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The UK is snipping — rather than shredding — red tape

Regulation is needed, but too much of it puts a brake on growth and stifles innovation

Financial Times - 15h

UK budget surplus for January falls short of expectations

Figures come as chancellor struggles to revive the economy, with business survey showing activity is stalling

Financial Times - 9h

What might an optimistic investor buy in the UK?

The outlook is far from rosy, but what if we’re overdoing the doom and gloom?

Financial Times - 9h

Apple Pulls iPhone Security Feature in UK

Law enforcement in the country was pressuring the company to create a tool that would act like a back door into customers’ data.

The New York Times - 1h

White House Social Media Accounts Post Shocking Deportation Memes

The Trump administration used the White House’s official social media accounts to post a political themed message for Valentine’s Day.

The New York Times - 4h

Complaint: ICE attorney allegedly made racist, xenophobic posts on X

The Texas Observer claims it has identified James Rodden as an attorney employed by ICE who has allegedly posted racist content on an X account.

CBS News - 1h

'Ripped away': Inside the Mavericks' struggle to manage the post-Luka trade backlash

Mavs fans remain outraged over the trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Lakers. And they're looking forward to April 9, when their adopted son returns to Dallas.

ESPN - 1h

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 - 15h

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 - 10h

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 - 8h

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 - 5h

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 - 3h

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

Customers' photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end-to-end encryption.

BBC News - 50m

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 - 3h

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 - 3h

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 - 3h

‘We are part of Syria’: Kurdish-led SDF fights for place in post-Assad future

Militia keeping IS in check pressured by new regime in Damascus, emboldened Turkey and US unpredictability. Thirty metres under the city of Kobani, north-east Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces ...

The Guardian - 15h

We're buying the dip in an AI data center play still under pressure post-DeepSeek

We see this as an opportunity.

CNBC - 2h

From Miami's hot streak to Denver's turnaround: Top post-All-Star break runs

A strong run after the NBA All-Star break is not rare. Which team could be the next to make a push?