内容摘要：Chief investment strategist at investment bank Saxo, Charu Chanana, warned that while tariffs could be beneficial for the US economy in the short term, in the long run they pose significant risks.

Chief investment strategist at investment bank Saxo, Charu Chanana, warned that while tariffs could be beneficial for the US economy in the short term, in the long run they pose significant risks.

The policy does seem popular –suggested that 60% of the public supported keeping it.

Research however indicates that it hasn’t succeeded in achieving its goals. A paper from 2022 suggested that the policy had. A report from the House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee concluded there wasMeanwhile, official government data shows it has increased child poverty among larger families, from 41% in 2016/17 to 46% in the latest figures.

The two-child policy affects 440,000 households, with 1.6m children between them. It affects families across the UK, but the impact of the policy has been somewhat reduced in Scotland due to the Scottish Child Payment.Introduced by the Scottish government in 2021, it has since been extended and the value of the payment increased – it is now worth £26.70 a week and is payable for each child under 16 living in a low income household. Its currently received by 330,000 children. “It alleviates some of the pressure that you have from month to month,” says Kirsty Murray, a mother of three from Cumbernauld.

The 43-year-old works for a charity while her husband, Dougie, is a personal support worker for people with disabilities. Two of their three children – 16-year-old David and Rebekah, 12 – have additional needs, so the family’s total income of £25,000 is often stretched.

Next term they will also have to start paying for school meals for their youngest daughter, Mia, who’s 10. The Scottish Child Payment pays the family £213.60 every four weeks for their two daughters; David’s payment stopped when he turned 16.Veterans and senior politicians enjoyed a selection of finger sandwiches, soup and homemade scotch eggs.

The Royal Family is hopingfrom the commemorations, following the Duke of Sussex's candid interview with the BBC on Friday, in which he discussed his estrangement from his father and desire for reconciliation.

A VE Day street party was hosted by the prime minister at Downing Street.Sir Keir Starmer was joined by his wife Lady Starmer as they walked out of No 10 holding a plate of cakes, which he then handed out to some of the guests.