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• UK economy will be among hardest hit by global trade war, IMF warns

  Britain's economy will be among the hardest hit by the global trade war and inflation is set to climb, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned – as it slashed its UK growth forecast by a third.

• 100% chance that Bank of England will cut interest rates next month, markets predict

  Financial markets have priced in a 100% chance of a Bank of England interest rate cut next month, as the effects of Donald Trump's evolving trade war continue to play out in the global economy.

• Family of man killed by psychiatric patient say they've been 'treated like dirt' after learning attacker can leave hospital

  The family of a dog walker killed by a psychiatric patient say they have been 'treated like dirt' by the NHS after learning his attacker has been granted permission to leave hospital.

• Ex-Man Utd and England star Jesse Lingard gives evidence at grandfather's sex assault trial

  Former Premier League footballer Jesse Lingard has told his grandfather's sexual assault trial he would have "cut ties" with his relative if he had known about the accusations against him.

• Manchester van driver 'took 20 lines of coke' before killing toddler in crash

  A van driver who killed a three-year-old girl in a crash had taken "at least 20 lines of cocaine", a court has heard.

• British Steel to end consultation on up to 2,700 redundancies after government intervention

  British Steel has said it will end a consultation on up to 2,700 redundancies, after the government took control of the firm earlier this month.

• Boy, 14, killed and father seriously injured as van crashes into tree on M6 near Halton

  A teenager has died and his father was seriously injured after the van they were travelling in crashed into a tree on the M6 in Lancashire, police have said.

• Open water swimming events without regulation 'risk future deaths', warns coroner

  Open water swimming events without regulation are putting people's lives at risk, according to a new report following a keen swimmer's death in Sunderland.