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• Cooley turnover hits $2bn mark again even as London revenue falters - The Global Legal Post

  26-03-2025 18:47
  Cooley turnover hits $2bn mark again even as London revenue falters  The Global Legal Post
  
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• Trump tariffs: UK releases 'hitlist' of US products that could be targeted with retaliatory taxes

  03-04-2025 15:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds says: ‘We will seek the views of UK stakeholders...on products that could potentially be included in any UK tariff response’
  
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• Prince Harry hopes Charity Commission probe 'unveils truth' in 'heartbreaking' Sentebale row

  03-04-2025 14:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charity watchdog has opened an investigation into the bitter dispute that led to Prince Harry and several other senior figures quitting last week
  
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• Amazon to send internet satellites into space to rival Starlink

  03-04-2025 14:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  Amazon plans to begin offering satellite internet before the end of 2025
  
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• How do the tariffs imposed on the UK compare with other nations?

  03-04-2025 14:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  With some countries facing tariffs of more than 50%, how does the UK fare?
  
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• Appeal over potential Northern Ireland victims of serial rapist Zhenhao Zou

  03-04-2025 14:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Zou studied in Belfast for two years.
  
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• Starmer targets Reform as Labour kicks off local election campaign

  03-04-2025 14:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister was joined by his deputy Angela Rayner and Labour chairwoman Ellie Reeves.
  
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• Wheel that fell off plane risked landing in ‘urban area’, report finds

  03-04-2025 14:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  The missing wheel was only noticed after the plane landed at Belfast City Airport on October 31 2023.
  
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• Letby barrister: Fresh evidence will completely demolish case against her

  03-04-2025 14:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others.
  
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• The top British companies to see a share price drop on the back of Trump's tariffs

  03-04-2025 14:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  London’s FTSE 100 experienced a sharp decline on opening, falling 122.4 points – or 1.4 per cent – in the first few minutes of trading
  
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• Charity Commission launches probe into Sentebale charity amid Prince Harry row

  03-04-2025 14:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Charity Commission said it has opened a case into “concerns raised” about the Sentebale charity, which the Duke of Sussex quit as patron of last week amid a boardroom battle.
  
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• Charity watchdog opens case into Harry’s Sentebale amid ‘concerns raised’

  03-04-2025 14:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Last week it emerged that several trustees had left the charity in a dispute with its chairwoman.
  
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• Government draws up list of potential products to include in tariff retaliation

  03-04-2025 14:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister acknowledged there will be an economic hit for the UK from the 10% import tariff that has been slapped on British goods by the US.
  
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• Martyn’s Law given royal assent to officially become statute

  03-04-2025 14:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Bill was first laid before Parliament in September.
  
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• Comedian Paul Currie brings High Court libel claim against Soho Theatre after blazing antisemitism row

  03-04-2025 13:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Comic was at the centre of astorm after reportedly getting into an altercation with an audience member
  
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• Winter virus levels remain higher than usual despite warm weather

  03-04-2025 13:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  The NHS has published its final weekly snapshot of the performance of hospitals in England this season.
  
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• Nearly half of Britons feel more stressed than they did six months ago amid growing cost of living pressures

  03-04-2025 13:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  The cost-of-living crisis has been identified as the leading source of stress by survey participants, with 43 percent reporting that it has exacerbated existing issues
  
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• No ‘dedicated lookout’ on North Sea crash vessels, investigators say

  03-04-2025 13:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  Portuguese registered container ship Solong hit US tanker Stena Immaculate on March 10.
  
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• Police hope DNA advances will crack case of baby found dead at lake 30 years ago

  03-04-2025 13:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  The child, who was named ‘Baby April’, was found in Ashford, Kent, on April 3 1995.
  
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• Co-op sees profits surge but cautions over rising costs

  03-04-2025 13:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  The member-owned mutual reported pre-tax profits of £161 million in 2024, up from £28 million in 2023.
  
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• Boy, seven, killed in huge blast caused by criminals making cannabis gummies

  03-04-2025 13:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Reece Galbraith, 33, has admitted the manslaughters of Archie York, who was asleep upstairs, and his friend Jason Laws in an explosion in Newcastle
  
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• London Gatwick makes major change to 100ml liquid rules in time for Easter holidays getaway

  03-04-2025 13:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  The ‘positive change’ for airport passengers is thanks to the installation of new computed tomography (CT) 3D scanning machines
  
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• M5 closure: Motorway shut after body found on carriageway

  03-04-2025 12:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  A section of one of Britain’s busiest motorways is shut after a body was found on the carriageway, police said.
  
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• Deaths of Hollyoaks star’s mother and stepfather being treated as murder-suicide

  03-04-2025 12:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police launched an investigation when Andrew Searle and Dawn Kerr died at their home in the south of France
  
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• Everything you need to know about the potential pedestrianisation of Oxford Street

  03-04-2025 12:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan wants to make Oxford Street ‘a world-class, accessible, clean avenue’
  
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• Government failure to order public inquiry into Sean Brown murder ‘cannot stand’

  03-04-2025 12:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  The GAA official was murdered in 1997 by loyalists.
  
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• Storm warning for popular Brit holiday destination: Is your Easter holiday at risk?

  03-04-2025 12:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  A storm warning has been issued for major British holiday destinations, raising concerns over Easter holiday plans
  
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• Two men arrested over suspected links to Hezbollah amid Met terrorism probe

  03-04-2025 12:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  The men were arrested at separate addresses in London.
  
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• Nintendo shakes up game pricing with £75 Mario Kart World

  03-04-2025 12:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nintendo is collecting coins to go faster with Mario Kart World. Our coins.
  
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• London weather: Capital to be hotter than Ibiza and Crete on Friday as Met Office predicts warmest day of year

  03-04-2025 12:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  Met Office forecaster Alex Deakin says Friday temperatures could reach a high of 23C in southern England
  
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