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'Cowboy builders' targeted in new government clampdown

People carrying out home renovations will gain greater protections against "cowboy builders" through a new database of trusted traders and a payment system offering more safeguards, the government has said.

Iran says preparing list of conditions to open Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Security Chief Mohsen Rezaei said on Friday that Tehran is preparing a list of its conditions to open the Strait of Hormuz in response to a request by mediators, adding that conditions include ending the war in t…

EUR/USD Holds Bullish Structure Despite Rejection Near 1.1700

EUR/GBP Downside Extends, But 0.8612 Has Become the Trap Line26 May 2026, 9:05 AM London, UK The session is being shaped by a three-way tension: Middle East headlines are still driving risk and oil, large same-day optio…

Selena Gomez pushes back against 'absurd' fraud claims

Selena Gomez's social media accounts brim with adoring fans: two million likes for her most recent post showing her and her husband in a rose-petal strewn hotel, and thousands of comments praising her beauty, her lipsti…

The Japanese Yen gets its hike whatever Tokyo CPI prints

USD/JPY holds just beneath 159.50 on Thursday, ahead 0.05% across a range of forty-two pips, a fifth consecutive session of grinding higher without getting anywhere. The pair remains beneath a declining 50-day Exponenti…

Time is running out for cyber security, warn top tech firms

A group of 100 firms, including Google, Microsoft, Anthropic and OpenAI, have signed an open letter calling on countries and organisations around the world to beef up their cyber defences before AI grows powerful enough…

Crude Oil takes back the reopening it bought on Tuesday

Crude Oil trades near $83.50 on Thursday, ahead 2.52% and more than $3.00 above a session low just above $80.00 printed at 07:00 GMT. The final leg is the loud one, better than a dollar inside the twenty minutes before …