Investigators believe hundreds of people could have been targeted by a scam allegedly run through 19 companies based across the UK.

The food environment in cities ‘entrenches inequalities’ in health and promotes obesity, Professor Sir Chris Whitty said in his annual report.

The AA has issued a traffic jam warning for drivers across the UK amid the ‘busiest Christmas getaway on record’.

The US stock market soared after Mr Trump won the 2024 US election in part by seizing on Americans’ worries over the economy.