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General view of Land Rover cars outside the Jaguar Land Rover factory on April 7, 2025 in Halewood, England.Richard Martin-roberts | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThousands of workers at Britain’s Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will be offered voluntary redundancies as the luxury car manufacturer responds to intense competition from cheaper Chinese rivals, a cyberattack and U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.The company, which is owned by India’s automotive manufacturer Tata Motors, is planning to cut as many as 4,000 jobs over the next two years, according to a report from The Times.A JLR spokesperson did not comment on the scale…

The chancellor is set to give an upbeat view of the state of the UK economy ahead of next month’s Budget, building on a recent uptick in consumer and business confidence.In a speech on Monday in Coventry, John Healey will talk of a “new story” of the economy not just turning a corner but being resilient, optimistic and “ready to seize the opportunities of new technologies and ideas”. But nearby, Jaguar Land Rover is planning to cut thousands of jobs to save costs following competition from China for cheap cars, US tariffs on UK vehicles and the after effects of…

TEHRAN, IRAN – AUGUST 2: A man looks at a banner depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and bearing messages was displayed in front of the Zolfaghar and Zolghadr ballistic missiles exhibited at Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran’s capital, on August 2, 2026. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesIsrael’s military ordered evacuations in southern Lebanon Monday, ahead of planned strikes on a Hezbollah facility, deepening cracks in a ceasefire that has failed to stop near-daily exchanges of fire.In a X post on Monday morning, Israeli military spokesperson Ella Waweya called on residents inside a building…

The Army has been told to stop “non-essential” training exercises to save money, according to a defence source.It will continue to train soldiers preparing to be deployed or on deployments – such as units sent to Estonia, the Falklands or Cyprus.But units back in the UK and who are not preparing for a specific deployment have been told to cut back on collective training exercises due to financial pressures.It comes as Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces pressure to increase spending on defence.The government is increasing defence spending to 2.5% of national income by next year, but is under growing pressure…

Thanks to a law dating back to 1624, Members of Parliament (MPs) in the UK are not technically permitted to resign.”Unless they die or are expelled, they must become disqualified if they wish to retire before the end of a Parliament,” according to the UK Parliament website.This is because back in the 17th Century, MPs often accepted the role reluctantly, so leaving the job was not to be encouraged.A “parliamentary loophole” was created to get around this, according to the History of Parliament blog, external.”An MP can do this by requesting, and accepting, office as either the Steward and Bailiff…

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Reynolds, speaking to the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, condemned the protest.”Peaceful protest is an essential part of British life but that is not what we saw there with that kind of intimidatory behaviour,” the business secretary said.”I feel sorry for the people around Dover and the people disrupted by that.”Police have not yet commented on who was behind the demonstration, which lasted from 07:00 BST to about 11:30.Anti-hate organisation Hope Not Hate claimed the Patriot Platform network arranged it, saying the group began meeting in July and had brought together members of anti-migrant groups from around the country.Demonstrators told…

Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is celebrating as exit polls show they are set to win more than 44% of the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.The AfD’s projected result is higher than earlier opinion polls suggested and the party has hailed the news as a “historic outcome”.However, party leaders will not know if they have enough seats to govern until they see which of the smaller parties get into the state parliament.That may hinge on whether one of the smaller parties gets over the required threshold of 5%.Berlin correspondent Jess Parker reports from the AfD party HQ…

A person on a scooter leaves the entrance to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters building on May 26, 2026, in Washington, DC. J. David Ake | Getty ImagesThe Securities and Exchange Commission sued Institutional Shareholder Services, seeking to force the influential proxy adviser to turn over information as the Trump administration steps up scrutiny of firms that help investors decide how to vote their shares.The SEC filed the subpoena-enforcement action Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, saying ISS had refused to fully comply with an administrative subpoena seeking information about its proxy…

JLR has not confirmed the scale of the job cuts, but said they would “simplify” the business and “improve efficiency and build greater resilience”.”Today, we informed our colleagues, and trade union partners that JLR is opening a voluntary redundancy programme offering salaried and management team members the opportunity to leave the business,” a spokesperson said.”We will share further information with our colleagues first.” It did not rule out the prospect of some compulsory redundancies as part of the plans.Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said the union had been warning about a “perfect storm” hanging over the automotive industry for some…