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21:06 PayPal jumps 16% as Stripe and Advent unveil $53bn acquisition offer 20:59 Iran threatens to block additional trade routes after US strikes 20:52 Green Party leader backs rent freeze research projecting 2bn annual saving 20:45 Trump says 'it gets really bad' for Iran next week: What is the US ... 20:38 New York Fed says US economy resilient, inflation likely peaked 20:31 White House officials meet senators to resolve Clarity Act ethics impasse 20:24 Labour MP Natalie Fleet apologises for tweet attacking Nigel Farage 20:17 SpaceX shares dip near IPO price, sparking doubts over future listings

PayPal jumps 16% as Stripe and Advent unveil $53bn acquisition offer

Business

PayPal jumps 16% as Stripe and Advent unveil $53bn acquisition offer

PayPal stock rose after reports of a $53 billion takeover offer led by Stripe and Advent International. Analysts are split on whether the bid reflects the company's intrinsic value.

Maeve Turner 15 Jul 2026, 22:04 3 min read

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Iran threatens to block additional trade routes after US strikes

Iran threatens to block additional trade routes after US strikes

World ·15 Jul 2026 4 min read

Green Party leader backs rent freeze research projecting 2bn annual saving

Green Party leader backs rent freeze research projecting 2bn annual saving

Cost of Living ·15 Jul 2026 3 min read

Trump says 'it gets really bad' for Iran next week: What is the US ...

Trump says 'it gets really bad' for Iran next week: What is the US ...

World ·15 Jul 2026 5 min read

New York Fed says US economy resilient, inflation likely peaked

New York Fed says US economy resilient, inflation likely peaked

Business ·15 Jul 2026 3 min read

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Politics

Labour MP Natalie Fleet apologises for tweet attacking Nigel Farage

Labour MP Natalie Fleet apologises for tweet attacking Nigel Farage

Politics ·15 Jul 2026 3 min read

Rapist former Wisbech mayor Aigars Balsevics loses deportation appeal

Rapist former Wisbech mayor Aigars Balsevics loses deportation appeal

Politics ·15 Jul 2026 3 min read

Starmer says his political journey is over at his last question session as UK leader

Starmer says his political journey is over at his last question session as UK leader

Politics ·15 Jul 2026 3 min read

Keir Starmer delivers emotional final PMQs as he prepares to leave office

Keir Starmer delivers emotional final PMQs as he prepares to leave office

Politics ·15 Jul 2026 3 min read

NHS

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NHS England hits 18-week hospital treatment target as waiting lists fall

NHS England hits 18-week hospital treatment target as waiting lists fall

NHS ·15 Jul 2026 4 min read

NHS waiting list sees second biggest drop in 15 years despite record demand

NHS waiting list sees second biggest drop in 15 years despite record demand

NHS ·14 Jul 2026 3 min read

NHS waiting list continues to fall despite record winter

NHS waiting list continues to fall despite record winter

NHS ·14 Jul 2026 5 min read

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde cancels over 450 operations in May

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde cancels over 450 operations in May

NHS ·13 Jul 2026 3 min read

Cost of Living

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Green Party leader backs rent freeze research projecting 2bn annual saving

