84 m. ago Modi and JD Vance hail ‘significant progress’ in trade negotiations

Visit to India by vice-president and family could be overshadowed by US visa tensions and farmer protestsIndia’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, and US vice-president JD Vance have hailed “significant progress” in negotiations toward a bilateral trade agreement, a deal that could help India avoid sharp tariff hikes announced by President Donald Trump.Vance, accompanied by second lady, Usha Vance, and their children – Ewan, Vivek, and Mirabel – landed in the Indian capital earlier on Monday for a four-day visit combining high-level negotiations with family sightseeing. They were received at the airport by railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Vance stood under a red canopy that shielded him from the blazing sun as soldiers saluted and a military band played the US anthem. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Pope Francis cause of death revealed as Vatican releases death certificate

The Vatican has revealed how Pope Francis died at age 88 on Easter Monday - just a day after greeting crowds in Vatican City.

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2 h. ago Pope Francis' cause of death revealed as late pontiff went into coma

The Vatican has spoken out and released the official cause of death for the Pope, who passed away on Easter Monday just one day after meeting with vice president JD Vance

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2 h. ago Pope's cause of death revealed as Vatican releases death certificate

Pope Francis died aged 88 on Easter Monday just a day after greeting crowds in Vatican City and he has drawn tributes for his strong advocacy for the poor and marginalised

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7 h. ago Pope Francis' Easter Monday death 'is no coincidence – he chose to die on religious day'

Pope Francis' death on Easter Monday has left many speculating that his passing on the religious holiday was 'no coincidence' and that he actually 'chose to die' on this day

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8 h. ago Emperor penguins and a fake crime scene: photos of the day – Monday

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13 h. ago PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Monday, April 21, 2025

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15 h. ago Air raid alerts in Ukraine after Putin’s Easter ‘ceasefire’ ends

Regions in eastern Ukraine were under air raid alerts starting minutes after midnight on Monday, with the alerts gradually extending westUkraine issued air raid alerts for Kyiv and the country’s eastern half as blasts shook the city of Mykolaiv early on Monday, authorities said, hours after the one-day Easter “ceasefire” declared by Vladimir Putin came to an end.Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the Russian president’s unilateral Easter ceasefire declaration as a fake “PR” exercise and said Russian troops had continued their drone and artillery attacks across many parts of the frontline on Sunday. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago British fashion chain Joules shares 'sad' news as high street store to shut next week

The news of the closure was told to local shoppers through a sign in the window of the New Canal Street branch last week and its final day of trading will be Monday, April 21

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5 d. ago Are Good Friday and Easter Sunday bank holidays in Scotland?

Easter Monday is the day after Jesus rose from the dead, according to the Bible. But is it a bank holiday in Scotland?

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7 d. ago A street parade and a drone attack: photos of the day – Monday

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7 d. ago PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Monday, April 14, 2025

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1 week ago Brits swap day of rest for day of stress as Sunday Scaries overtake the Monday Blues

Forget the Monday Blues, Brits are now plagued by the Sunday Scaries.

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1 week ago Wall Street traders on Trump tariffs: ‘Without doubt, we’re hitting a recession’

Traders leaving the New York stock exchange were trying to make sense of another day of volatility – what comes next?Traders leaving the New York stock exchange after the bell closed on Monday were sanguine about what had been, by an measure, a day of mood swings on Wall Street, as waves of volatility shook the stock markets, each one created by another deluge of headlines around Donald Trump’s trade war and global economic uncertainty.“The markets opened down a lot, then there was a rumor that the tariffs were off, and they went back up, then all bets were off again and it went down,” said Steve Kos of Option Circle, who offered a series of trading day comparisons as he walked out on to Broad Street in lower Manhattan. Continue reading...

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1 week ago UK set to be battered by 18 hours of snow and 'thundery' April after 'mini heatwave'

A snow front smothering the UK is forecast for Monday, April 14, and remaining until midnight the following day, with as much as 1cm of snow expected to settle along England's border with Scotland

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1 week ago China says it will not bow to US pressure after Trump threatens additional 50% tariffs – business live

Beijing vows to safeguard its interests after Trump promises steeper tariffs if China doesn’t retract planned countermeasures, as markets brace for further volatilityTrump threatens additional 50% tariffs on China over retaliatory leviesJapan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index has now risen 3%, AFP is reporting.The uptick comes after financial markets across the globe posted a third day of losses on Monday as investors worried that steep trade barriers around the world’s largest consumer market could lead to a recession. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden joins young school children for play time

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden beamed as she joined a group of young school children during playtime - as she kicked off a three-day visit to Nigeria on Monday.

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2 w. ago How do you price the risk of ‘economic nuclear winter’? The market hasn’t a clue | Nils Pratley

While US bosses look terrified of being labelled unpatriotic over Trump’s tariffs, stock markets are trading on guessworkVolatility grips global stock markets as Trump insists on tariff ‘medicine’What is the correct level of fall in the stock market if the US president declares economic war on the rest of the world even at the risk of causing a recession in his own country? Does 10% capture it? Or 12%, which was roughly the S&P 500 index’s three-day decline by the time the London market closed on Monday? Or 15%? How about 20%? More? A lot more?During three straight days of heavy falls in the share prices everywhere, a striking feature has been the absence of wise old market heads popping up to argue that the panic is perhaps a little overdone and fair value is emerging. Instead, the collective mood is stuck in bewildered mode for understandable reasons. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Monday April 7, 2025

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2 w. ago Trains, tunnels and market turmoil: Monday’s photos of the day

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