News Highlights – 7/4/2025
Here is some of the news highlights from today:
Israel strikes tents near hospitals in Gaza, killing and wounding reporters (AP)
Israel struck tents outside two major hospitals in the Gaza Strip overnight, killing at least two people, including a local reporter, and wounding another nine, including six reporters
FTSE-100 slump wipes more than £90 billion from leading London shares (Evening Standard)
More than £90 billion was wiped off the value of Britain’s leading companies today as the London stock market crashed on fears about the fall-out from Donald Trump’s “nuclear” tariffs policy, which sent shares plunging around the world.
Dutch tighten controls on military and dual use exports to Israel (Reuters)
The Dutch government said on Monday it had tightened export controls for all military and ‘dual use’ goods destined for Israel.
Farage: The British car industry is in a desperate state (ITN)
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage asserts the British car industry is in a “desperate state” following Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs. He says, “we’ve got a serious, potentially terminal situation with our car industry”.
Apple-UK data privacy row should not be secret, court rules (BBC)
The Home Office has failed in its bid to keep all the details of its data privacy legal row with Apple out of the public domain.
Defence or Welfare? Europe Can Afford Both, and Must (Social Europe)
Amidst geopolitical shifts, the notion that Europe must choose between security and social support is not only politically dangerous but also economically unsound.
Reform UK candidate called for Tommy Robinson statue ‘in every town square’ (LeftFoodForward)
Donna Edmunds, who is standing for election to Shropshire council on May 1, praised the imprisoned far-Right activist in a series of social media posts earlier this year, the Telegraph has reported.
Gavin Barwell: The best case against a pact with Reform UK is that they’re openly trying to kill the Tory Party (ConservativeHome)
DWP working to ‘finalise publication’ of more algorithm details (Public Technology)
The department first deployed an algorithm to help detect possible fraud in claims made for Universal Credit advance payments four years ago and continues to field questions about its operation
Ex-MI6 chief says Britain must ‘prepare for war’ as he issues warning over what Russia will do next (LAD Bible)
The former chief of MI6 has warned Brits to expect the worst regarding Russia’s next move.
UK work visas shortage in key sectors revealed as Downing Street defends delaying new immigration blueprint (Evening Standard)
Less than a third of UK visas issued have been given to the highly-skilled foreign workers needed to boost Britain’s economy it has been revealed, as Downing Street defended the delay to the Government’s new immigration blueprint.
If you would like an article to be added to these news highlights then let me know here
