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In an apparent swipe at US, France’s president says that with some countries you do not know ‘whether tomorrow they won’t… hurt you’Meanwhile, the European Union has sought to ramp up pressure on Hungary to drop its veto on the €90bn loan for Ukraine, with the European Commission saying it will push ahead with its preparatory work for the loan to be paid out.The commission said it would draft a legal text setting out the details of the first payment of €45bn in 2026 and what the funds would be used for, and send it to the European Council to

Group cuts costs as shares plunge while it grapples with impact of Iran war on property market Business live – latest updatesOne of Britain’s biggest housebuilders has said it will stop buying new land and hiring new staff, as it grapples with the impact of the Iran war on the property market.Berkeley, a London-focused housebuilder, said it would cut costs as it warned that “geopolitical volatility” and “reduced potential” for interest rate cuts could weigh on the business. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/01/housebuilder-berkeley-to-halt-buying-new-land-and-hiring-staff Author : Lauren Almeida Publish date : 2026-04-01 11:38:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Prime minister to give press conference from Downing Street Keir Starmer’s press conference is now due to start at 10.15am.To liven things up, the Telegraph has just published an interview with Donald Trump in which the president says that he is seriously considering pulling out of Nato, and suggests that the UK does not have a proper navy.As the oil price surges once more, there are growing fears the government’s “don’t panic” messaging may be underplaying the scale of the challenges ahead and crowding out sensible advice on cutting consumption.“It’s the wrong message,” says Andrew Sissons, the director of the