junk food ads before obesity rules bite

1 month ago | theguardian.com | James Tapper

Big food brands dramatically increased their spending on advertising last year, months before new junk food regulations aiming to curb Britain’s obesity crisis are due to come into force, the Observer can reveal. Food companies spent an extra £420m in 2024, an increase of 26% year on year that coincided with a bumper 12 months for sales of snack foods. Shoppers bought an extra 45.4m packs of chocolate, cakes and crisps from the top-selling brands.
Rachel Reeves calls for global free trade fightback to protect UK economy

1 month ago | theguardian.com | James Tapper |Toby Helm |Phillip Inman

The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has set out the case for far-reaching changes to global trade and economic agreements, admitting that Donald Trump’s tariffs will have a “profound” effect on the UK and world economies that require a strong international response.
‘I’m super worried’: fewer UK tourists visiting US amid Trump’s policies and rhetoric

1 month ago | theguardian.com | James Tapper

After backpacker Rebecca Burke was arrested and locked up for nearly three weeks by US immigration officials in February, she started urging people not to travel to America. Britons seem to have listened: UK residents visiting the US were down 14.3% in March compared with the same month in 2024, official figures show. Analysts believe that Donald Trump’s claims that other countries were “cheating” Americans and reports of deportations may have had a chilling effect on travel to the US.
Gen Z and young millennials battling ‘negative wealth’ as debt burden grows

1 month ago | msn.com | James Tapper

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