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Kingston has been named as the second-best place in the UK to be born and to live in by The Times, using a new national index that ranks local authorities on quality-of-life standards. These factors include life expectancy, child poverty, pollution, disposable income, housing affordability, avoidable mortality, and economic activity across age groups. Kingston scored well on life expectancy measures, with an average life expectancy of 83 years and 8 months, higher than the national average of 81. The borough also came out with high economic activity and low levels of child poverty and pollution. In places like Hart and Kingston, the child poverty rate is 12%, but in the lowest ranked areas it jumps to 40%.
Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning. The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has warned that soaring commodity costs and new government levies are piling pressure on manufacturers. The trade association for food and drink manufacturers had previously predicted that the rate of price rises would reach 4.8% by the end of this year. Scotland's housing emergency 'getting worse', expert warnsScotland's housing emergency is getting worse and the system is "broken", a senior local authority official has warned. John Mills, head of housing at Fife Council, said demand had soared since the Covid pandemic due to the number of relationship breakdowns.
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When President Trump stunned governments around the world with high tariffs, Britain was quick to strike a trade agreement with the United States that would lock in 10 percent duties on most imports while protecting key industries. The country’s fast action appeared prudent as other deals emerged, especially one that left the European Union facing a steeper tariff rate of 15 percent on most products. But a deep dive into the agreements suggests that the trade math is more complex. As Mr. Trump tears up the rulebook for global trade, across-the-board rates are just a starting point. Nations face tariff rates that vary by product, complicating how governments, importers and businesses operate.
The authorities in Britain said they were preparing the biggest protective security operation since the 2023 coronation of King Charles III for President Trump’s state visit, deploying drones, snipers, mounted police and boat teams in the River Thames. While any visit by a foreign head of state to Britain requires significant policing preparations, experts said that the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk in Utah on Wednesday, as well as the attempted assassination of Mr. Trump last year, has intensified the consideration of potential threats. Mr. Trump is scheduled to arrive in London on Tuesday evening, before traveling to Windsor Castle, west of London, for a series of events with the royal family on Wednesday. Simon Morgan, a former Metropolitan Police royalty protection officer, said that Mr. Kirk’s murder would cause the officials planning the operation to “double down” on efforts to ensure no position where a “shot could be taken” was left open.
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NEW DELHI: The southwest (summer) monsoon started withdrawing from some parts of west Rajasthan on Sunday against the normal date of Sept 17, the IMD said. It marked the beginning of this year’s monsoon retreat from the country. Under the new regime, monsoon onset over Kerala remains the same (June 1). There is also no change in the final withdrawal date over south India (Oct 15). The early withdrawal by just three days will, however, not impact the acreage as the sowing operation has already completed in most parts of the country.
And Angela Rayner’s resignation over her tax affairs still looms large as the race to replace her as deputy Labour Party leader takes off. He also defended the choice to appoint Lord Mandelson in the first place, saying his “singular talents” meant he was deemed “worth the risk”. He is also facing disquiet among his own MPs, with one backbencher saying he is “supping in the last-chance saloon”. She also said she wanted to “unite” the party and beat Reform UK to secure a second term for Labour. She then told the Manchester Evening News the Government should not shy away from talking about what is not working.
Bengaluru: Karnataka's coffee heartland — comprising Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru, and Hassan — is staring at a regulatory storm as the European Union's stringent Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) looms large. "Coffee prices are finally looking up after years of volatility, but this regulation threatens to undo our gains," said KK Vishwanath, vice-president of the Karnataka Coffee Growers Federation. A grower registration model, integrated with its India Coffee App, is being rolled out. That's a disaster for the three hilly regions of Karnataka, where coffee is not just a crop but a livelihood. If the Coffee Board's system works, this regulation could actually highlight our sustainable practices and fetch us a premium.
The European Union’s foreign policy chief on Sunday accused Moscow of “reckless escalation” after a Russian drone flew through Romania’s airspace, the second incursion over a NATO country in less than a week. Tensions have run high in Eastern Europe’s skies since more than a dozen Russian drones entered Polish airspace last week, prompting NATO to scramble fighter jets to shoot some of them down. Taken together, the episodes further underscore how drones are making the Ukraine war felt outside the country’s borders. “The violation of Romanian airspace by Russian drones is yet another unacceptable breach of an E.U. “This continued reckless escalation threatens regional security.”
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