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• Angsten voor een natuurramp of cyberaanval dwingen huishoudens tot noodplanning, toont een onderzoek van Link aan • Miljoenen Britten zijn aan het 'preppen' voor een mogelijk 'groot ontregelend incident' door contant geld in huis te houden, blikvoer op te slaan of ervoor te zorgen dat ze een zaklamp op batterijen bij de hand hebben, suggereren nieuwe gegevens. • Met de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten en Oekraïne, extreem weer dat vaker voorkomt en waarschuwingen dat de kritieke infrastructuur van het VK risico loopt door cyberaanvallen en stroomuitval, hebben veel mensen het gevoel dat de wereld een gevaarlijkere en chaotischere plek is geworden.

Raadslid kondigt plan aan om zich terug te trekken uit door de overheid gefinancierde regeling in de aanloop naar de mei-verkiezingen UK politics live – laatste updates De door Reform geleide Lancashire county council zal zich terugtrekken uit het refugee resettlement scheme van de overheid, aldus een van haar kabinetsleden. Raadslid Joshua Roberts kondigde plannen aan voor Lancashire om het programma te verlaten, waarmee het de eerste lokale autoriteit zou worden die dit doet. Lees verder...

• Bank of America-analist Epstein bevestigde een Buy-rating voor Boeing (BA) met een koersdoel van $270, wat wijst op een aanzienlijk opwaarts potentieel voor de luchtvaartfabrikant. • Het kwartaalverslag van Boeing over het eerste kwartaal van 2026, gepubliceerd op 22 april, toonde een omzet van $22,2 miljard uit 143 commerciële leveringen en een recordorderportefeuille van $695 miljard voor meer dan 6.100 commerciële vliegtuigen, hoewel het bedrijf een GAAP-verlies per aandeel van ($0,11) rapporteerde. • Het bedrijf voorziet een vrije kasstroom van $1 miljard tot $3 miljard voor het volledige jaar 2026, waarbij analytici schatten op ongeveer $2,55 miljard, wat een significante verbetering is die wijst op vooruitgang in het herstelproces van het bedrijf.

• Berkshire Hathaway's cash and equivalents surged to $168 billion at the end of Q1 2026, its highest level in over a decade, as Warren Buffett continued to reduce equity holdings amid concerns over elevated asset valuations. • The conglomerate reduced its Apple stake by 8% during the quarter and trimmed Bank of America holdings further, citing a lack of compelling investment opportunities in current market conditions. • Investment income from fixed-income holdings generated $3.2 billion in the first quarter alone, demonstrating how Berkshire's massive cash reserve is now earning meaningful returns in a higher-rate environment.

Engine-maker CEO hails ‘critical milestone’ for company in race to deliver SMR technology built at Wylfa plant on Anglesey Business live – latest updatesRolls-Royce has secured up to £599m from Britain’s national wealth fund as it races to develop the UK’s first small modular nuclear reactors.The fund will help support Rolls-Royce’s design of small modular reactors (SMRs) at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey (called Ynys Môn in Welsh). Continue reading...

Residents of Fleetwood say continuous foul smell from Transwaste site is making life hell and making them sickIn the week that many families took to the coast for the fresh sea air or the tang of fish and chips, visitors to one Lancashire resort inhaled a rather more unpleasant aroma.“Welcome to Fleetwood,” read the local newspaper headline. “The town that smells of bin juice.” Continue reading...

Interest rates as high as 4.45% and a steep cut in next year’s allowance fuel forecast of last-minute rush Savers who want to make the most of this year’s cash Isa allowance are being urged not to leave it to the last minute, as the deadline for applications falls on the Easter weekend.The Isa wrapper allows people to save or invest money and benefit from the returns free of tax. Each tax year, people can pay in up to £20,000, which can then be moved around in subsequent years without the tax benefits being lost. Continue reading...

From 6 April, low-income families can claim universal credit payments for all children living in the householdThe two-child benefit policy has been described as a “cap on childhood” and as it comes to an end, Claire* hopes to throw a birthday party for her son.It is a celebration most children may take for granted, but Claire and her partner run out of money at the end of every month, skipping meals so that their three children can eat. Her son, now in his final year at primary school, has never had a party. Continue reading...

Industry groups say delay to defence investment plan (DIP) leaving UK behind in global race for fundingDefence manufacturers are going bust while others have been left in “paralysis” and “bleeding cash” as they wait for a long-delayed UK military spending plan for the next decade, MPs have heard.Industry groups said that a more than six-month delay to the defence investment plan (DIP) has also left the UK behind Germany and the US in attracting cash from global investors. Continue reading...

David Pocock says a flat 25% export levy on gas producers could redirect ‘wartime profits’ to struggling AustraliansGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPressure is mounting on the Albanese government to help households struggling with fuel prices, with working from home and free public transport posited as possible solutions.Nearly 150,000 New Zealand families will soon receive a weekly cash payment to help them afford petrol, believed to be the world’s first fuel relief package that directly pays citizens since the Israel-US war on Iran began. Continue reading...

Policy begins on 1 April and is aimed to ease financial pressure as the price of fuel surges due to conflict in the Middle EastNearly 150,000 New Zealand families will soon receive a weekly cash payment to help them afford petrol, the government has announced, in what is believed to be the world’s first fuel relief package that directly pays citizens since the Iran war began.On Tuesday, prime minister Christopher Luxon and finance minister Nicola Willis announced roughly 143,000 families with children will get an extra NZ$50 ($29.20; £21.80) a week through a boost to the in-work tax credit – a payment to families with dependent children where at least one parent is in paid employment and neither parent receives benefits. Another 14,000 families on slightly higher incomes will also be eligible for payments, but will receive less than $50 per week. Continue reading...