The S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 53.0 from 50.2 in March - moving further above the 50-point growth threshold and marking the fastest growth since February 2023. "Demand was boosted by greater confidence regarding the broader UK economic outlook," Tim Moore, economics director at S&P Global said. The survey signalled a fourth successive contraction in employment among construction firms, albeit the shallowest for three months.
An American English-language tutor was arrested in Moscow on hooliganism charges for breaking into a children's library while intoxicated and was sentenced to 10 days in jail, state news agency RIA-Novosti reported Tuesday. News reports said William Nycum was found in the library on Friday after breaking a window to gain entry. Nycum was in Russia on a six-month tourist visa, staying with acquaintances and working as an English instructor, the reports said.
The sergeant, who was held on 2 May, is accused of stealing from a woman, reports the BBC's partner CBS.