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UK services exports shine amid economic gloom

Consulting is key to unlocking growth in the face of global headwinds, says analysts

Financial Times - 1d

UK’s Leading Management Consultants 2025: the ratings

Consultancies recommended by clients and peers, rated by sectors and services

Financial Times - 1d

UK banks risk an outbreak of boardroom exuberance

Three cheers for a steady 2024 but this is no time for complacency

Financial Times - 1d

Trump meeting with UK's Starmer at the White House

President Trump will meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House as European nations work to have more say in any talks with Russia on the end to the war with Ukraine. CBS ...

CBS News - 1d

King Charles invites Trump to UK for a state visit

King Charles III has invited President Trump for a state visit to the United Kingdom, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the president during their meeting Thursday in Washington. Starmer ...

The Hill - 1d

Starmer pledges boost in UK defense spending

Ukrainian Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged billions of dollars for defense spending before he met with President Trump at the White House. CBS News' Willie James Inman has more.

CBS News - 1d

Trump says US is working on trade deal with the UK

US President suggested that Britain could escape tariffs if agreement struck

Financial Times - 1d

Trump 'inclined' to back UK's Chagos Islands deal

The UK has offered Trump an effective veto on the deal because of its implications for US security.

BBC News - 10h

FirstFT: Trump says UK could be spared tariffs

Also in today’s newsletter, Citi sends client $81tn in ‘near miss’ and Mexico extradites prisoners to the US

Financial Times - 11h

What is at stake in the US-UK trade talks?

President Trump has raised the prospect of a deal that could help Britain avoid tariffs

Financial Times - 8h

Canada Just Beat the United States in Hockey. What the NHL Players Did Afterward Was Inspiring

In business and in life: What’s your equivalent of the post-game handshake?

Inc. - Feb. 21

Where did the home buyers go? 7% mortgage rates sap any remaining energy from the housing market

Home buyers are still struggling with affordability, the National Association of Realtors said.

MarketWatch - Feb. 21

Did the Covid-19 Pandemic Change How You Travel? Let Us Know.

The pandemic was declared in March 2020, shutting down travel for months. How did the lockdowns, and then the surge in demand, change the way you travel?

The New York Times - Feb. 21

New Dodgers star Roki Sasaki drops marriage announcement out of the blue, just like Shohei Ohtani did

Sasaki announced his marriage on Instagram on Friday.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

When my sister died, it wasn’t just her own childhood memories that disappeared. Mine did too | Jason Hazeley

Millie had fantastic recall, unlike mine. Now there are parts of my past – and myself – that I’ll never be able to remember. I was midway through Kathryn Mannix’s With the End in Mind when it ...

The Guardian - 4d

WNBA trade grades: Ariel Atkins a good fit, but did Sky give up too much?

Chicago got Ariel Atkins, a strong fit. But the Sky gave up a lot to the Mystics, who now have three of the top six picks this April.

ESPN - 4d

French surgeon accused of abusing 299 patients, mostly children, says he did ‘hideous things’

Joël Le Scouarnec tells court on first day of trial he will take responsibility for his actions. A 74-year-old surgeon accused of abusing 299 people, most of them children, while they were ...

The Guardian - 4d

DOGE’s ‘What Did You Do Last Week?’ Email Gets Pushback From Trump-Appointed Officials

The weekend demand that federal employees justify their jobs — or lose them by refusing to reply — increased resistance to DOGE among Trump supporters.

Inc. - 4d

Federal agencies can ignore "What did you do last week?" email, officials say

The office that asked federal workers to document five things they accomplished over the past week told officials that agencies can decide how to respond.

CBS News - 3d

‘He did his best’: Macron’s meeting with Trump prompts cautious optimism in France on Ukraine

Commentators say French president’s visit to the White House was amicable – but that differences remain. Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates French political commentators reacted with ...

The Guardian - 3d

MLB offseason grades: Mets, Dodgers ace the winter, but did Yankees do enough? Plus four teams who failed

Who did the most to improve their outlook for 2025? Who doesn't seem to have a plan?

CBS Sports - 3d

DOGE boss Musk doubles down on federal worker threat: Submit what you did list or get fired

Elon Musk has been tasked by President Donald Trump with slashing federal government spending and the federal employee headcount, an effort known as DOGE.

CNBC - 3d

Key US agencies tell staff not to answer Musk email on what they did last week

Some departments encouraged staff to respond, while others requested employees wait for further guidance.

BBC News - 3d

Peyton Manning compares Lions to 2005 Colts: 'We did win the whole thing the next year'

Manning's Colts rebounded to win the Super Bowl in the 2006 season

CBS Sports - 3d

Did John Lithgow blow his 'Harry Potter' cover? Actor confirms he will play key role in HBO reboot

It seems John Lithgow spilled the (Bertie Bott's Every Flavor) beans about his involvement in HBO's in-the-works 'Harry Potter' series. 'A total surprise to me,' he says.

Los Angeles Times - 2d

Andrew Tate, Tristan Tate back in U.S. despite charges abroad. Did Trump's team intervene?

There are reports of the Trump administration pushing for the release of influencers Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate. This comes after the brothers faced criminal charges in Romania and as police in ...

CBS News - 1d

Matthew Stafford trade rumors: Raiders' Tom Brady did not host Rams QB on recruiting trip, agent says

Stafford is drawing interest from around the NFL

CBS Sports - 1d

Second "what did you do last week" email expected to go to some federal workers

A second email asking government workers to detail what they did in the last week is expected to go out to some on Saturday.

CBS News - 5h

What did Eagles ultimately receive in Carson Wentz trade from 2021? Philly built Super Bowl champion from deal

The Eagles cleaned up in the Carson Wentz trade from four years ago

CBS Sports - 3d

UK’s development investment arm spent £7mn on business class flights

Criticism of agency’s travel costs and big pay rises comes as pressure grows on aid budget

Financial Times - Feb. 21

Four banks fined by UK regulator over gilt information sharing

Citi, HSBC, Morgan Stanley and Royal Bank of Canada agree to pay over £100mn

Financial Times - Feb. 21

St Pancras plans for direct trains from UK to Germany

The London station's owner and Eurotunnel hope to expand routes to Cologne, Frankfurt and Switzerland.

BBC News - Feb. 21

Keir Starmer urged to ramp up defence spending – UK politics live

This is ‘probably one of the most alarming times for Britain’s defence since the second world war’, says Lib Dem leader Ed Davey as he calls for more spending. The Democratic Unionist Party has ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Starmer to tell Trump that UK’s Chagos deal will avoid tensions with China

PM to claim if US rejects Mauritius’s claim to own the islands, Beijing will be drawn into the regional dispute. Keir Starmer is to urge Donald Trump to recognise that a US rejection of Mauritius’s ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Kendrick Lamar earns first UK number one with Not Like Us

The diss track, the knockout blow in his feud with Drake, is now number one in both the US and UK.

BBC News - Feb. 21

Apple withdraws cloud encryption service from UK after government order

iPhone-maker says it can no longer offer advanced protection in Britain after secret demand for ‘back door’ to user data

Financial Times - Feb. 21

Apple removes advanced data protection tool in face of UK government request

Apple says removal of tool after government asked for right to see data will make iCloud users more vulnerable. Business live – latest updates Apple has taken the unprecedented step of ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21