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Stocks fell on Thursday amid uncertainty around talks between the US and Iran to end the war in the Middle East.

And after Tehran fired ballistic missiles towards Diego Garcia, ministers last week allowed Washington to use the bases for US “defensive operations to degrade the missile sites and capabilities being…

The OECD published the biggest downgrade to the UK’s growth outlook for 2026 than any other country in the G20 group of economies.

The conflict has worsened the outlook for many of the world’s largest economies, the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development said.

The charity warned the figures indicated how many household budgets had already ‘gone beyond breaking point’.

Consumer expectations of the economy over the next three months has fallen to its lowest level on record, the BRC and Opinium found.

The scale of the problem is ‘really large’, the Treasury Committee heard.

He said: “Separately, beyond these hostile state threats, I am also cognisant of a potential new threat: an emerging willingness of foreign actors and private citizens, including from allies like…

The Prime Minister told MPs the Rycroft review set out the ‘stark threats posed by illicit finance’.

Refrigerators, freezers and fridge-freezers: January down 4.2%, February up 7.5%Coffee machines and tea-makers: Jan up 0.1%, Feb up 5.4%Mineral or spring waters: Jan up 3.3%, Feb up 7.2%Passenger air travel:…