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UK house prices jump despite impact of Middle East conflict
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UK house prices jump despite impact of Middle East conflict

Rise of 3% in April, the fastest annual pace in 11 months, leaves typical property worth £278,880, says NationwideBusiness live – latest updatesHouse price growth in the UK has surprised estate agents and economists by jumping in April at the fastest annual pace in 11 months, according to Nationwide...

Tom Knowles
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Watchdog weighs investigation into Farage’s undisclosed £5m gift
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Watchdog weighs investigation into Farage’s undisclosed £5m gift

Electoral Commission reviewing whether Reform UK leader should have declared billionaire’s gift before entering parliamentUK politics live – latest updatesAnalysis: Farage’s bid to get ahead of story only raises more questionsThe UK elections watchdog is considering whether to investigate an undiscl...

Ben Quinn Political correspondent
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Weather tracker: Tornadoes and giant hail in central US
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Weather tracker: Tornadoes and giant hail in central US

Strongest tornado hits Mineral Wells, Texas, where disaster was declared. Elsewhere, extreme rain inundates ChinaSpring is the season for severe thunderstorms across the central US, and the start of this week was a particularly active period for the region. A favourable weather pattern fuelled inten...

Ed Walton and James Michelin for MetDesk
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Heavy traffic expected as RAC predicts busiest bank holiday for motorists in years
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Heavy traffic expected as RAC predicts busiest bank holiday for motorists in years

Drivers seem undeterred by high fuel prices and gloomy weather forecasts, while engineering works spell delays for railway passengersDrivers have been told to expect the UK’s busiest May bank holiday traffic in years, despite high fuel prices and the looming end of the sunny spell threatening to dam...

Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent
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Met chief: Green party leader ‘undermined’ officers with Golders Green post
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Met chief: Green party leader ‘undermined’ officers with Golders Green post

Mark Rowley says Zack Polanski’s comments risk denting confidence of officers confronting ‘dangerous’ suspectsThe Green party leader, Zack Polanski, thoughtlessly undermined the confidence of officers to deal with dangerous people by sharing a critical social media post after the Golders Green stabb...

Jamie Grierson
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Trump threatens to withdraw US troops from Italy and Spain – Europe live
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Trump threatens to withdraw US troops from Italy and Spain – Europe live

The US president said he would carry out of a review of US military presence in Europe after public criticism of the US-Israeli war on IranItaly and Spain have joined a growing list of countries that US president Donald Trump is threatening with pulling US troops from as part of a broader review of...

Jakub Krupa
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NatWest faces £140m hit from Iran war as UK growth slows and inflation rises
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NatWest faces £140m hit from Iran war as UK growth slows and inflation rises

Profits ahead of expectations but almost half of £283m impairment charge follows forecast reassessmentBusiness live – latest updatesNatWest said the economic fallout from the conflict in the Middle East could cost it £140m amid slowing growth and rising inflation even as it reported profits ahead of...

Mark Sweney
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BAE faces £120m lawsuit over decision to scrap support for aid aircraft
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BAE faces £120m lawsuit over decision to scrap support for aid aircraft

EnComm Aviation says the firm’s action has cut off vital support for crisis-hit countries including South Sudan and the DRCBritain’s biggest weapons manufacturer, BAE Systems, is facing a £120m lawsuit after scrapping support for aircraft used to deliver aid to some of the world’s neediest countries...

Mark Townsend
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Man charged with attempted murder in connection with Golders Green attack
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Man charged with attempted murder in connection with Golders Green attack

Essa Suleiman charged after two men stabbed in north London, say police Essa Suleiman has been charged with attempted murder after two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green, north London, on Wednesday, the Metropolitan police has said.The 45-year-old has been charged with two counts of attempted...

Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent
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