Green Party leader backs rent freeze research projecting 2bn annual saving

Cost of Living ·15 Jul 2026 3 min read

US inflation data reveals purchasing power loss occurs in concentrated bursts

US inflation data reveals purchasing power loss occurs in concentrated bursts

Cost of Living ·14 Jul 2026 4 min read

Pennsylvania approves $50.8 billion budget with key policy gaps

Pennsylvania approves $50.8 billion budget with key policy gaps

Cost of Living ·14 Jul 2026 3 min read

Rachel Reeves faces backlash as Ofgem energy cap hike offsets cost measures

Rachel Reeves faces backlash as Ofgem energy cap hike offsets cost measures

Cost of Living ·14 Jul 2026 4 min read

Weather

Hurricane Katrina became the United States' costliest tropical cyclone

Hurricane Katrina became the United States' costliest tropical cyclone

Weather ·15 Jul 2026 3 min read

Warnings of train delays and cancellations as UK temperatures surpass 37C

Warnings of train delays and cancellations as UK temperatures surpass 37C

Weather ·15 Jul 2026 4 min read

Met Office issues yellow rain warnings as unsettled weather hits UK

Met Office issues yellow rain warnings as unsettled weather hits UK

Weather ·13 Jul 2026 3 min read

Environment Agency issues 52 flood warnings as Storm Herminia brings rain

Environment Agency issues 52 flood warnings as Storm Herminia brings rain

Weather ·13 Jul 2026 3 min read

Transport

TfL warns of severe London Underground disruption from RMT strike action

TfL warns of severe London Underground disruption from RMT strike action

Transport ·15 Jul 2026 3 min read

Granit Xhaka stays at Sunderland as Chelsea transfer rumours dismissed

Granit Xhaka stays at Sunderland as Chelsea transfer rumours dismissed

Transport ·15 Jul 2026 3 min read

London Tube services face five days of RMT strike action from 7 September

London Tube services face five days of RMT strike action from 7 September

Transport ·14 Jul 2026 3 min read

British rail and airline strikes cause fresh transport chaos

British rail and airline strikes cause fresh transport chaos

Transport ·14 Jul 2026 3 min read

Business

PayPal jumps 16% as Stripe and Advent unveil $53bn acquisition offer

PayPal jumps 16% as Stripe and Advent unveil $53bn acquisition offer

Business ·15 Jul 2026 3 min read

New York Fed says US economy resilient, inflation likely peaked

New York Fed says US economy resilient, inflation likely peaked

Business ·15 Jul 2026 3 min read

White House officials meet senators to resolve Clarity Act ethics impasse

White House officials meet senators to resolve Clarity Act ethics impasse

Business ·15 Jul 2026 4 min read

SpaceX shares dip near IPO price, sparking doubts over future listings

SpaceX shares dip near IPO price, sparking doubts over future listings

Business ·15 Jul 2026 3 min read

Culture

BBC warns of financial jeopardy as licence fee model faces decline

BBC warns of financial jeopardy as licence fee model faces decline

Culture ·15 Jul 2026 3 min read

Wall of Entertainment Partners with Chronicle Media to Grow US YouTube Shows

Wall of Entertainment Partners with Chronicle Media to Grow US YouTube Shows

Culture ·14 Jul 2026 3 min read

UK set to become largest entertainment and media market in Europe

Culture ·14 Jul 2026 3 min read

Joe Amabile diagnosed with early-stage brain tumor, surgery scheduled

Joe Amabile diagnosed with early-stage brain tumor, surgery scheduled

Culture ·14 Jul 2026 3 min read

Sport

England suffer six-wicket defeat to India in ODI series opener

England suffer six-wicket defeat to India in ODI series opener

Sport ·14 Jul 2026 3 min read

Brendon McCullum accepts Test coach sacking following poor England results

Brendon McCullum accepts Test coach sacking following poor England results

Sport ·14 Jul 2026 4 min read

Brendon McCullum sacked as England Test coach as Bazball era ends

Brendon McCullum sacked as England Test coach as Bazball era ends

Sport ·13 Jul 2026 3 min read

Brendon McCullum removed as England Test coach but keeps white-ball role

Brendon McCullum removed as England Test coach but keeps white-ball role

Sport ·12 Jul 2026 3 min read

News

Middlesbrough and rural areas show stark divide in UK burglary rates

Middlesbrough and rural areas show stark divide in UK burglary rates

News ·15 Jul 2026 3 min read

Alonso says he wants Fernandez to stay at Chelsea

Alonso says he wants Fernandez to stay at Chelsea

News ·14 Jul 2026 3 min read

UK bans support for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

UK bans support for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

News ·14 Jul 2026 3 min read

Ann Widdecombe was attacked day before body found at Haytor home

Ann Widdecombe was attacked day before body found at Haytor home

News ·12 Jul 2026 3 min read

World

Iran threatens to block additional trade routes after US strikes

Iran threatens to block additional trade routes after US strikes

World ·15 Jul 2026 4 min read

Trump says 'it gets really bad' for Iran next week: What is the US ...

Trump says 'it gets really bad' for Iran next week: What is the US ...

World ·15 Jul 2026 5 min read

Trump says ICE won't halt traffic stops after recent fatal shootings

Trump says ICE won't halt traffic stops after recent fatal shootings

World ·15 Jul 2026 3 min read

US reimposes Iran blockade and escalates strikes as conflict intensifies

US reimposes Iran blockade and escalates strikes as conflict intensifies

World ·15 Jul 2026 3 min read

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