May 06, 2023
Friday's best photos: from Ed Sheeran's court win to London Tower Bridge
Thursday's best photos: From a planet's death to US writers' strike
Wednesday best photos: From dress rehearsal for the coronation to a Colombian volcano
Tuesday's best photos: From Jared Leto as Lagerfeld's cat to a gazelle on Saadiyat
Monday's best photos: From Morris dancers to rescued turtles in Indonesia
Sunday's best photos: From visitors at the Great Wall of China to the Pope in Hungary
Position: legal consultant with Al Rowaad Advocates and Legal Consultants.
Director: Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal
Stars: Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham
Rating: 3.5/5
Director: S Sashikanth
Cast: Nayanthara, Siddharth, Meera Jasmine, R Madhavan
Star rating: 2/5
Global events: Much of the UK’s economic woes were blamed on “increased global uncertainty”, which can be interpreted as the economic impact of the Ukraine war and the uncertainty over Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Growth forecasts: Cut for 2025 from 2 per cent to 1 per cent. The OBR watchdog also estimated inflation will average 3.2 per cent this year
Welfare: Universal credit health element cut by 50 per cent and frozen for new claimants, building on cuts to the disability and incapacity bill set out earlier this month
Spending cuts: Overall day-to day-spending across government cut by £6.1bn in 2029-30
Tax evasion: Steps to crack down on tax evasion to raise “£6.5bn per year” for the public purse
Defence: New high-tech weaponry, upgrading HM Naval Base in Portsmouth
Housing: Housebuilding to reach its highest in 40 years, with planning reforms helping generate an extra £3.4bn for public finances
Limited-edition art prints of The Sofa Series: Sultani can be acquired from Reem El Mutwalli at www.reemelmutwalli.com