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Rachel Reeves is under pressure to restore tax-free shopping for international visitors after new figures revealed Britain is losing billions of pounds each year to rival destinations. Research by the Association of International Retail (AIR) and Global Blue shows that spending by non-EU visitors to the UK is stuck at just 75 per cent of pre-pandemic levels since the Conservatives …

The ongoing Asia Cup 2025 in the UAE has brought plenty of drama on the field, but it has also given cricket fans moments of humanity that go beyond sport. One such touching incident came during India’s clash against Sri Lanka in Dubai on Friday when Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav consoled young Sri Lankan spinner Dunith Wellalage, who is going …

Barclays chief executive CS Venkatakrishnan has issued a stark warning to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, urging her not to introduce new levies that would “stifle competition and growth” in Britain’s financial sector. Speaking in an interview with CNBC, Venkatakrishnan said taxing banks and investors more heavily risked “taxing growth out of existence,” just weeks before Reeves unveils her first Budget. His …

Tesco’s ambition to rival Ocado with a fleet of robotic warehouses has been thrown into turmoil after its technology partner went bust. The supermarket had struck a deal with Canadian automation start-up Attabotics earlier this year to roll out robotic warehouse systems designed to revolutionise how online orders are fulfilled. But Attabotics has filed for bankruptcy protection and is now …

Harrods has confirmed that hackers have stolen personal data from its online customers in a fresh IT security breach. The luxury department store said details such as names and contact information were accessed via a third-party provider. Harrods insisted that no payment details or passwords were compromised and described the incident as “isolated” and “contained”. In an email sent to …

President Donald Trump declared Friday that Microsoft needs to fire Lisa Monaco, the company’s president of global affairs. Citing her roles as “a senior National Security aide under Barack Hussein Obama, and a Lawfare and Weaponization obsessed Deputy Attorney General under Crooked Joe Biden and Lisa’s Puppet ‘Boss’ Attorney General Merrick Garland,” Trump posted on Truth Social that Monaco’s current …

The stage is set for a monumental showdown as India take on Pakistan in the final of the Asia Cup 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, September 28. This contest is not only about continental supremacy but also about making history, as it will be the first-ever India vs Pakistan final in the history of the Asia …

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New research released this week shows that over the past few years the US Department of Homeland Security has collected DNA data of nearly 2,000 US citizens. The activity raises questions about legality and oversight given that DHS has been putting the information into an FBI crime database. Some of the genetic data is from US citizens as young as …

A wealthy politician from the pro-Putin United Russia party has been found hanging from a tree in the latest suspicious killing involving the country’s ruling classes. Kremlin elites have watched on in terror as a series of top officials and businessmen have died in mysterious circumstances over the past few months. The latest to join the growing list of deceased …

Hong Kong’s environment minister has said strong public opposition led to the continued suspension of the government’s long-delayed waste-charging scheme, but has stressed that the volume of rubbish being disposed of has fallen over the years. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan on Saturday defended the government’s decision to shelve the waste-charging scheme indefinitely. He said multiple surveys showed …