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Sheffield’s Baby Basics UK opens bigger premises to meet demand
A baby bank which supports families with vulnerable children has moved to a bigger premises to help meet demand for its services. Baby Basics UK, which provides practical essentials to families with children up to five years old, has moved to Albion House in Savile Street, Sheffield. Since 2019 it said demand for help had…
Northamptonshire warm spaces open to combat unaffordable bills
PA Media Many people will be having to limit how much heating they use in their homes this winter, said North Northamptonshire Council People in a county are being encouraged to use warm spaces over winter if they need to, with many continuing to face “unaffordable” heating bills, a council said. More than 170 venues…
Greenland will stay Greenland, former Trump adviser declares
Faisal Islam,Economics editor, Davosand Oliver Smith,Business reporter, Davos Gary Cohn says he thinks invading a country that is already part of Nato is “a little bit over the edge” Donald Trump will not be able to force Greenland to change ownership, a former top adviser to the US president has told the BBC. IBM’s vice…
Paramounts $108bn bid for Warner Bros clears US antitrust hurdle
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Paramount Skydance’s $108bn bid to gatecrash Netflix’s deal for Warner Bros Discovery has cleared a key US antitrust hurdle, in a signal of support from the Trump administration. The media group, whose bid…
Why the US dollar hit a four-year low and could fall further
“In my opinion, what markets are reacting to is just sort of the haphazard nature of policy in this administration – the escalation, de-escalation,” said Robin Brooks, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and former FX strategist at Goldman Sachs, pointing to similarities between the backlash over tariffs and Greenland.
