26 h. ago Donald Trump hits back in Elon Musk feud saying Space X boss 'out of his mind' and considers selling Tesla

War-of-words between US president and world’s richest man escalates further after explosive public falling-out

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27 h. ago Donald Trump hits back in Elon Musk feud saying Space X boss 'out of his mind' as he considers selling Tesla

War-of-words between US president and world’s richest man escalates further after explosive public falling-out

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37 h. ago Elon Musk says Donald Trump appears in Epstein files as huge row explodes in public view

Falling-out between former close allies explodes as Trump says Musk has gone ‘crazy’ and billionaire hits back accusing US President of ‘ingratitude’

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47 h. ago Elon Musk escalates war of words with Trump after president threatens to terminate government contracts – live

In flurry of X posts, former adviser hits out at Trump - including threat to decommission Dragon spacecraft - as allies-turned-enemies spar on social mediaMusk calls for Trump to be impeached as extraordinary feud escalatesTrump and Musk trade barbs as rift over tax and spend bill erupts into openPresident Vladimir Putin told US president Donald Trump that he was ready to use Russia’s close partnership with Iran to help with negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme, the Kremlin said on Thursday.Trump said after a phone call with Putin on Wednesday that time was running out for Iran to make a decision on its nuclear programme and that he believed Putin agreed that the Islamic Republic should not have nuclear weapons. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Elon Musk claims Donald Trump appears in Epstein files during spectacular public bust

Trump says Musk has gone ‘crazy’ but the billionaire hits back accusing US President of ‘ingratitude’ as falling out between former close allies escalates

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47 h. ago Donald Trump hits back at Elon Musk's Epstein list bombshell amid fiery feud

Donald Trump has responded in an ugly war of words with Elon Musk that has broken out today between the pair and saw the tech billionaire land a "really big bomb"

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49 h. ago Elon hits Trump way below the belt as he spirals out of control

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump 's spat quickly turned personal Thursday with Musk posting that Trump would have lost the 2024 election had it not been for the world's richest man.

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55 h. ago Russia warns it will respond to Ukraine drone attacks ‘how and when’ it sees fit

Kremlin comments seem to confirm reports Putin told Trump Moscow was obliged to hit backRussia will respond to Ukraine’s daring drone operation “how and when” it sees fit, the Kremlin has warned, seeming to confirm reports Vladimir Putin had told Donald Trump that Moscow was obliged to retaliate.Ukraine has been bracing for retaliation after its SBU security service carried out a surprise drone strike over the weekend, targeting four airbases and damaging up to 20 Russian warplanes deep inside the country, according to US officials. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Now Trump’s tariffs hit America’s supply of vapes as prices set to skyrocket

Popular vape brands like Geek Bar may get more expensive - if you can find them at all

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59 h. ago Full list of the 19 countries hit by Trump’s newest travel ban

The president has placed both hard travel bans and travel restrictions on countries who ‘wish to do us harm’

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62 h. ago The 19 countries hit as Trump announces travel ban and restrictions

The ban starts next week

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63 h. ago Joe Biden hits back at Donald Trump and brands him 'ridiculous' in blistering takedown

Joe Biden has skewered Donald Trump after the US President ordered a bizarre probe into "who ran the US" during Mr Biden's tenure, which was between 2021 and January this year

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3 d. ago Donald Trump criticises the BBC for Gaza aid misreporting as the White House accuses the broadcaster of interpreting the word of Hamas as 'the total truth' 

The Trump administration has hit out at the BBC, accusing the corporation of interpreting the word of 'Hamas as the total truth'.

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3 d. ago UK appears to have been spared immediate hit of Trump’s 50% steel tariffs

The US President has decided to ‘provide different treatment’ to the UK after a deal that was struck between Washington and London last month.

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4 d. ago No 10 in the dark over whether UK steel will be hit with 50% Trump tariffs with hours to go

The business secretary is in Paris, where he will meet with his US counterpart in a last-ditch attempt to secure a carve-out from the tariff hike

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4 d. ago BBC Springwatch fans call out Chris Packham over his 'annoying' recurring habit

Springwatch has returned and viewers were left fuming after they spotted a running theme surrounding presenter Chris Packham

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4 d. ago OECD downgrades forecasts for UK growth as Trump tariffs hit world economy

Global growth is expected to fall below 3% for the first time since the pandemic

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4 d. ago Springwatch viewers left 'dreading' show after spotting BBC host Chris Packham's 'annoying' habit

The latest series of the BBC series returned to our screens at the end of May from a new location of National Trust 's Longshaw Estate in the Peak District.

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4 d. ago Global economy to slow as Donald Trump’s trade wars hit growth, OECD warns – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as OECD forecasts global growth will slow to 2.9% in 2025 and 2026UK will slump to 1% growth next year as Trump tariffs bite, says OECDUS firms say Trump trade war is hitting production as dollar nears three-year lowUS economic growth is expected to slow markedly to 1.6% in 2025 and 1.5% in 2026, the OECD says.That’s relatively weak growth by recent standard, and slower than the “robust” growth of 2.8% recorded in 2024.Annual headline inflation is set to pick up to 3.9% by end-2025 due to higher import prices but is expected to ease throughout 2026, aided by moderate GDP growth and higher unemployment.Risks to the growth projection are skewed to the downside, including a more substantial slowing of economic activity in the face of policy uncertainty, greater-than-expected upward pressure on prices from tariff increases, and large financial market corrections. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago UK will slump to 1% growth next year as Trump tariffs bite, says OECD

US, Mexico and Canada economies likely to be worst affected by ongoing tariff battles, says forecastBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s economic growth will be slower than expected this year and next as the damage caused by Donald Trump’s tariff war hits trade and investment, according to a gloomy forecast by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).The international body downgraded its expectations for this year and next from a forecast made in March, pushing down UK growth from 1.4% to 1.3% in 2025 and from 1.2% to 1% next year. Constraints on Whitehall spending and higher than expected inflation also played a part in a downgrade, the OECD said. Continue reading...

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