8 May 2025

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UK news headlines

UK interest rates cut to 4.25% by Bank of England

UK tariff threats put small businesses on alert

Half of profit warnings linked to tariffs and trade disruption

Retail cyber-attackers duped IT helpdesks

HMRC criticised over SME tax refund delays

PCAOB ‘deeply troubled’ by proposal to abolish agency

WH Smith buyer blocked from mass closures

PG Tips Monkey returns to TV screens

International news headlines

PwC lays off 1,500 in the US

Europe vows to ban all Russian gas imports

Danish firm shelves vast UK wind farm project

Saudi Arabia plans new fitness test for employees

Legendary investor Warren Buffett to retire

Ethiopia to lift ban on foreigners owning property

Disney to open first Middle East theme park

Fat-loss drugs spell bankruptcy for WeightWatchers

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