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Business leaders from across the UK have urged Theresa May to focus on pressing problems for the economy from potholes to house building – and not just Brexit talks. In a letter published by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), they acknowledge the importance of securing the best deal with the EU but also stress the need to “fix the fundamentals” at home.The BCC said the letter was written on behalf of 53 chambers of commerce from across the UK, and highlighted perceived inaction on key domestic issues.Director general Adam Marshall says in the letter: “Our future success depends not…

It is a year since 22 people went to a pop concert and never came home. A year since 22 families had their lives blown apart.As Manchester marks the first of many painful anniversaries, some say their lives feel frozen in time.”We’re still stuck there – 22 May. I’m still stuck there,” says Lisa Rutherford.”I don’t see that changing anytime soon.”Ms Rutherford’s 17-year-old daughter Chloe went with her childhood sweetheart Liam Curry to see Ariana Grande perform.The pair were both killed in the bomb blast. Image: Liam Curry and Chloe Rutherford were both killed in the Manchester Arena terror attack.…

The FTSE 100 has surged to a new record high as investors welcome signs President Trump’s planned trade war with China is “on hold”. A series of factors helped push values up on the opening – the index rising 0.5% and comfortably above the 7800 point barrier.Chief among them, analysts said, was the US decision to postpone threatened tariffs on Chinese imports amid apparent progress in negotiations between Washington and Beijing.The relief rally also helped Brent crude oil prices, which hit $80 a barrel for the first time in three-and-a-half years last week, gain on hopes economic damage from a…

A 24-year-old woman remains missing after a man was shot dead by police investigating her suspected abduction. The Gardai said they “interacted” with the driver of a vehicle, thought to be aged 40, in south Dublin at about 8pm on Sunday.They were searching for a missing woman who may have been abducted after being forced into a car in Co Wicklow.Jastine Valdez, 24, from Enniskerry in the county but originally from the Philippines and studying in Ireland, was last seen when she left her home on Saturday afternoon. Image: Jastine Valdez, 24, from Enniskerry, was last seen on Saturday A…

Almost a year since the Grenfell Tower fire, the first phase of the public inquiry will open on Monday and start with tributes for the 72 victims. From taxi drivers to architects, the very young to the elderly, big families to working singletons; each victim will be remembered over the course of the next two weeks.Relatives and friends of those who died will have the opportunity to paint a picture of their loved ones in a video recording or personal testimony in front of the retired judge chairing the inquiry, Sir Martin Moore-Bick. 9:33 Video: Grenfell special: 3D imaging reveals…

A second man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenager was stabbed to death outside a McDonald’s in Sutton Coldfield. Ozell Pemberton, 16, died at the scene after being attacked in Lower Parade at roughly 3.30pm on Thursday 17 May.Paramedics carried out advanced life support but were unable to save the teenager who had suffered a stab wound to the chest.A 21-year-old man from Erdington, Birmingham, is the second suspect to be arrested after he was held by officers on Saturday night.A 17-year-old man from Lozells, Birmingham, was charged on Sunday after handing himself in on Friday.…

The US has pulled back from starting a trade war with China that could have sent shockwaves through the global economy. It has agreed to put proposed tariffs on Chinese imports “on hold” after treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin said negotiations with the Chinese had progressed.It means any moves by Washington and Beijing to impose tariffs on each other’s exports has been stalled.Mr Mnuchin said that despite not getting China to reduce its overall trade surplus with America by a specified amount, US officials had thrashed out a number of commitments on a framework for reducing the deficit over time.These include…

Uniformed officials scream at a desperate group of men and women trying to force their way into an indoor football stadium in the Gaza town of Rafah on the border with Egypt. The men and women are desperate because they have effectively won the lottery – a chance to leave Gaza for Egypt – and they do not want to miss the bus. And it is literally a bus.Tens of thousands of people are waiting for their names to be called for travel. But their numbers will be pitifully small. A few hundred people are waiting today but most of…

Lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is dangerously oozing towards a major road that serves as an escape route for coastal residents. A flow was less than a mile away from Highway 137 and would reach it in a matter of hours, officials warned on Saturday.The volcano has been violently erupting since the beginning of the month, its deadly lava spreading into residential areas – destroying around 40 structures and forcing around 2,000 people to evacuate.But the flow changed dramatically on Friday as one fissure ramped up, destroying four more homes and isolating residents, some of whom had to be airlifted…

Major changes to MOT test rules in Britain have come into force making it harder for cars, vans, motorbikes and other light passenger vehicles to be passed as safe to go on the roads. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) says the shake-up has been designed to improve air quality and make roads safer.Twenty-eight people were killed and 413 were seriously injured in accidents on Britain’s roads in 2016 when a vehicle defect was a contributory factor.Defects found during the new MOT are now categorised as either “dangerous, major or minor”, depending on the type of problem and how serious it…