Shehab Khan

1 month ago | hyphenonline.com | Shehab Khan

Labour MPs have been privately expressing their deepening anxiety over the rise of Reform UK for months. That concern, previously limited to private conversation, has now exploded into political reality following the local election results. Nigel Farage, never one to undersell his own movement, recently told me he believed Reform posed as much of a threat to Labour as to the Conservatives and, after Reform’s huge gains on Thursday and Friday, it’s hard to argue with him.

2 months ago | hyphenonline.com | Shehab Khan

Sitting in the opulent splendour of Lancaster House, a Grade I-listed building in the heart of London, I listened as the prime minister delivered a bold promise: the UK would go “all out” for a low-carbon future, ready to push significant change in the way the country generates and consumes energy. The occasion was the Future of Energy Security Summit on Thursday, co-hosted with the International Energy Agency and attended by representatives from more than 60 countries.

2 months ago | hyphenonline.com | Shehab Khan

There’s a striking image doing the rounds: Nigel Farage, holding up the Sun’s front page from Tuesday with the phrase “Britain is broken” plastered on it. It’s a huge win for Farage and Reform UK, as those three words are Reform’s campaign slogan. While the Sun hasn’t officially endorsed Farage’s party, the fact that it’s running his opinion pieces and using his catchphrase on the front page makes it feel like that could be on the way.

2 months ago | hyphenonline.com | Shehab Khan

When Donald Trump last week unveiled a long list of tariffs that the US would begin charging on imports from other countries, he ushered in one of the most significant reversals in global trade policy in decades. On Wednesday night, he U-turned on some of those tariffs. But the impact of this moment is still profound. For days since the announcement that the US would hit most of the world with tariffs, financial markets have been in freefall. New York’s S&P 500 has taken a huge hit.

2 months ago | itv.com | Shehab Khan

With stock markets tumbling around the world, a lot of people are left wondering: what does this mean for me? One of the biggest concerns is pensions. Many pension funds are heavily invested in the stock market, and the latest data doesn't paint a great picture. We looked at three common types of pension investments – high-risk, mixed, and low-risk – and unfortunately, they’ve all taken a hit. Still, experts are advising people not to panic.