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Britain will sanction individuals whom it alleges are involved in Chinese backed-disruption of the democratic process on Monday.Ministers will step up pressure on China today when they set out further details of the attack on the Electoral Commission and 43 individuals, including MPs and peers. The Politics at Jack and Sam’s podcast reveals this will include sanctioning individuals connected with the alleged efforts.👉 Listen above then tap here to follow Politics at Jack at Sam’s wherever you get your podcasts 👈The UK will tighten its espionage rules at the same time, with the Investigatory Powers Bill in the Commons on…

British people aren’t the only ones to moan about the state and price of housing in their country, but we do have the best justification to do so.Finland is the only country in the OECDi that spends more on housing than British workers as a proportion of total spending.And after you adjust for quality, in terms of size, age and proximity to jobs, the UK has higher housing costs than any other developed economy, research by living-standards thinktank the Resolution Foundation shows. Friends’ watchers have often observed that Monica Geller’s apartment is unrealistically large for someone in her career stage…

Future offshore wind projects could be at risk because of a rise in demand for steel, according to analysis by consultancy group Newton.The expected spike in demand could leave British projects relying on foreign steel unless UK production is ramped up – unlikely, the analysis says, after plans to close furnaces at Port Talbot were announced earlier this year. Newton said that, if the UK turned to the international market at a time when other countries were also trying to build wind farms, global prices could spike.Newton partner Dan Parker said: “The UK’s offshore wind sector has ambitious targets to…

Online harassment of girls is “so standard” that some parents see it as “normal”, a study has found.Online safety charity Internet Matters found that 77% of girls aged 13 to 16 in the UK report digital experiences that are or may be harmful. The survey also found that parents “are coming to regard online harassment of girls as normal – verging upon trivialising it”.Carolyn Bunting, the charity’s co-executive, noted the majority of parents “are doing their best” to support their children but said she is concerned that “we’ve collectively lost sight of the fact that what is unacceptable offline should…

The owners of Gail’s, the chain of bakeries and coffee shops, are preparing to hire advisers for a sale that would value it at well over the £200m price tag at which it changed hands nearly three years ago.Sky News understands that Bain Capital Credit and EBITDA Investments, a fund backed by serial restaurant investor Henry McGovern, are drawing up plans to appoint bankers, potentially before the end of this year. Gail’s, which is also part-owned by Luke Johnson, the former Channel 4 chairman and prominent entrepreneur, has grown rapidly in recent years.Part of Bread Holdings, its sister company, The…

Cameron Diaz has announced the birth of her first son, Cardinal Madden, at the age of 51. The Hollywood actress, who married Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden, 45, in 2015, revealed the news of their second child in a joint Instagram post. “We are blessed and excited to announce the birth of our son, Cardinal Madden,” they wrote.”He is awesome and we are all so happy he is here! For the kid’s safety and privacy we won’t be posting any pictures – but he’s really cute.”We are feeling so blessed and grateful. Sending much love from our fam to yours.…

Nadhim Zahawi, the former chancellor, is in talks about chairing the biggest remaining part of the Barclay family’s business empire, fuelling speculation that he will join a mass exodus of Conservative MPs at the general election.Sky News has learnt that Mr Zahawi, the MP for Stratford-on-Avon since 2010, is among the candidates to become the next chairman of Very Group, the Liverpool-based online retail and financial services company. City sources said this weekend that discussions were ongoing, but cautioned that there was no certainty that Mr Zahawi would take the job.If he does accept it, the former Tory leadership candidate…

The latest on the Post Office as the chairman of the Land Registry, Neil Sachdev, is reportedly being considered as a potential replacement for Henry Staunton.Ian is also joined by the boss of pub chain JD Wetherspoon Tim Martin after the company announced an increase in pre-tax profits and like-for-like sales.And hear from James Ryan, from Grove Gallery, which is hoping to attract art buyers and investors at this year’s Ideal Home Show in London.Listen and subscribe to The Ian King Business Podcast here. Source link

Donald Trump’s social media company, Truth Social, is set to go public – potentially netting the former US president $3bn.It means Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), whose flagship product is the social networking platform, will soon begin trading on the Nasdaq stock market. In a vote held on Friday, Digital World Acquisition Corp, a publicly traded shell company, approved a deal to merge with Mr Trump’s media business.The deal values his majority stake in the company at about $3.6bn (£2.8bn).The windfall could prove vital as Mr Trump grapples with the financial fallout of a string of legal cases against…

Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, McKenna Grace and Finn Wolfhard reprise their roles as a family and team of ghost catchers in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire – this time in the location of the original films, New York City.The latest addition to the movie franchise sees the original and new generation team up to protect their home from a second Ice Age. Image: Souped up Cadillac – Ecto-1. Pic. Columbia Pictures Here are the key things you need to know about the fourth outing of everyone’s favourite 80s ghost hunters.Ecto-1 or Millennium Falcon?There wouldn’t be a Ghostbusters film without the iconic Ecto-1.…