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President expected to ask for more money for immigration crackdown as Democrats invite fired federal workers to speechTrump to lay out second-term vision in key address to CongressUS vice-president JD Vance said that the best way to protect Ukraine from another Russian invasion is to guarantee the US has a financial interest in Ukraine’s future.“If you want real security guarantees, if you want to actually ensure that Vladimir Putin does not invade Ukraine again, the very best security guarantee is to give Americans economic upside in the future of Ukraine,” Vance said in the interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity

UK fund manager reverses 2021 rebrand that was criticised by brand expert as ‘ill thought-out’Business live – latest updatesWhen the UK fund manager Aberdeen removed the vowels from its name four years ago, it prompted a wave of whimsical mickey-taking and caused its boss to accuse those mocking Abrdn of “corporate bullying”. Now, its new boss has performed a U-turn and returned to the company’s original name – but without capital letters.Alongside the Edinburgh-based company’s annual results, chief executive Jason Windsor, the former finance chief who was promoted to the top job in September, announced the “pragmatic decision” to bring

Few hours after Starmer’s statement to Commons on Monday, White House suspended all military aid to UkraineGood morning. Yesterday Keir Starmer had a comfortable two hours in the Commons during which MPs from all sides praised him, lavishly and sincerely, for the leadership he has shown on Ukraine, trying to hold the US and Europe together, while mobilising European efforts to build up support for Ukraine.There were probably only two moments when Starmer lashed out; first at Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, whom he accused of fawning over Vladimir Putin; and then at Stephen Flynn, the SNP leader at