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Airbus steps in to rescue 3,000 UK jobs as Boeing strikes deal on Spirit AeroSystems carve-out

Airbus is set to secure the long-term future of almost 3,000 UK aerospace jobs after striking a long-awaited carve-out deal from Boeing’s takeover of Spirit AeroSystems, a move that ends months of uncertainty for workers in Belfast and Prestwick. Sources say the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer will announce as early as Monday that it is taking on 1,550 staff at Spirit’s Belfast operations and a further 1,200 at the company’s plant in Prestwick, Scotland. It...

Hundreds of businesses hit by double charges under new packaging tax scheme

Nearly 500 companies have been mistakenly charged multiple times under the government’s new packaging compliance scheme, after a “technical issue” triggered duplicate direct-debit withdrawals during one of the busiest trading periods of the year. PackUK, the body created to administer Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) charges, confirmed that 484 producers, around 11 per cent of those registered, saw their packaging-waste payments taken repeatedly without warning. Industry figures estimate the error resulted in hundreds of thousands of...

Trump’s Kennedy Center Honors overhaul delivers star-studded lineup, new medallion and historic hosting role

President Donald Trump spearheaded major changes to the Kennedy Center Honors ahead of the highly anticipated awards ceremony.  Founded in 1978, the Kennedy Center Honors recognize a handful of performing artists every year for their lifetime contributions to culture. The Kennedy Center Honors, which are presented by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., are considered the nation’s top lifetime achievement award for the performing arts. After returning to the...

Jamie Oliver revives Jamie’s Italian with Leicester Square relaunch six years after chain collapse

Jamie Oliver is returning to the UK high street, six years after his restaurant empire fell into administration, with plans to relaunch Jamie’s Italian in London’s Leicester Square next spring. The TV chef and entrepreneur, now 50, has struck a partnership with Brava Hospitality Group, the operator behind Prezzo, to revive the mid-market Italian chain, which once boasted around 40 UK sites before collapsing in 2019 with hundreds of job losses. While the brand survived...

Piers Morgan’s Uncensored nears £100m valuation as heavyweight investors back global expansion

Piers Morgan is edging closer to a £100 million valuation for his YouTube-driven media venture, Uncensored, after securing a major round of investment from some of the most influential figures in global media and finance. Sky News has revealed that Morgan is finalising a fundraising of about $30 million (£22.5 million), giving Uncensored a pre-money valuation of roughly $130 million (£97 million),  a remarkable leap for a business built around a single, high-profile presenter less...

Judge rules evidence linked to James Comey’s ally is off limits to DOJ

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled that certain evidence linked to an ally of former FBI Director James Comey is off limits to the Justice Department in its efforts to prosecute the ex-director. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said the DOJ may not use information pertaining to Daniel Richman. ‘Upon consideration of Petitioner Daniel Richman’s Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, the relevant legal authority, and the entire present record, the Court concludes that Petitioner...

Kelsey Grammer calls Trump ‘one of the greatest presidents we’ve ever had’ at Kennedy Center Honors

Kelsey Grammer thinks President Donald Trump is ‘one of the greatest presidents we’ve ever had.’ Earlier Saturday, Trump awarded the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees with their medals in the Oval Office. After the ceremony, the State Department Kennedy Center Honors medal presentation dinner was held. This year’s recipients include Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor and George Strait, Michael Crawford and the members of KISS. Speaking to Fox News Digital ahead of the dinner, Grammer, who was...

Rosie O’Donnell’s Trump obsession continues unabated from Ireland as friends beg her to ‘disconnect’

Rosie O’Donnell is sounding the alarm about her ongoing fixation with President Donald Trump. The 63-year-old, along with some of her friends and family, spoke to The Washington Post about her move to Ireland after Trump’s re-election last November, and one thing was made clear from the article.  She ‘can’t resist’ speaking about Trump. O’Donnell told the outlet she promised her therapist the Wednesday before Thanksgiving she would refrain from posting about Trump for two...

DAVID MARCUS: Trump’s aggression toward Venezuela a warning to Putin

President Donald Trump has seen recent setbacks in his polling numbers on many issues, but one bright spot in surveys has been his aggressive approach to Venezuela, including taking out drug cartel boats. But there is another purpose at work here, one that may help to end the war in Ukraine. What is important to understand is that Venezuela is a client state of Russia, as is Iran, and as was Syria until the recent...

Teenage cancer patient’s final fight becomes law as House passes landmark pediatric bill

A teenage girl who spent her final years advocating for young people battling cancer is forever memorialized in history, thanks to a key bill passed by the House of Representatives. Mikaela Naylon was just 16 when she died five years after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, who helped lead the landmark legislation that became her namesake, said Mikaela spent much of that time fighting to give...