06-04-2025 16:00 via bbc.com

Globalisation era has ended, says Treasury minister

Sir Keir Starmer has suggested there could be state intervention to protect UK business from tariffs introduced by Donald Trump.

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Two council pension ‘pools’ forced to merge as UK ratchets up overhaul

Labour’s trade and tariff balancing act

The UK must protect its drama sector

Reform-linked think-tank secures funding pledges worth £1mn

North Sea row highlights wind farms’ growing ‘wake effect’ problem

North Sea row highlights wind farms’ growing ‘wake effect’ problem

Birmingham’s bin worker strike highlights gap between rich and poor

Penny Mordaunt joins British American Tobacco

Penny Mordaunt joins British American Tobacco

British Steel talks still deadlocked, source says

British Steel talks still deadlocked, source says

Farage rejects local Reform UK-Tory coalitions

Farage rejects local Reform UK-Tory coalitions

Cutting NHS costs is not cheap

Starmer: 3,000 more police to be hired by March 2026

Starmer: 3,000 more police to be hired by March 2026

Union bosses held up Birmingham bin deal, BBC told

Union bosses held up Birmingham bin deal, BBC told

Michael Gove to receive peerage in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours

Michael Gove to receive peerage in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours

Head of British military makes first Beijing visit in 10 years

Head of British military makes first Beijing visit in 10 years